. The chemist and druggist [electronic resource] . ction of travel, not the enddestination. So although thedocument is large, it is not set in stoneand there will be opportunities forthe professions to work together todevelop their own ideas. The young, the elderly and thenational priorities for cancer, heartdisease and mental health arc singled(>u! tor special mention. In their , pharmacists described thesi ? i needed to guaranteeu<:!iparticularly for thosewithlc illness, and gave casestudies ig <• m pharmacists could hei] experiencingmedication , will alsobe chance Ur,
. The chemist and druggist [electronic resource] . ction of travel, not the enddestination. So although thedocument is large, it is not set in stoneand there will be opportunities forthe professions to work together todevelop their own ideas. The young, the elderly and thenational priorities for cancer, heartdisease and mental health arc singled(>u! tor special mention. In their , pharmacists described thesi ? i needed to guaranteeu<:!iparticularly for thosewithlc illness, and gave casestudies ig <• m pharmacists could hei] experiencingmedication , will alsobe chance Ur, ? irmacis! 5 to have aninput into he. Ii ivi motion andovercoming health •«•< i|tialities in acountry where the: ; id i seven yeardifference in life expectancy betweenaffluent and deprived areas. What next for Scotland? The NHS Plan for Scotland incorporates all thesuggestions pharmacists made for developing their Strath, chairman, the Royal PharmaceuticalSociety in Scotland, tells Adrienne de Mont where theygo from here. The plans emphasis is very muchon putting the patient at the heart ofthe NHS, and looking at it as a healthservice, not an illness service, says new unified healthboards, housing and social careagencies will all work together totackle inequalities. No walk-in centres are planned forScotland. Instead, the pharmacyorganisations hope to promotepharmacies as easily accessible,healthy living centres, to be used as abase for joint working with nurses,dieticians, social workers and housingbenefit officers. The first priority for pharmacy willbe to progress repeat dispensing as aplatform from which to develop otherservices such as medication reviewand therapeutic monitoring. Pilots inTayside and Grampian have alreadyshown the benefits of repeatdispensing in improving compliance,cutting wastage and decreasingsurgery time, so the next step will beto get over the message thatinvestment in nationwide schemeswould be money well spent. Pre
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