Help Save the dispensary
The Pharmacy White Paper 'Pharmacy in England - Building on Strengths, Delivering the Future' put before Parliament on 3 April 2008 may stop this surgery from being able to dispense medications to our patients.
In other words, YOU will have to take your prescriptions to a Pharmacy in Gloucester, Tewkesbury, Ledbury or Newent - very different to the short walk from the consulting room to the dispensary!
We do not consider that this is in the best interests of our patients:
- It restricts your choice at the time when the Government is supposedly increasing patient choice.
- It is far more inconvenient, let alone an extra cost, bus fares, fuel, parking, just to collect your medication.
- It will divert resources away from the Surgery to commercial pharmacies, which may lead to a reduction in other services that the surgery can provide.
HOW YOU CAN HELP?
WRITE TO YOUR MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT at:
HOUSE OF COMMONS, SW1A 0AA
Bill Wiggins, MP Leominster, Herefordshire - www.billwiggin.com
Mark Harper, MP Forest of Dean - www.markharper.org
Sir Michael Spicer, MP West Worcestershire- www.sirmichaelspicer.net
Laurence Robertson MP Tewkesbury - www.laurencerobertsonmp.com
AND TO
The Rt. Hon. Dawn Primarolo MP, Minister of State of Public Health who is the Architect of these proposals:
Rt. Hon. Dawn Primarolo MP Richmond House 79 Whitehall
LONDON SW1A 2NS
INTERNET PETITION - saveourdispensary.com and 'sign' the
Downing Street e-petition
PLEASE ALSO WRITE TO THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OF OUR PCT:
Ms Jan Stubbings Chief Executive
Gloucestershire Primary Care Trust 1250 Lansdowne Court
Gloucester Business Centre Brockworth
GLOUCESTER GL3 4AA
Patient and Public pressure CAN make a difference.
The Government promise a patient led NHS
HELP US REMOVE THIS THREAT TO YOUR DISPENSARY
STAUNTON AND CORSE SURGERY