Engagement: Manor Pharmacy
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Healthwatch Hertfordshire was approached by a pharmacist regarding the changes in funding to local pharmacies. He told about growing local concern about issues surrounding proposed funding cuts, the possible consequences locally, and implications that this would have to the viability of maintaining the pharmacy’s presence in the area.
To understand the situation more fully, it was decided to do a simple piece of engagement work which would allow Healthwatch Hertfordshire to have a ‘snap shot’ of the opinions of the people who use Manor Pharmacy. They heard from 208 people.
The vast majority of people, 188 (91%), said that they were either ‘extremely’ or ‘very concerned’.
Reasons for their concern was the location of the pharmacy, quality of service and prescription delivery service, amongst other things.
A lot of that concern is based on the distance they will need to travel to get to the next nearest pharmacy. The distance was a generally concern due to the following reasons:
- Lack of parking in Harpenden
- Irregular busses
- Impossible to walk that far