The vital role of community pharmacy during COVID-19 and beyond

Community pharmacy is essential to supporting the ‘new normal’, argue Amit Patel and Johnny Skillicorn-Aston

About the Author

Amit Patel and Johnny Skillicorn-Aston

Amit Patel (pictured)
Chief Executive Officer, Pharmacy London; Chief Executive Officer, Merton, Sutton and Wandsworth Local Pharmaceutical Committee; Chief Executive Officer, Croydon Local Pharmaceutical Committee

Johnny Skillicorn-Aston
Director of Engagement and Communications, Conclusio Limited

johnny.skillicornaston@conclusio.org.uk

The COVID-19 pandemic has taught us many lessons: we understand far more about COVID-19 epidemiology than we did several months ago, we have increased our custom and practice of infection control, and we have cooperated and collaborated across health and social care. We have even increased social capital and cohesion in our communities by some measure, even if at arm’s length.