What Can You Do?
Campaign to secure the future for Community Pharmacy
The Government has announced a series of proposals to combine funding cuts with a set of proposals for productivity gains. Most people in the profession believe the proposals rest upon an unproven evidence base and ignore the truly transformational opportunities in community pharmacy. Most worrying of all, they imply that pharmacy is just a distribution mechanism for product – rather than a valuable health and social care asset at the heart of communities.
The national bodies are working on our behalf to challeng the current direction of DH/NHS policy – which is a drift away from maximising the potential of the community pharmacy network. Locally you can help by getting involved.
The NPA are leading on a campaign opposing the government proposals and have put together some excellent resources to help. These are open to all pharmacies (Not just Members of the NPA) and the LPC would encourage you to get involved.
Gateshead & South Tyneside LPC will add resources to to our website to help you. All information and resources regarding this issue will be posted on out dedicated webpage www.gandstlpc.net/pharmacyfunding2016.html
The national bodies are working on our behalf to challeng the current direction of DH/NHS policy – which is a drift away from maximising the potential of the community pharmacy network. Locally you can help by getting involved.
The NPA are leading on a campaign opposing the government proposals and have put together some excellent resources to help. These are open to all pharmacies (Not just Members of the NPA) and the LPC would encourage you to get involved.
Gateshead & South Tyneside LPC will add resources to to our website to help you. All information and resources regarding this issue will be posted on out dedicated webpage www.gandstlpc.net/pharmacyfunding2016.html
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NPA Campaign
We are asking pharmacy teams to help us gather evidence to show politicians and officials that local pharmacies are much more than just a distribution point for medicines.
Get involved by the following:
We are asking pharmacy teams to help us gather evidence to show politicians and officials that local pharmacies are much more than just a distribution point for medicines.
Get involved by the following:
- Download NPA petition to the Prime Minister and encourage members of the public to sign this (If you are having problems faxing completed petitions back please use 01727 800420, 01727 800415, 01727 800425)
- Order campaign cards – for staff and patients to send to MPs
- Download a window poster – and raise public awareness
- Dear Patient Notice – hand this to patients who want to know more
- Write a personalised letter to your local MP
- Tell us your stories – on the profound benefits of pharmacies for patients and communities
- Complete a short survey – to evidence that pharmacy already does what the Government wants it to do
- Share the Support Your Local Pharmacy website to raise public awareness.