Community pharmacists are being asked to complete a survey on the management of burn injuries in children.

The national survey is led by the University of Manchester (UoM) and “aims to better understand the current experiences, confidence levels, and perceived educational needs of community pharmacists in the assessment and management of burn injuries in children”.

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It said the anonymised survey should take no longer than 10 minutes to complete. 

The survey is open to responses until December, according to the General Pharmaceutical Council.

The UoM stressed that “burn injuries are common, with many people, especially children, needing medical help each year” and that “good early care is important to reduce complications and improve recovery”.

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It said that despite pharmacies often being people’s first port of call for burn injuries, “we do not yet know how confident pharmacists feel about assessing burns, giving advice, or deciding when someone needs specialist treatment”.

“This study aims to understand pharmacists’ experiences and training needs so we can improve the care and safety of people who come to pharmacies with burn injuries, particularly children,” the university added.

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And it said the findings of the research will be published in a study report, academic publications and conference presentations.

It comes after a team working across Swansea Bay University Health Board, Cardiff University and Community Pharmacy Wales last month launched a medicines adherence research project.

And it follows NHS England opening the annual community pharmacy workforce survey in September to collect data to “support the planning and delivery of services in community pharmacies”.