Pharmaceutical public health guidance launched
New guidance on how pharmacists can improve the health of the public was published by the Department of Health last week.
“Choosing health through pharmacy” is a pharmaceutical public
health strategy that follows on from last year’s White Paper, “Choosing
Health.”
The guidance identifies public health targets that pharmacists have an
impact on, such as smoking, obesity and sexual health, and describes
how pharmacists can become health champions over the next 10 years.
“We want to see pharmacists and their staff in all parts of the
country becoming involved in pubic health initiatives, instead of only
some pharmacists
in some parts of the country,” the guidance states.
Jim Smith, chief pharmaceutical officer for England, commented: “Publication
of ‘Choosing health through pharmacy’ is a
watershed for pharmacy. It puts pharmacy on a strong footing, alongside
other public health professionals, to improve the health of people in
England.”
The strategy was jointly developed by a consortium comprising the Royal
Pharmaceutical Society, the Faculty of Public Health, the UK Public Health
Association and PharmacyHealthLink.
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