Somerset pharmacist shares concerns about new NHS plan

Pharmacies are to start prescribing medicine for some health conditions under a new NHS England plan.

New NHS England plans aim to free up 15 million GP appointments over the next two yearsPharmacies say they are already struggling to remain open as plans for pharmacists to prescribe some common medicines are announced.

The NHS England plan - which would also allow patients to have some routine tests at their pharmacy - aims to ease pressure on busy GPs. The move aims to free up 15 million GP appointments over the next two years - around 2% of the total.Mike Hewitson said: "We want to do more to take the pressure off of general practitioners, but the plans do not address the chronic underfunding of the sector.What will pharmacists be able to prescribe?

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