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A local pharmaceutical committee (LPC) has taken its walk-in minor ailments consultation service to parliament, with the ambition to see a national rollout.
Cornwall & Isles of Scilly LPC said yesterday (March 23) that its walk-in-consultation service (WICS) has delivered more than 8,000 face-to-face appointments and saved over 6,000 GP appointments in its first year.
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