Filling the gaps

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Filling the gaps

Jonathan
Chilton-Towle
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Pharmacies are being asked to fill the gaps in after-hours care [Image: AYOUB AALLAGUI ON UNSPLASH]

Underfunding and workforce pressures are impacting general practice after-hours care, leading to pharmacies being asked to open longer, writes editor Jonathan Chilton-Towle

Kia ora. Our lead article this month is about gaps. Namely, gaps in after-hours care and how community pharmacies are increasingly being asked to fill