Diabetes progress report ignores pharmacy's role

摘要

Improvements in services for people with diabetes continue to be seen across the NHS but there are still gaps that need to be filled,a report published by the Department of Health last week reveals.The report describes progress being made since the Diabetes National Service Framework was launched four years ago.But,despite including 22 case reports of good practice across the NHS,it does not mention pharmacy.Paul Gimson,lead pharmacist for long-term care at the Royal Pharmaceutical Society,said:"It is disappointing that the report does not mention the work that pharmacists are doing in this area,and the potential of pharmacy to address this problem."