EFFORTS to expand pharmacists' scope of practice are moving up a notch in the UK, with one pharmacy group hoping to deliver new services including in-store births, liposuction and dental procedures.
Alitam founder and CEO, Feisal Nahaboo, said that the COVID-19 pandemic had seen medical professionals gravitate towards cooperating with pharmacists to deliver health services during lockdowns.
"This is creating an organic process whereby diverse medical disciplines don't just collaborate, they work together under one roof," he said.
"It is now clear that within a decade we will see new medical and wellbeing centres, which we are labelling 'super pharmacies', transforming the healthcare system in all aspects."
Nahaboo said the pharmacies would slash waiting times for health services and deliver on-demand healthcare, while relieving pressure on the public system.
Dispensary Corner suspects that the 'super pharmacy' model would not be welcomed with open arms by medical professionals in Australia.
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