Patients to Get Prescription Medicines From Pharmacies to Cut Waiting Times

NHS aims to 'free up millions of GP appointments'

Pre-registration pharmacist Miron Farmus wears personal protective equipment while working at a pharmacy in Stroud Green, London, on April 14, 2020. Hollie Adams/Getty Images

Patients across the UK will be able to get prescription medication directly from a pharmacy, without a prior appointment with a GP.

Millions of patients will receive quicker, more convenient access to care from their high street pharmacy, the NHS announced on May 9, along with a “major new GP access recovery plan.”