Pharmacist, Medical Author
BPharm, MRPharmS
Michael qualified as a pharmacist in 2000 and joined the Patient.info authoring team in 2016.
He oversees and quality assures all the medicine leaflet content.
Michael has over 15 years’ experience working in community pharmacy and 5 years’ experience as a medical information pharmacist providing support on clinical, legal and regulatory issues. He has special interests in travel medicine and pharmacy law. For several years he has worked as a knowledge assessor for BTEC Level 3 Diploma in Pharmaceutical Science and as a training facilitator for pre-registration pharmacists.
Michael currently delivers practical medication workshops to nurses and carers in social care settings such as nursing homes and domiciliary care. Topics include medicines administration, medication errors, high-risk medicines and controlled drugs, amongst others.
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