Many serious illness have symptoms in common with a mild illness, a bad back can be cancer. Is a pharmacist as qualified in spotting the difference as early as a doctor can, no they aren't that's why they are pharmacists not doctors.Fantastic idea for the vast majority of common illness people suffer.
Far too much time is taken up by folk with colds, coughs and sore throats at doctors surgeries and A&E so to use for pharmacies as first point of contact and allow them to prescribe certain medications is forward thinking and a great idea.
People should be far more responsible in how and what for they access our medical services.
Your pathetic quip of found a lump in my breast, take an Anadin extra just about sums you up.
Out of touch?
Yes, you are!
No pharmacists aren’t doctors and that’s why the new initiative only relates to a specific number of relatively minor ailments, such as earache or an infected insect bite.Many serious illness have symptoms in common with a mild illness, a bad back can be cancer. Is a pharmacist as qualified in spotting the difference as early as a doctor can, no they aren't that's why they are pharmacists not doctors.
You mean ailments most people already self diagnose and call in the pharmacist for, that's alright then. Won't solve the massive shortage of GPs and appointments though.No pharmacists aren’t doctors and that’s why the new initiative only relates to a specific number of relatively minor ailments, such as earache or an infected insect bite.
Believe it or not pharmacists won’t be treating people with a bad back or a heart condition.
We’ll be able to Zoom call GPs round the world next.You mean ailments most people already self diagnose and call in the pharmacist for, that's alright then. Won't solve the massive shortage of GPs and appointments though.
Many serious illness have symptoms in common with a mild illness, a bad back can be cancer. Is a pharmacist as qualified in spotting the difference as early as a doctor can, no they aren't that's why they are pharmacists not doctors.
I mean ailments where people would previously have had to make an appointment with their GP in order to get a prescription, whereas now - if they choose to - they can go directly to the pharmacy and thus help to free-up more GP appointments for other patients.You mean ailments most people already self diagnose and call in the pharmacist for, that's alright then. Won't solve the massive shortage of GPs and appointments though.
This announcement today about pharmacies is a con , most of it plus lots of every other services have been done by pharmacies for years , it looks good in an election year but it wont do what sunak has stated in his tweet and end the eight am rush for appts , blatant fucking lieYou mean ailments most people already self diagnose and call in the pharmacist for, that's alright then. Won't solve the massive shortage of GPs and appointments though.
I mean ailments where people would previously have had to make an appointment with their GP in order to get a prescription, whereas now - if they choose to - they can go directly to the pharmacy and thus help to free-up more GP appointments for other patients.
I take it you haven’t looked into this at all?