UPDATE on the Community Medicines Collection Scheme

UPDATE ON THE COMMUNITY MEDICINES COLLECTION SCHEME

We have been operating the Scheme since 23rd March and have so far collected prescriptions for 23 villagers.  This not only saves trips to the pharmacies by villagers themselves but reduces the number of contacts the pharmacists have thus reducing the risk of infection.

I am grateful to both Octavia and Alison for undertaking the weekly collections from Uppingham and Oakham respectively and then attending to the distribution of the prescriptions in the village.  They are doing a great job.  I am grateful also to the others who are on the reserve list for collections.

The pharmacy at Uppingham surgery tell us that they are so busy they need to know by Tuesday afternoon at the latest what prescriptions we want to collect on the Friday.  At present, Boots next to the Oakham doctors has greater flexibility but we only want to make one collection a week from each pharmacy so please provide plenty of notice.

My contact details are debrathatcher@hotmail.com or 01572 823910.

Thank you.
Debra Thatcher