Pharmacy Application - Joint Consultation - Dears Pharmacy, Rosyth

NHS Fife is in joint consultation with Dears Pharmacy, regarding their proposed application for a new pharmacy to open within The Hilton Development - Unit 3b, The Hilton Centre, Unwin Avenue, Rosyth, KY11 2ZQ.  NHS Fife has to decide whether granting of the application would be necessary or desirable in order to secure adequate provision of pharmaceutical services in the neighbourhood in which the premises are located by persons whose names are included in the pharmaceutical list.

Dears Pharmacy who wish to submit the application have defined the neighbourhood as highlighted below.

Dears Pharmacy propose to provide the following services from the pharmacy should the application be granted:

• Chronic Medication Service
• Acute Medication Service
• Minor Ailment Service
• Public Health Service (Smoking Cessation Services and Sexual Health Services)
• Unscheduled Care – urgent supply of repeat medicines and appliances
• Substance Misuse:
  • Supervised self-administration of Methadone
  • Supervised self-administration of Buprenorphine
• Injection Equipment Provision*
• Pharmaceutical Advice to Care Homes
• Palliative Care Network*
• Gluten Free Foods
• Stoma Care
• Disposal of Patients’ Unwanted Medicines
• Just in Case Programme*

(* Should NHS Fife determine there is a requirement)

Dears Pharmacy propose to provide these services at the following times:

You can make your views known on the proposed pharmacy by participating in the public consultation survey, which you can access at the eServices link at the bottom of the page. Paper copies of the questionnaire can also be obtained by contacting Primary Care Administration by email at Fife-UHB.primarycareadmin@nhs.net or by telephone on 01592 226413.Responses must be received by NHS Fife no later than 5.00pm on Tuesday 14 June 2016.