Pharmacies in England will be able to offer primary care and prescribe certain drugs. New plan announced on Tuesday by the Government of Rishi Sunak.
Patients will be asked to turn to pharmacies to obtain prescriptions for some common drugs. NHS England says the new plan will free up to 15 million medical appointments over the next two years, representing 2% of the total. The plan aims to renew the services of family doctors by transferring part of their work to other sections of health services. The CEO of that body, Amanda Pritchard, indicated that pharmaceutical services will receive an item of 645 million pounds.