Essex LPC The Voice of Community Pharmacy in Essex

Rurality workstream was established to monitor pharmaceutical issues that arise in controlled localities (rural areas). The workstream looks at all issues that arise in rural areas that could affect availability of all pharmacy services and brings it to attention of the committee.  

 The most common areas that arise are: -

·         Applications to dispense under NHS in controlled locality

·         Minor relocations of pharmacies and dispensing doctors

·         Hardship cases- patients not able to access pharmaceutical services

·         Review of classification of areas- controlled or non-controlled

·         Liaise with LMC on all rural issues

·         Liaise with PCT’s on all rural issues

The majority of work undertaken so far has been to aid the PCT’s wishing to review rurality of their localities.

 For further information please contact Ashok Pattani.