Our pharmacies already play such an important role in meeting the health needs of our local communities, but last week, the Government announced reforms to maximise their potential.
The new £645 million ‘Pharmacy First’ approach will equip community pharmacies to treat seven common health conditions (sinusitis, sore throat, earache, infected insect bite, impetigo, shingles, and uncomplicated urinary tract infections in women) without patients needing to see a GP, freeing up to 10 million GP appointments nationally per year.
135 pharmacies in Cambridgeshire have opted in to the scheme.
