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HOW THE ONBOARDING OF TECHNOLOGY INTO UK ’ S PHARMACIES WILL SUPPORT THE WIDER HEALTHCARE ECOSYSTEM

Santosh Sahu , CEO and Founder of Charac , The Pharmacy App , dives into the importance of technology in supporting UK pharmacies .

Today , the UK ’ s NHS system is overburdened and under resourced . Across all divisions there are issues of overwhelm and an inability to keep up . As of July 2023 , each full time GP is responsible for an average of 2,305 patients and this number continues to rise . On top of this , many pharmacies are unprofitable , with two closing per week over the past two years . Slowly , changes are being made and funding is being

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