'Shortages of the right pharmacists in some areas has been an issue'

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"I laugh every time I talk about this," says Nikki Kanani about training for her forthcoming athletic debut at the London A Marathon in October 2020. "I felt that I needed more to do." Perhaps that was the case a few months ago, but Kanani, the medical director for primary care at NHS England may be regretting signing up for it now. It has been a trying few months for Kanani, with the release of a draft specification for primary care networks creating controversy, owing to the amount of work it entails. Concerns are also coming to the fore about the profitability of the new community pharmacy contract for individual pharmacies.