Xrayser: Will a community pharmacist running in the General Election backfire on our sector?

As we’re about to welcome the 10th pharmacy minister since 2019, community pharmacy continues to battle pressures – Xrayser explores what the General Election could mean for the sector.

“Let’s hope that July 4 brings the change we need!”

What a month for politics! Our current pharmacy minister Andrea Leadsom - who is also the ninth pharmacy minister since March 2019 - has announced that she will not be standing at the next General Election. We’ve had nine pharmacy ministers in the last five years, yet we think we have a workforce issue in community pharmacy!

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