Elixir Healthcare Ltd - NHS Lanarkshire

More documents

Recommendations

Info

Lloydspharmacy has invested in its pharmacies in Bellshill and delivers an extensive range ofservices. We have recently added a van service to drop off prescriptions and dosette boxes asrequired.The census statistics reveal that Orbiston is considered as being within the Bellshill localityand combined have a population of 16,600 in 2001. This will have increased slightly sincethen but is probably no more than 20,000. The number of pharmacies in Bellshill is more thanadequate to meet the needs of the population.It is our submission that the current provision of pharmaceutical services is adequate and wehave not seen any evidence to the contrary. We therefore ask that the PPC refuse theapplication as neither necessary nor desirable.”Following Mr McWhirter’s representation the Chair then invited the Interested Partiesto ask questions of Mr McWhirterMrs Stitt mentioned that she had met the manager of a Bellshill pharmacy at a social occasionand been told that if another contract were granted it would compromise the viability of thepharmacy because of the changes in the neighbourhood including the opening of Tesco andthe relocation of the GP practice. She asked if Mr McWhirter and Mr Tait would agree withthis view. Mr Tait responded that they would not close but that investment would beaffected. Mr McWhirter agreed that it would not help the situation adding that the GPpractices have recently moved to 2 monthly prescribing which has meant a large shortfallwhich is difficult to make up so there is definitely less business even without an additionalcontract.The Chair then invited Mr Razzaq to ask questions of Mr McWhirter.Mr Razzaq asked why Mr McWhirter thought it logical to define a large town such asBellshill as a single neighbourhood. Mr McWhirter replied that Lloyd’s catchment area wasBellshill not just a part of it and this was the neighbourhood. Mr Razzaq then asked if heconsidered Motherwell and Wishaw as one neighbourhood to which Mr McWhirterresponded that these were larger areas and that therefore he would not. Mr Razzaq nextenquired whether Lloyds had any capacity issues particularly with blister packs and wasadvised that they did not. Mr Razzaq stated that he had telephoned the branches ofLloydspharmacy and was told by two that there was a waiting list, by the third that it was fulland only North Road offered to deliver. Mr McWhirter reiterated that Lloyds had capacityand advised that they offered a delivery service. Mr Razzaq then asked if Mr McWhirterthought that one large pharmacy would provide the same service as the three existingpharmacies which are so close together. Mr McWhirter said that it was a difficult question toanswer. Mr Razzaq then asked if the viability of the Lloydspharmacies in Bellshill would beaffected if he opened a new pharmacy. Mr McWhirter replied that it would not help.Mr Tait asked Mr McWhirter if Lloyds had recently opened a factory to produce blister packsand was advised that they had.The Chair then invited questions from the Committee to Mr McWhirter and wasadvised by Mrs Caraher, Mr Sargent, Mr Sinclair and Mrs Park that they had noquestions.Mr Mallinson asked Mr McWhirter to clarify whether he would define Bellshill as hiscatchment area which is different from neighbourhood. Mr McWhirter replied that he hadmade a wrong choice of words and that he believed Bellshill to be his neighbourhood.- 18 -
Having ascertained that there were no further questions for Mr McWhirter, the Chairthen invited Mrs Stitt, The Pure Pharmacy Company to make her representation.Mrs Stitt read the following pre-prepared statement:“I would like to begin by defining the neighbourhood as follows:North -A721 Gartcosh WalkSouth-Bankhead Avenue continuing along Community Road to the A721East-A721 Motherwell Road, continuing along North Road to its junction with GartcoshWalk West-A725 Bellshill bypass to its junction with A721 Gartcosh WalkThis definition agrees with the view of the Area Pharmaceutical Committee. With theexception of the South boundary it is also the same as the definition of the neighbourhoodgiven by the Pharmacy National Appeal Panel in October 2010 for an application submittedfor a pharmacy in Mansefield Road, Bellshill. We have taken the South boundary asBankhead Avenue continuing along Community Road. The housing below CommunityAvenue, known as Loch View Estate, is more affluent owner occupied housing comparedwith local authority type housing above Community Road. We do not accept that the railwayline is a boundary as we found that there are at least 3 different points where it can be easilycrossed. The neighbourhood definition contains a pharmacy, namely Lloyds at 174 MainStreet, and 2 more in close proximity.I note from the NHS Lanarkshire demographics that the population of Bellshill is just over20,000 and that there are 5 pharmacies serving that population. These are Lloyds in PollockStreet, Lloyds at 174 Main Street and 273 Main Street respectively, Boots at 245 Main Streetand Lloyds on North Road.The residents of Bellshill benefit from the Lloyds on North Road being open from 9am-9pm,365 days a year. In addition, there are at least a further 6 pharmacies located on the peripheryof the town.According to the information provided by NHS Lanarkshire, the proposed pharmacy is only0.8 miles away from the nearest pharmacy, Lloyds at 174 Main Street and 0.9 miles fromBoots, Main Street and Lloyds at 273 Main Street.It took me just over 11 minutes to walk from the site of the proposed pharmacy in LawmuirDrive to the Lloyds at 174 Main Street and that was using the normal footpaths - I am surethat there will be some 'shortcuts' through the large green public park area shown on the mapthat I am unaware of but which are known to locals.Car parking when you start looking for it is plentiful. There is car parking available outsideall the pharmacies with some of the spaces being designated for disabled drivers.In addition I was surprised at the number of car parks all within a few minutes walk of apharmacy - these are, starting from the bottom end of the Main Street: Gladstone Street,Emma Jay Road, Morrison’s car park, Tesco car park, John Street, North Road, ChurchviewGardens and Glebe Street. These are all designated car parks and all offer free parking.Buses are plentiful near to the proposed pharmacy with the 201 and 240 being timetabled torun every 9 and 15 minutes respectively.- 19 -
Page 1 and 2: MINUTE: PPC/2012/02Minute of Meetin
Page 3 and 4: Health Board in respect of a new ph
Page 5 and 6: Population sizeRegarding the popula
Page 7 and 8: e neither necessary nor desirable.
Page 9 and 10: Mrs Stitt began by questioning Mr R
Page 11: that Boots & Lloyds had been compli
Page 14 and 15: partner to New Stevenston and this
Page 16 and 17: number of people resident immediate
Page 20 and 21: People frequently and readily make
Page 22 and 23: Mr Collington proposed that as ther
Page 24 and 25: THE COMMITTEEhaving reached a concl

Elixir Healthcare Ltd - NHS Lanarkshire

Create successful ePaper yourself

Delete template?

Save as template?