NUMBER OF PATIENTS SENT TO PHARMACIES BY NHS 111 GOES UP

摘要

More than half of NHS 111 referrals for urgent repeat prescription medicines now send patients to pharmacies providing an NHS Urgent Medicine Supply Advanced Supply Service(NUMSAS),figures have shown.The numbers come from an NHS England letter sent to NUMSAS providers on 31 January 2019,which states that 54%”of total referrals for urgent repeat medication”from NHS 111 were directed to NUMSAS providers in November 2018,compared with 31% being referred to GP out-of-hours services.