The Public Health Role of Community Pharmacies in England and France

It is well known that community pharmacies are located close to places where people live, work and shop. In recent years, the role of community pharmacists and their teams has expanded from the supply of prescribed and over-the-counter medicines into broader public health roles that include disease prevention and screening, and vaccination. In England, the concept of the ‘Healthy Living Pharmacy’ led to growing recognition of a group of NHS-funded or privately funded services. What started as an optional accreditation became part of the essential service offer, but accreditation to a higher level of public health activity has arguably stalled. In France, recent developments in community pharmacy regulation have opened the door to a similar professional trajectory. This PhD will explore the evolution – past, present and future – of the public health role of community pharmacy in the contrasting contexts of the health systems of England and France.

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