Hi Tuck The local GP practice also dispenses medication. There was concern at the loss of income for the practice if a pharmacy opened up in Dounby, thereby potentially making the Dounby health centre GP practice less viable. The GP practice gets paid by the NHS for acting as a dispensary - quite usual in island or remote location practices. Various other local issues involved too I think. Also local concern as to whether a pharmacy alone would be viable - well it would sell other things like toiletries, over-the-counter medicines, and maybe some household goods too but if IT then closed after a couple of years and the Dounby surgery wasn't able (or there) to take over prescription dispensation again then folk WOULD be left with going to Kirkwall or Stromness. I think the local feeling was - if it ain't broke don't fix it. Sian Tuck wrote: > All, > > I'm very confused here. I would have thought that putting a pharmacy > in Dounby, even a small one, would be a convenience to those living in > the West Mainland, Birsay etc., not having to drive to Stromness or > Kirkwall for their meds. So why did 1500 people sign a petition > against it, and what does that have to do with saving a surgery? > > Explain, please. > > > Tuck > On Mar 12, 2010, at 4:21 PM, James Thompson wrote: > > >> Hi Sue, >> >> We're very glad, along with the 1500 other West Mainland folk who >> signed the petition opposing the proposal. Now we wait 21 days to see >> if an appeal is lodged. We'll all sleep better tonight with the >> thought that our truly excellent surgery may be secure. >> >> Jim >> >> P.S. How are things in Virginia? >> >> >> >>> are you sad or glad?? >>> >>> sue hamilton >>> >>> --- On Fri, 3/12/10, James Thompson <orkney@empirenet.com> >>> wrote: >>> >>> >>> From: James Thompson <orkney@empirenet.com> >>> Subject: [ORCADIA] Dounby pharmacy >>> To: "Orcadia" <Orcadia@rootsweb.com> >>> Date: Friday, March 12, 2010, 1:09 PM >>> >>> >>> The proposal to add a pharmacy in Dounby has been rejected (!); see >>> the Orcadian's announcement at http://orcadian.co.uk/ >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> --------------------------------------------- >>> This message was sent using the UIA Web Mail Server. >>> ULTIMATE Internet Access, Inc http://www.uia.net/ >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________ >>> Orcadia Group Photo Album >>> http://tinyurl.com/28bx9x >>> ------------------------------- >>> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >>> >> ORCADIA-request@roots> web.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes in the subject and >> t> he body of the message >> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________ >>> Orcadia Group Photo Album >>> http://tinyurl.com/28bx9x >>> ------------------------------- >>> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >>> >> ORCADIA-request@roots> web.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes in the subject and >> t> he body of the message >> >>> >> >> >> >> --------------------------------------------- >> This message was sent using the UIA Web Mail Server. >> ULTIMATE Internet Access, Inc http://www.uia.net/ >> >> >> _______________________________________ >> Orcadia Group Photo Album >> http://tinyurl.com/28bx9x >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ORCADIA-request@rootsweb.com >> with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and >> the body of the message >> > > _______________________________________ > Orcadia Group Photo Album > http://tinyurl.com/28bx9x > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ORCADIA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 9.0.733 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/2743 - Release Date: 03/13/10 07:33:00 > >