Leading GPs made the comments in response to announcements made about the primary care recovery plan last week (November 16).
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Pharmacy First: Pharmacists ‘not a substitute' for doctors, say top GPs
GP chiefs have said that pharmacists are “not a substitute” for GPs in the wake of the long-awaited announcement of the new Pharmacy First common ailments service.
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