At last,a pharmacist has been appointed one of the national clinical leads for NHS Connecting for Health and is now in post(p540).This is good news because the appointment of a pharmacist-Sharon Hart-at that level will raise the profile of the profession among the policy-makers at the agency.However,difficulties continue to He at a local level.Whatever the reassurances given by NHS CfH,many patients and GPs remain reluctant to let pharmacies have access to summary care records.
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