Ask a community pharmacist what is the worst thing about GPs'surgeries closing on Saturdays and the answer will invariably be the increased demand for emergency supplies.Bank holidays exacerbate the problem.The example(PJ,16 April,p441)of a pharmacist who received 143 requests for emergency supplies over the Easter bank holiday may be extreme but there is little doubt that such supplies have increased since the start of the new GP contract.
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