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03 Feb 2012

Cumbrae GPs threaten to quit over pharmacy opening

Practice A pharmacy chain on Cumbrae has come under fire from three Scottish island GPs who are threatening to resign in protest over the opening of a new...
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Osman Ali, PCT pharmacist
Posted on 3 February 2012.
Could we not abolish all dispensing Dr's altogether.
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A A, Community pharmacist
Posted on 03/02/12 14:38 in reply to Osman Ali.
With a resident population of 1,300 I'm not sure how opening a pharmacy with all the regs etc that go with that could possibly pay. Is there something about the financial arrangements for pharmacy contractors in Scotland that make it worthwhile to open for such a small population which does not happen in England?

Answers on a postcard from that lovely island please.
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Anthony Onuchukwu, Community pharmacist
Posted on 3 February 2012.
What of GPs opening pharmacies in their practice to the detriment of existing pharmacies
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Christopher Plail, Community pharmacist
Posted on 4 February 2012.
One obvious solution is to make all dispensing doctors employ a pharmacist thus doing away with an age old conflict of interests.
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Semple, Superintendent
Posted on 09/02/12 20:20 in reply to A A.
In normal circumstances I'd agree with A A, but 46% of the resident population of Cumbrae is over 60, compared to 25% in the rest of the Health Board area. Further, the non-resident population swells to approximately 3,000-4,500 from Spring until the end of Autumn. If one knows where to look, one can find out the turnover of the GP dispensary and realise that this is an unusual 'neighbourhood'.
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