MP visits Community Pharmacy in Peterhead
Friday 5 October 2012
Banff & Buchan MP Dr Eilidh Whiteford will visit Buchanhaven Pharmacy, Skelton
Street, Buchanhaven, Peterhead on Friday 5 October (today) at 1.00pm.
The visit has been arranged by the Royal
Pharmaceutical Society in Scotland
to demonstrate how the pharmacy service works and why Scotland’s
pharmacists are world-leaders.
Commenting ahead of the visit, Eilidh said:
“Pharmacists are frequently the first point of
contact with the NHS for people who are unwell.
Pharmacy also lies at the heart of how the NHS will evolve to meet the
changing patient needs in Scotland.
“Whilst health is devolved to the Scottish
Parliament there are a number of important issues that are still controlled by Westminster, such as
preventing medicines shortages and making sure medicines are dispensed safely.
“But perhaps the most important aspect of health
policy in relation to pharmacies has been the removal of prescription charges
by the Scottish Government, benefitting over 8000 people in Banff & Buchan
on low incomes.”
