Will additional funding for pharmacies prove to be a prescription for success?

A £645 million cash injection for England's community pharmacies is a welcome step but may fall short of being a cure-all for the sector’s many problems, warns Beth Kennedy

C+D editor Beth Kennedy
Beth Kennedy: "The lack of detail in the proposals leaves me feeling slightly wary"

If you’ve been left reeling from yesterday’s news that the government has finally stumped up additional funding for community pharmacies, then you’re not the only one.

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