A report has identified eight illnesses that pharmacists could prescribe medication for without the need for people to visit a GP
Pharmacists should be able to write prescriptions for patients from early in the new year, the Health Minister has said.It has identified eight common illnesses that pharmacists could prescribe medication for without the need for people to visit a GP.The app, which is already being tested, is set to be rolled out"in the coming months".
"We're going to do something radical: we're going to introduce prescribing for pharmacists," he said. "I set up an expert group last year, they've reported into me and the big recommendation is that we start on a journey now whereby pharmacists can prescribe".Minister Donnelly said the changes will begin with a common conditions service."Essentially that's if you have conjunctivitis, if you have a urinary tract infection, if you have a minor rash.Minister Donnelly said further recommended changes are 'quite ambitious'.
"While the number of GPs is growing, we're doubling the number of GPs, there are still towns and villages in the country.... where people are waiting too long to see a GP," he said.
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