From 10 Downing Street to the national and local media, with Cabinet and Shadow Cabinet Ministers, with the NHS and politicians of all parties the National Pharmacy Association has been raising your concerns about the issues we hear our members are struggling with.
You’ve told us how difficult things are in community pharmacy – a crisis driven by by inaccurate payments with not notice and clawbacks, ever worsening medicine supply issues and increasing costs.
Our Chair Nick Kaye and board members from front-line pharmacies across the country join the NPA team telling decision-makers time and time again how the payment crisis and medicine shortage situation has had a huge impact on your work – and your communities.
We recently wrote to Neil Gray, Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care regarding the compensation for digital prescription payment shambles – read letter here. We also issued a press release to media on the same subject which was picked up by Scottish and trade press including The Times Scotland and the Evening Times – read press release here.
We invited you to write to the new Westminster Cabinet Minister for Health, Wes Streeting to resolve the medicine shortage problem you are all experiencing, due to UK issues in supply. Use our template letter here
We provided a suite of resources to use to engage with your local politicians and your patients for the Day of Action in June this year. We look forward to hearing how our members use our new toolkit for a second day of action on Sep 19th.
The Scottish Parliament Health and Sport Committee are calling for views on a draft stage 1 member’s Bill on Assisted dying for terminally ill adults. We are in the process of drafting a consultation response, find more details in the draft here.