Health secretary promotes Pharmacy First scheme

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Published on January 31, 2024 - Duration: 01:41s

Health secretary promotes Pharmacy First scheme

Victoria Atkins visits a Boots pharmacy in central London to promote a new NHS scheme which urges patients to visit their pharmacy for common conditions without seeing a doctor.

The health secretary claims that through the scheme there can be โ€œup to 10 millionโ€ fewer GP appointments each year.

Report by Blairm.

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