Could a 'pharmacy first' policy take load off GPs?
Pharmacists in the UK will be able to treat more minor ailments under an expanded NHS "pharmacy first" scheme - things like migraines, acne, shingles, infected insect bites, and UTIs. In New Zealand pharmacy treatments have already been expanded to include UTI's ... ACT is campaigning to let pharmacies do more. Pharmacist Lanny Wong is the director of Mangawhai Pharmacy, and a member of the national executive of the Pharmaceutical Society. She spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss.
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