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and playing a crucial role in influenza

pandemic preparation and crisis;

supporting people with long term conditions (e.g. diabetes or asthma) to

improve their quality of life, health and

wellbeing and to lead as independent a

life as possible by supporting self care;

supporting better use of medicines particularly for those newly starting a

medicine for a long-term condition;

better choice of services, with pharmacists recognised for their

clinical skills and contribution, e.g.

blood testing and interpretation of

results for cholesterol levels, and

helping to deliver screening

programmes within national and local

guidelines.

The UK Department of Health recognized

that although significant progress has been

made across many of these fronts over the

last ten years, there is much still to be

achieved 3.

COMMUNITY PHARMACY WILL STRIVE TO OPTIMIZE PATIENT HEALTH BY OFFERING TO PARTNER WITH PATIENTS AND BY USING AVAILABLE KNOWLEDGE, RESOURCES, EFFICIENCY, TECHNOLOGY AND

COMMUNICATION