Royal Borough Invites Residents To Have Their Say On Local Pharmacy Services

Posted by WO Staff

Residents of the Royal Borough of Greenwich are invited to give their opinion of local pharmacy services in a survey being run by the Royal Borough.

The survey results will help identify where existing services are doing a good job, and where improvements might be needed.  It’s part of the Royal Borough’s role in regularly reviewing existing services, to establish what local people need, and how things might change in the future.

Results will help shape a report on local pharmacy services which will be sent to NHS England to help in their planning of future services.

The survey focuses on local pharmacies, which provide medicines on prescription and which sell a range of medicines over the counter. It doesn't cover hospital-based pharmacy services.

Cllr Maureen O’Mara, the Royal Borough of Greenwich’s Cabinet Member for Public Health, said, “Local pharmacies form an important part of the local health service, and are relied on by many residents of all ages. Along with our local health partners we are keen to ensure that pharmacies are operating in a way that meets the needs of local people.”

Cllr O’Mara said “The survey is a useful way for us to find out whether they are doing so – and to identify any improvements that might be needed.”

The questionnaire is completely anonymous, and will take around 10 to 15 minutes to complete.

The survey runs until 31 October 2014 and the results will be available later this year.

To complete the survey visit:
www.royalgreenwich.gov.uk/haveyoursay