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Treating common ailments like coughs and colds at community pharmacies could save the NHS over £1bn a year, the Royal Pharmaceutical Society claims.
A study carried out by the body concluded such a move would reduce the number of accident and emergency visits by 650,000 and GP consultations by 18m.
While minor ailment centres are common in Scotland and Northern Ireland only a third of English pharmacies have them.
The RPS is now calling for them to be rolled out across England.
They said the clinics - which could also deal with eye problems, stomach ailments like diarrhoea, and aches and pains - could ease the pressure on an overburdened NHS as well as save money.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-29679559
My local pharmacy is as busy as the doctor's surgery! 🙄
A study carried out by the body concluded such a move would reduce the number of accident and emergency visits by 650,000 and GP consultations by 18m.
While minor ailment centres are common in Scotland and Northern Ireland only a third of English pharmacies have them.
The RPS is now calling for them to be rolled out across England.
They said the clinics - which could also deal with eye problems, stomach ailments like diarrhoea, and aches and pains - could ease the pressure on an overburdened NHS as well as save money.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-29679559
My local pharmacy is as busy as the doctor's surgery! 🙄