Give pharmacists more prescribing rights to ease GP burden Community pharmacists should routinely be allowed to prescribe for long-term conditions (LTCs) as well as to refer people with LTCs directly to other health care professionals, to “ease the overwhelming burden on the NHS”, pharmacy leaders said this morning. They said they have spare capacity in their workforce, and they pointed to new evidence that non-medical prescribers are just as effective as doctors – yet very few pharmacists currently prescribe.
The Royal Pharmaceutical Society will launch Frontline pharmacists: Making a difference for people with long term conditions at the House of Commons, in which it argues that “pharmacists have a crucial role to play in the support of people with LTCs”. OnMedica
The Royal Pharmaceutical Society will launch Frontline pharmacists: Making a difference for people with long term conditions at the House of Commons, in which it argues that “pharmacists have a crucial role to play in the support of people with LTCs”. OnMedica
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