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GP member comments on pharmacists providing contraceptive pill

Published: 14th December 2009

On 11 December it was  announced that three pharmacies in Southwark and Lambeth have been given permission to pilot providing the oral contraceptive pill to girls aged 16 and over, without doctor involvement, in another attempt to reduce Britain's teen pregnancy rate.

   

Sheffield GP Mark Houghton comments in the press and on  BBC News about the importance of relationships in responsible sexual behaviour.

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