The latest Review of Patient Safety Across the Health and Care Landscape, commissioned by the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) and run by Dr Penny Dash, has been published.
The way repeat prescriptions are ordered is changing and we are starting to see these changes in Stockport. For patients who are able to, this means that instead of their local pharmacy ordering their prescriptions for them, they will need to request medication directly from their GP practice.
Healthwatch Stockport is deeply concerned and disappointed by Saturday’s Government announcement that Healthwatch, the independent champion for people who use health and social care services in England, is to be closed. Healthwatch England and Local Healthwatch across the country will be affected by this national decision.