Are dispensing doctors the right response to prescribing pharmacists?

In the UK, where all pharmacists will prescribe independently by 2026, doctors at 1100 practices can also dispense.
Dr Fiona Porter.

Whenever pharmacists push further into diagnosing and prescribing, GPs ask the question.

If the prescriber-dispenser divide is truly an ancient notion, rather than pharmacists prescribing, can’t doctors dispense instead?