Minor ailment schemes reduce GP workload

摘要

Pharmacists have been treating minor ailments for many years.However,one group of patients has for many years avoided coming direct to the pharmacy for minor ailments:people who do not pay prescription charges.The incentive of free prescriptions means that they prefer to visit their GP first.This is widely recognised as being a waste of G1V time,with up to 40 per cent of consultations being for minor ailments.