Thank you so much for your support, as a result, of the petition, we were asked to attend a meeting of the Sheffield Health and Well-being Board on Thursday 7th Dec where are petition was heard.
I had the opportunity to speak to the board and explain the reasons for starting the petition and the difficulties our community has to face regarding access to pharmacy services.
The board had a prepared reply which detailed that whilst two pharmacies had agreed there had been difficulties, these were now resolved and services are been provided adequately and no complaints have been received recently, which is welcomed news.
Greg Fell of SYICB, advised that his team is very busy and that they would not be able to repeat the PNA which looks at the current provision. This is not due to be repeated until 2025.
I am happy that board members would like to meet in the new year to discuss the local issues further and we’ll have opportunity to again give examples of lack of provision particularly over the weekend and evenings.
If you have any information, personal experiences, complaints or issues and you would like to pass them to the correct place, please email them too
syicb-sheffield.icbcomplaints@nhs.net
Thank you so much for your support.
Kathryn Giles-Bowman