Pharmacy First – the first month

The first month of data collected from CCA members shows strong patient interest in and demand for the NHS Pharmacy First service. CCA members delivered almost 50,000 consultations in just one month, the equivalent of nearly 1,500 consultations a day. Of those, two and half more consultations took place in areas of higher deprivation. Moreover, nearly a third of all consultations were conducted ‘out-of-hours’ – outside of the typical working day (9am – 6pm) and during weekends.

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