Pharmacist places on GP consortia boards not essential

摘要

Securing a place on GP commissioning boards is not essential for pharmacists, Stephen Dorrell, chairman of the Parliamentary Health Committee, has said.Instead, it is important to focus on having the correct commissioning process, which "should engage relevant clinicians for the decisions that are being made about services", he said.Mr Dorrell pointed to guidance from the national commissioning board on how GP consortia should carry out the commissioning process and said this would be the "key issue".