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Article thumbnail: File photo dated 16/11/09 of a pharmacist stocking shelves at a chemist. Pharmacies could ease pressure on the NHS, according to an industry leader. As he prepared to enter into emergency talks with the Prime Minister on Saturday, executive director of Day Lewis pharmacy group Jay Patel said pharmacies could test and treat infections and play a more leading role in prescribing medications. Issue date: Saturday January 7, 2023. PA Photo. See PA story HEALTH NHSPharmacies. Photo credit should read: Julien Behal/PA Wire
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'We're at breaking point': Pharmacists issue warning as hundreds more chemists to close

It comes as the Government is advancing with measures to free up 15 million GP appointments by increasing the services offered by pharmacies

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Ozempic shortages to last into 2024 as drugmaker urges limit on supplies for weight loss

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Chemists say they could treat 30m GP appointments but warn Government plans fall short

Article thumbnail: Dilys Hadley 72, has struggled to get hold of medication that helps her manage lung condition chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (Photo: Supplied)
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Patients face shorter lives if pharmacy closures create more care vacuums, pharmacists warn

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Why you shouldn’t ask your pharmacist for antibiotics

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Article thumbnail: I've seen a real surge in the number of women booking appointments and asking for HRT (Photo: BSIP/UIG Provider: Getty Images/Collection Mix: Sub)
Article thumbnail: I've seen a real surge in the number of women booking appointments and asking for HRT (Photo: BSIP/UIG Provider: Getty Images/Collection Mix: Sub)
Article thumbnail: People walk past a pharmacy in Dagenham (Photo: Getty)
Article thumbnail: People walk past a pharmacy in Dagenham (Photo: Getty)
Article thumbnail: FILE: A pharmacist collects packets of boxed medication from the shelves of a pharmacy in London, U.K., on Monday, Dec. 14, 2015. U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May will put her Brexit deal to Parliament for a decisive vote on Dec. 11, but after her plan was savaged from all sides, the signs are shes on course to lose. The vote will mark the moment when British politicians decide whether to accept the contentious divorce terms May has struck with the European Union -- or put the country on course to crash out of the bloc with no agreement in place. Our editors look back at some of the key photographs that capture the Brexit journey. Photographer: Simon Dawson/Bloomberg via Getty Images
Article thumbnail: FILE: A pharmacist collects packets of boxed medication from the shelves of a pharmacy in London, U.K., on Monday, Dec. 14, 2015. U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May will put her Brexit deal to Parliament for a decisive vote on Dec. 11, but after her plan was savaged from all sides, the signs are shes on course to lose. The vote will mark the moment when British politicians decide whether to accept the contentious divorce terms May has struck with the European Union -- or put the country on course to crash out of the bloc with no agreement in place. Our editors look back at some of the key photographs that capture the Brexit journey. Photographer: Simon Dawson/Bloomberg via Getty Images