The Pharmaceutical Journal
Vol 269 No 7217 p438-439
28 September 2002

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Letters to the Editor

Health education

Developing closer links with schools

From Mrs J. Bryan and others

We were interested to read your editorial "Back to school" (PJ, 14 September, p348).

Wellingborough Local Health Group is co-ordinating a project entitled "Primary school primary care links", of which there are around 50 Government-funded pilots. Our remit is to develop closer links between health professionals and primary schools to develop health education. We encourage children to acknowledge that anything they put into their bodies — whether it be a prescribed medicine, an illegal substance, nicotine or a hamburger — will have an effect.

To help us, we have a willing band of local community pharmacists who are able to visit schools and talk to children. At the same this gives children an understanding of pharmacists' role in the community..

Readers who would like more information, are invited to contact us.

Jan Bryan
Primary Schools Primary Care Links Co-ordinator
Wellingborough LHG
Irthlingborough Road
Wellingborough NN1 1LP

Sue Smith
Prescribing Adviser,
Wellingborough LHG

Tim Harrison
Woodstock Pharmacy,
Wellingborough

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