RIDGE EXPRESSES 'REGRET' FOR PAINFUL PHARMACY CUTS

摘要

Keith Ridge, chief pharmaceutical officer at NHS England, has expressed his regret for the difficulty that cuts to the community pharmacy budget have caused the profession, but insisted they should be regarded as a "watershed" moment for pharmacy. In an exclusive interview with The Pharmaceutical Journal, Ridge charted his vision for the future of community pharmacy after the ￡320m reduction in its funding, pointing to the successful scheme linking pharmacies up with NHS 111 and the development of a more "clinically orientated" workforce as signs of the direction of travel the whole sector will take.