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A wider range of pharmacy services could help solve some of the problems facing the NHS, but dispensing would always be at the core of what pharmacy did, Pharmacy Voice chair Claire Ward told the British Association of Pharmaceutical Wholesalers' annual conference on June 18.

€That view of community pharmacy that's been there in the past has got to change,€ said Ms Ward. €If the question is how to do things better, the answer is pharmacy.€ But pharmacy would need help. €Community pharmacies are not just healthcare providers with NHS contracts, they are businesses and need support.€

On the subject of pharmacists working with GP practices, Ms Ward said a range of models should be considered. €It's not just about pharmacists in GP surgeries. What we must never do is anything that undermines the network of community pharmacy.€

The Pharmacy Voice Dispensing Health campaign was now in its third year. €The public is responding to the message to visit pharmacy first.€