Over 60,000 minorailments consults done by pharmacies

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Over 60,000 minorailments consults done by pharmacies

Jonathan
Chilton-Towle
 Evan Choie (left) and Ronald Chin
Wainuiomata Pharmacy & Lotto, owned by Evan Choie (left) and Ronald Chin, is doing 70 minorailments consults a week on average [Image - Supplied]

As hospital emergency departments are overwhelmed by a record influx of patients this winter, pharmacists are calling for the minorailments scheme to be expanded. Jonathan Chilton-Towle reports

More than 60,000 minorailments consults have been carried out by community pharmacies since the programme started in June and pharmacists are calling