Building capacity: realising the potential of community pharmacy assets for improving the public's health

Royal Society for Public Health (RSPH) - 
This report, produced in conjunction with Public Health England, identifies a number of opportunities and challenges for community pharmacy teams to further support the public’s health. It provides a snapshot of the extent to which pharmacy teams are supporting the public’s health, the opportunities and challenges they may face and what can be done to address the challenges. The report includes findings from a survey of over 600 community pharmacy staff and found that 74 per cent of respondents think that the sector is underutilised but 51 per cent note that capacity in terms of staff numbers and appropriate facilities is a barrier to delivering a wider range of services.

• Report
• Press release