In a PCN, the clinical pharmacist and GP trainee sit in adjacent rooms, use the same clinical system, follow the same NICE guidelines, and manage overlapping patient populations. The tools are shared.
Shared tools: NICE CKS, BNF, clinical calculators, iatroX (Q&A, calculators, CPD). Local formularies. Antimicrobial guidelines.
Different perspective: Pharmacist — medication-focused. Safety, interactions, optimisation, deprescribing, monitoring. GP — diagnosis-focused. Differential diagnosis, investigation, management, referral.
Collaboration points: Medication reviews, polypharmacy management, prescribing safety, long-term condition management. The pharmacist's medication expertise and the GP's diagnostic breadth complement each other.
Career crossover: Clinical pharmacists increasingly taking on consultation roles — minor illness, chronic disease reviews, prescribing consultations. The professional boundaries are evolving.
iatroX serves the whole primary care clinical team — GPs, pharmacists, and other practitioners sharing the same guideline-grounded knowledge platform.