NHS England’s Bruce Warner defends ‘clinical’ pharmacist ‘distinction’

NHS England’s deputy chief pharmaceutical officer has defended its use of the controversial term “clinical pharmacists” by claiming “not all pharmacists can do everything”.

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Bruce Warner: There are distinctions between pharmacists, based on their training

Responding to criticism over NHS England’s continued use of the “clinical pharmacist” term to describe only those working in hospitals or recruited into GP practices, Bruce Warner said: “I do not accept that all pharmacists can do everything just because they are pharmacists.”

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