The Pharmaceutical Journal
Vol 273 No 7312 p209
14 August 2004

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New NHS walk-in centres

At least one of 17 new NHS walk-in centres announced last week will have an on-site pharmacy. The new centres, costing £12m, will be in Birmingham, Oldham, Derby, Leeds, Manchester, Folkestone, North Kirklees, Rugby, Milton Keynes, Weston-super-Mare, Southport, Halton, and at Newham, Ilford, Barking, Romford and Harold Wood in London. The Birmingham centre is intended to be fully integrated with other local health services, including out-of-hours services, and will have a pharmacy.