Primarolo defends speed at which White Paper plans to be implemented

摘要

Health minister Dawn Primarolo has defended the Government's timetable for implementation of proposals in England set out in its recent pharmacy White Paper(PJ,12 April,p430).Speaking at the first in a series of"listening events"designed to inform formal consultation on the proposals planned for later this year,Ms Primarolo acknowledged that some commentators have questioned the speed at which the Department of Health will effect the transformation envisaged in the White Paper.