The unifying idea in our Prospectus is for community pharmacy to take its destiny into its own hands, by setting a clear direction and striding resolutely in that direction, not waiting for someone else to tell us what to do. Before the year is out we will have a research strategy, an IT strategy and a clear statement of purpose for the pharmacy contract. These are matters that have in the past been done to the sector, not for the sector, and still less by the sector.
The Prospectus builds on last year’s ‘Blueprint for Better Health’ and consists of four linked strategic themes: