Minister gives pharmacists green light to invest for future
Creating an environment that gives pharmacy businesses confidence to invest is important, Dawn
Primarolo, the Government minister responsible for pharmacy in England, said at this week’s Royal Pharmaceutical Society Council dinner.
“We will help establish that environment so that the NHS fully
utilises pharmacy in the delivery of a wide range of clinical services
and you
confidently invest and get to use the clinical skills you have trained
to deliver,” the minister said.
“I expect the pharmacy White Paper to underpin this so that pharmacy
is fully seen as one of the solutions to PCTs’ commissioning needs
within the overall primary care and community services strategy.”
Ms Primarolo also said that she wants pharmacists to do more to reduce
health inequalities.
“There is no doubt in my mind that pharmacy, particularly given
its accessibility to the public, has a central role to play in the team
helping to reduce
health inequalities,” she said. “I can see a day when pharmacies
become recognised by all as centres for health literacy and healthy living
and the public sees pharmacists as one of their most valued
community leaders.”
She concluded by saying that professional leadership was not a matter
for the Government to determine.
“All I would like to say is that I hope this is delivered very
soon,’ she
said.
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