Government injects '645m investment into community pharmacy
The government has announced a funded pharmacy common ailments scheme in England as part of a '645 million investment into the sector over two years.
Under the service, patients will be able to get a prescription from their pharmacist for seven minor illnesses including earache and urinary tract infections without having to see their GP first, NHS England (NHSE) announced this morning (May 9).
It comes as part of a two-year '645m government investment designed to 'expand community pharmacy services' in England, NHSE said.
The existing pharmacy contraception service and the hypertension case-finding service will also benefit from the funding, according to the Pharmaceutical Services Negotiating Committee (PSNC).
Read more: PSNC 'still awaiting news' on Pharmacy First service amid October launch hints
However, it noted that how the money will be split between the services is now "subject to detailed negotiations" with NHSE, as is a start date for the new common ailments service.
NHSE said that it planned to 'launch Pharmacy First'by the end of 2023
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