Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly intends to have scheme in place by ‘early next year’
Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly on Tuesday published the final report of the expert taskforce to support the expansion of the role of pharmacy. Photograph: PA Wire
Pharmacists will be able to prescribe presciption-only medications to the public for common conditions under plans to expand the profession’s role in providing healthcare. Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly on Tuesday published the final report of the expert taskforce to support the expansion of the role of pharmacy.
The move is with a view to reducing pressure on GPs and moving to more care in the community care, as outlined under the Sláintecare health reform strategy. The report recommends that pharmacists should be able to prescribe for a range of eight common conditions – allergic rhinitis , cold sores, conjunctivitis, impetigo , oral thrush, shingles, uncomplicated urinary tract infections and vulvovaginal thrush, which is a genital fungal infection.Electric Picnic 2024 stage times for all the main areasProf Mary Horgan, interim Chief Medical Officer, said “timely, accessible and affordable healthcare for all is crucial for population health”.
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