title: Future of pharmacies. Over the counter revolution.
abstract: The new pharmacy contract is expected to revolutionalise the profession, but the timetable for implementation is tight. The contract will provide direct incentives for improving the quality of patient care, rewarding quality over quantity. Primary care trusts are currently working out how to budget for implementation.
authors.forename: Colleen
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Shannon
mesh_terms: D003157:Community Pharmacy Services / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D003284:Contract Services; D005544:Forecasting; D006297:Health Services Accessibility; D006801:Humans; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D011320:Primary Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D013222:State Medicine; D006113:United Kingdom