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The forum brings together government and industry stakeholders to debate health policy.

Last summer pharmacy minister Earl Howe said Prime Minister David Cameron wanted to ensure pharmacists had a key role in the new clinical senates, but the general consensus from the audience was that senates were unnecessary.

Clinical networks will focus on specific conditions, such as cancer. They will be established around geographic regions across England, and there are likely to be a number of strategic networks hosted by the NHS Commissioning Board.

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