Pharmacists could reduce GP workloads by 20 per cent, the president of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain has told the British Pharmaceutical Conference.
Steve Churton said: "Every year patients with minor ailments generate over 50m GP consultations."
See the RPSGB website at www.rpsgb.org.uk
The NHS has today won a landmark legal battle against two international pharmaceutical giants which could save the health service hundreds of millions of pounds a year.
An HSJ roundtable, sponsored by BD, looked at how to reduce medication errors, improving outcomes for patients and reducing waste from unused or unnecessary medicines.
Pharmaceutical industry leaders have warned the government needs to be “fleet of foot” to avoid a significant cost if a no-deal Brexit disrupts approval of generic and biosimilar medicines.
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