19.11.14
NHS urges people to use pharmacies not A&E
Source: Grusby
I agree with this in principle but can't help feeling it hasn't been thought through properly. Has anyone considered the effect this could have on pharmacies and made plans to handle likely objections from both the pharmacies and the public? Such as...
- My pharmacy has become as unhealthy as a doctors waiting room (patient)
- I no longer wait for my subscription because it takes too long (patient)
- I don't like discussing my ailment in public (patient)
- I spend more time listening to people telling me what's wrong with them than dispensing drugs (pharmacist)
- My pharmacy is becoming more unhealthy than a doctors’ waiting room and it is affecting my staff who are having more time off ill than before which impacts my business (pharmacist)
I'm not saying it is not a good idea but I hope it is well thought through to anticipate issues such as I've listed.
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