Source · Select Committees · Health and Social Care Committee
Recommendation 16
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Paragraph: 97
Medicine shortages reinforce public concerns about GP referrals from community pharmacies.
Conclusion
Public concerns about being referred back to the GP if they use community pharmacy to access healthcare should ring alarm bells for the Government. It is encouraging that this does not seem to be the experience within Pharmacy First, but we know that medicine shortages are driving people back to their GPs. We are concerned that this reinforces the public concerns.
Paragraph Reference:
97
Government Response
A response document is linked to this report, dated 10 January 2025. Response attribution to this conclusion has not been verified. Read the response document ↗