GP Practices across the region have joined together to launch a campaign, calling for people to understand the many changes within General Practice & Pharmacy and be kind to our staff.
The #HumansOfGeneralPractice campaign urges people to be more understanding, considerate and kind to their teams and understand the many changes introduced within these areas to help people get the care they need.
Not only have GP practices and Pharamcies stepped up to support the biggest NHS Vaccination Programme in history, they now face unprecedented staffing shortages due to high numbers of Covid-related absence.
There’s a lot more that people can do to help themselves and we are asking people to 'work with us, understand all these changes and be on our side'.
People are being urged to:
o Think before they ring
o Get to know how to go online to request appointments or ask a question
o Download the NHS App to order prescriptions, view their records and so on.
o Understand that they don’t always need to see a doctor
Advanced practitioners, nurses, healthcare assistants and pharmacists are also part of the team
o Take personal responsibility for their own health, where possible
Try self-care - taking over the counter medications where possible and using www.nhs.uk to look for healthcare advise
o Use a pharmacist - most pharmacists provide healthcare advice and many will also prescribe medication where needed
o Be polite and respectful - abuse of NHS staff is not acceptable. Please bear in mind that our teams are doing the best job possible under emended pressure, so please be kind and considerate towards them.
Ask Your Pharmacist Week is 1–8 November. Our pharmacy can help. Don’t miss out on NHS support available conveniently and close to home at https://www.intrahealth.co.uk/pharmacy/
#askyourpharmacist
If you’ve noticed a family member or a friend coughing for three weeks or more and it
isn’t COVID-19, encourage them to contact their GP practice. It's probably nothing
serious, but if it is cancer, finding it early makes it more treatable and can save lives.
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