14:00 - 14:20 The landscape for pharmacy and how we can change it – the funding landscape, campaigning and how you can lead NPA’s response

14:20 - 14:30 Community pharmacy & the dermatology challenge: how one ICB removed 70% of urgent skin cancer referrals from the urgent suspected cancer pathway (USC)  

This session presents a live NHS pathway, using a dedicated  virtual first consultation dedicated teledermatology solution that permits image capture and upload from home, primary care and now community pharmacy to deliver consultant-reviewed outcomes within 48 hours, without a hospital appointment. In month one, 70% of patients were removed from the urgent suspected cancer pathway demonstrating that a scalable dermatology model can shift specialist assessment quicker and closer to home, with the help of community pharmacy. 

14:30 - 15:05 The shape of the market, and demand from consumers – what market data tells us about the present and the future, and what market research shows about what consumers want from pharmacy.