BBCNEWS BBC News at Six June 4, 2024 17:18:00
We are finding that demand is outweighing capacity and so anything that relieves some of the pressure on general practice is very welcome. at times, some medicines are in short supply. right now there are stock problems with hormone replacement therapy — hrt — which can lead to distressing delays for women needing repeat prescriptions. when you think about, for example, the shortages and the hrt issues that we are currently facing, having a pharmacist prescriber, being able to prescribe alternative medicines without the patient having to wait to see the gp, is a great thing for the patient...