In brief: Lord Hunt

Junior health minister Lord Hunt has launched a 'national plan for pharmacy', promising that by 2004 prescriptions will be routinely issued by e-mail, NHS Direct will send callers to pharmacies if appropriate and to improve use of an 'action team' for medicines.

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