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No advice in place for patients in England if drug supplies dry up

6 years ago•5 Replies

I don't think there is advice in Scotland, Wales and NI either!

If there are problems, by all means post here. It is better for us all to know what is happening. But we are not in a position to help any more than the English CCGs.

No advice in place for patients in England if drug supplies dry up

Concerns some may go online to get medication if supplies are hit by a no-deal Brexit

Neither the Department of Health and Social Care nor NHS England has any official advice for patients in England about what they should do if they are left unable to get hold of their normal drugs.

The Patients Association campaign group is advising people who cannot access drugs from their GP or pharmacy to contact their local clinical commissioning group (CCG).

“Patients are in a very difficult position. The end result of Brexit could mean no change to their medicine supply at all, or potentially serious disruption,” said Rachel Power, the chief executive of the Patients Association.

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JGBH6 years ago

Thank you for posting. I was aware of this dreadful situation. What an utter mess. It feels rather scary, this is the sort of thing you expect from a weak developing country, not from the UK in 2019! No doubt, May and her lot will have no problem getting what they need. Sorry but am absolutely furious.

Kandahar• in reply toJGBH6 years ago

Please don’t blame Theresa, just like everyone else is. Don’t forget, she has her type one diabetes to cope with, so she’s very much in the same boat as all of us.

JGBH• in reply toKandahar6 years ago

This is NOT a political forum. However, we patients are affected by decisions made at the government level. Many patients are going to be affected by the shortage of important medication because of the utter inability of the government to deal efficiently with clarity and honesty with the present intolerable situation. This is incredible and appalling.

With all due respect, I have a strange feeling (many other people probably feel the same) Theresa is already receiving the best possible treatment and will not be affected by any shortage of drugs because she belongs to an elite of wealthy people who usually tend to resort to private medicine, unlike most of us who have to rely on the NHS. She is hardly in the same boat as us. Usually, it is always the most vulnerable people who bear the brunt of not being offered the drugs they need, in such a situation. This has arisen because of the shambolic situation of indecision that has been going on for nearly three years and it is directly linked with political decisions, so it is difficult to avoid referring to politics although one would rather not to have to do so on this forum.

Kandahar• in reply toJGBH6 years ago

You should blame the government, not one person. You must see how knee jerk that is. Very convenient for the media, particularly for the printed word that May fits headlines so well!

We couldn’t get proper diagnosis nor t3 for much longer than 2.5 years! Some people in government are trying to help. And it’s the system, not one person who’s to blame, particularly the training that drs get or got - going back decades.

And don’t get me on the subject of the iniquity of the parma cos and the idiocy of those who buy from them, wasting so much money!

helvella• in reply toKandahar6 years ago

This thread was started with the specific intention of identifying the lack of information about what to do if we cannot get our medicines.

It is the role of the government, of whatever hue, to ensure the availability of medicines.

JGBH identified May and her lot not as an individual but a group who are those in charge who are very unlikely to suffer noticeably.

Because the thread appears to be becoming somewhat political and introducing other issues (diagnosis and T3 availability is clearly outwith the intent of the original post), I shall now close it to further replies.