. The chemist and druggist [electronic resource]. A national minor ailment scheme could save the NHS more than £2 billion a year Chris Chapman Eight out of 10 patients accessingminor ailment services (MAS) wouldgo to a CP rather than pay for theirmedicine if the service was cut, asurvey has found. The week-long survey by EastLancashire LPC saw 36 pharmaciesask minor ailment patients wherethey would go if the pharmacy didnot offer the MAS scheme. Of the 376 patients asked, 312 (83per cent) said they would accesstheir GP rather than a 23 per cent of those aske
. The chemist and druggist [electronic resource]. A national minor ailment scheme could save the NHS more than £2 billion a year Chris Chapman Eight out of 10 patients accessingminor ailment services (MAS) wouldgo to a CP rather than pay for theirmedicine if the service was cut, asurvey has found. The week-long survey by EastLancashire LPC saw 36 pharmaciesask minor ailment patients wherethey would go if the pharmacy didnot offer the MAS scheme. Of the 376 patients asked, 312 (83per cent) said they would accesstheir GP rather than a 23 per cent of those asked saidthey would buy a product, with 25(7 per cent) saying they would havegone to A&E instead. One respondent said they wouldgo to A&E for their chesty coughbecause they could never get anappointment with their CP. According to the Self CareCampaign, which aims to reduce GP. The latest statistics on sexuallytransmitted infections in the UKare just stunning. There is simplyno other word for it. And its aproblem that means pharmacistshave their work cut out. According to data from theHealth Protection Agency releasedthis week, there were 482,696diagnoses of an STI in the UK in2009 - up 12,000 on 2008. Twothirds of diagnoses in women werein those under 25; for men, justover half. The peak age for an STI in consultations for minor ailments, avisit to a GP costs the NHS £32, avisit to A&E £111 and self-care upto £ According to these figure, the36 pharmacies saved the NHS£12, during the study period -around £17,650 per pharmacy everyyear, or more than £2 billion per year the UK is now between 19 and 20 formen, and 20 to 23 for women. In terms of geography, STIhotspots include London, Brightonand Hove, Nottingham, Manchesterand Southampton. Men who havesex with men remain an at-riskpopulation, with high rates of STIsreported in this group. T
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