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<p>Minor ailment services are commissioned locally by the National Health Service
according to need. The purpose of the Pharmacy Integration Fund (PhIF) is to try out
and evaluate new ways of integrating pharmacists and community pharmacy into the wider
health care system. National commissioning of NHS pharmaceutical services is arranged
through the Community Pharmacy Contractual Framework. In December 2017, under the
PhIF, NHS England commenced a pilot urgent minor illness care pathway of direct referral
from NHS 111 to community pharmacy. The outcome of this pilot will inform future commissioning
decisions.</p>
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