Pharmacy in England
    Building on strengths – delivering the future
                 Pharmacy in England
         Building on strengths – delivering the future
                         Presented to Parliament 
                      by the Secretary of State for Health 
                        by Command of Her Majesty
                             April 2008
     Cm 7341                                          £25.75
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           Contents
           Foreword                                                                               5 
               Executive summary                                                                  7
                Chapter 1: Background                                                           11
                Chapter 2: The context for change                                               20
                Chapter 3: Expanding access and choice through more help with medicines         26
                Chapter 4: More pharmacy services supporting healthy living and better care     46
                Chapter 5: Communications and relationships                                     70
                Chapter 6: Research and innovation in practice                                  75
                Chapter 7: The pharmacy profession                                              85
                Chapter 8: Structural enablers and levers                                      101
                Chapter 9: Conclusion                                                          117
                Annex 1: Health challenges – how pharmacy can contribute                       120
                Annex 2: Action plan                                                           130
               Glossary                                                                        138
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