CPS REVEALS ELECTION MANIFESTO
Ahead of the 2021 General Election, Community Pharmacy Scotland has revealed its manifesto, which contains its ‘asks’ of the next Government. SP takes a closer look…
D
uring the COVID-19 pandemic, community pharmacy truly became the first port of call for patients, with
‘Business as usual’ signs continuing to be displayed in pharmacies throughout Scotland.
Now, Community Pharmacy Scotland (CPS) is seeking to drive the profession forward by increasing access to community pharmacy services and has set its asks out in a manifesto which, it hopes will be taken on board by the next Government.
Among CPS’ key priorities are:
Pharmacist Independent Prescribers (IPs) There are currently around 100 IPs working in community pharmacies in Scotland. With the Pharmacy First Plus service being rolled out, CPS would like to see a minimum of one IP in each community pharmacy (1258 in total). To achieve this, CPS are asking for the number of funded training places to be doubled, and for further investment to be provided for training and service delivery each year in order to achieve this goal by 2030.
Public Health Once vaccine supplies have stabilised, CPS firmly believes that pharmacies could deliver a significant contribution not only to achieving coronavirus vaccine uptake, but also to a range of programmes, such as flu vaccination.
In many Health Board areas this past winter, community pharmacy teams supported the NHS flu vaccination effort for the first time. Where this service was available, it was chosen by thousands of people. CPS is seeking a national discussion and agreement on community pharmacy’s place in key vaccination programmes and anticipates that this will maximise efficiency and equity of access across the health and social care system.
Sexual Health From March 2019 to March 2020, there were 95,000 EHC supplies delivered through community pharmacy, which equates to over four out of five of all supplies in the country. In addition to being excellent for patients, delivering easy to access services close to where they are, this represents a saving of over eight full-time GPs or other practitioners annually from delivering the service.
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