APPG seeks details of how health policies of the main political parties will affect pharmacy
Details of the three main political parties’ policies in relation to pharmacy are being sought by the All-Party
Pharmacy Group.
The group’s chairman, Howard Stoate, has written to the front bench
health spokesmen for the Labour, Conservative and Liberal Democrat parties
seeking details of their policies and plans relevant to pharmacy in both
the community and secondary care sectors.
Dr Stoate said: “We are keen to hear from each of the parties how
their health policies will affect pharmacy services and pharmacists.
This is not about party political point-scoring. It is intended to provide
a focus for the group’s work after the election and to inform those
interested in pharmacy issues about each of the main parties’ relevant
plans. We will post information on our website once we receive it.”
Society briefing In
an election briefing issued this week (PDF 120K), the Royal Pharmaceutical
Society has called on the next
Government to put pharmacists at the heart of health policy.
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Pharmacist candidate Sandra Gidley, a practising
pharmacist who is the Liberal Democrat member of Parliament for Romsey
until the dissolution of Parliament next week, is standing for re-election.
Mrs Gidley successfully defended her seat in the 2001 election, with
a majority of 2,370 over the Conservative candidate (47 per cent
vs 42.1 per cent).
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News feature, p416
The Society, p433 |
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