Councillors have called for better awareness about the treatments now being offered at Shropshire pharmacies.
The Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin Integrated Care Board has started using the Pharmacy First scheme which came into operation on January 31. Every community pharmacist in Telford & Wrekin is signed up to the scheme.
Pharmacists follow a ‘robust clinical pathway which includes self-care and safety-netting advice and, if appropriate, supplying a restricted set of prescription only medicines without the need to visit a doctor’. The ICB primary access plan includes expanding the community pharmacy offer to include a blood pressure checking service and an oral contraceptive service.However, despite having 40 years of experience he was ‘not allowed too’. He added that in a ‘couple of years’ newly qualified pharmacists would be able to prescribe ‘whatever they want’.
However, the councillor said it should be ‘made clearer’ that they could only treat ear infections in those aged under 18 or chest infections.Councillor Stephen Handley added that he had a recent problem with his eye and went to see the doctor.
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