BMA: GPs not ‘reluctant’ to engage but Pharmacy First rolled out ‘too quickly’

The Pharmacy First service is “increasing the burden” on GPs and “putting further pressure” on primary care, the doctors’ union has said.  

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Pharmacy First is “putting further pressure on a system already close to breaking point”
Kate Bowie

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Kate Bowie joined C+D as a digital reporter in August 2023 after graduating from a master’s in journalism at City, University of London. She began covering the primary care beat at the end of 2022, when she carried out several health investigations focused on staffing issues, NHS funding and health inequalities.

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