New developments in information technology in the NHS makes the service more responsive to patients’ needs.

Pharmacies now operate under a new contractual framework within the NHS. They now carry a database of local health information which lists contact details of all NHS services in your area, available upon request.

In Suffolk the NHS batch-repeat prescription system is underway, this allows patients who are taking regular medication by repeat prescription to collect 12 months worth of prescriptions at one time and lodge them with their Pharmacy. We supply the products in monthly batches giving guidance and supporting advice each issue, thus avoiding the need to repeatedly visit the doctor’s surgery to order further supplies.