The Phantom Posted June 14, 2023 Share Posted June 14, 2023 2 minutes ago, WTF said: why don't manxdon'tcare just open their own pharmacies and then there are no delays in paying or shortage of drugs. That would go well, I'm sure. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Voice of Reason Posted June 14, 2023 Share Posted June 14, 2023 26 minutes ago, Roger Mexico said: I must say I'd noticed the same omnipresence of green crosses when I was in Greece and this article from 2014 explains the situation there - you'll notice that the number of pharmacies per population has dropped quite a bit since. I had the misfortune to be taken ill whilst in Greece some years ago resulting in a spell in hospital there. Was very well looked after Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CallMeCurious Posted June 14, 2023 Share Posted June 14, 2023 17 minutes ago, The Phantom said: That would go well, I'm sure. Instead of the staff getting abused by customers they'd be doing it to themselves. Considering how even getting the basics of regular repeat prescriptions right and in time seems beyond them would you trust them to have the right stock ordered and available? Then it'd collapse after hiking prescription rates tenfold (coz more money always solves the problem until the next budget) and all the staff would go off on the sick and end up with early retirement and compensation. Then an enquiry and lessons learned. Hopefully they'd offer free condoms before screwing us over bigly but I doubt they'd figure that out either. Given the databases they have, cannot a district like Ramsey (and satellite parishes) have a 'quota' for number of pharmacy licenses per 4,000 population and a simple rule that at least one of the 'x' licenses must be independent of the rest. i.e Lloyds could have 2 of the 3 in Ramsey. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
finlo Posted June 14, 2023 Share Posted June 14, 2023 5 minutes ago, CallMeCurious said: Instead of the staff getting abused by customers they'd be doing it to themselves. Considering how even getting the basics of regular repeat prescriptions right and in time seems beyond them would you trust them to have the right stock ordered and available? Then it'd collapse after hiking prescription rates tenfold (coz more money always solves the problem until the next budget) and all the staff would go off on the sick and end up with early retirement and compensation. Then an enquiry and lessons learned. Hopefully they'd offer free condoms before screwing us over bigly but I doubt they'd figure that out either. Given the databases they have, cannot a district like Ramsey (and satellite parishes) have a 'quota' for number of pharmacy licenses per 4,000 population and a simple rule that at least one of the 'x' licenses must be independent of the rest. i.e Lloyds could have 2 of the 3 in Ramsey. That would sidestep the requirement for brown envelopes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CallMeCurious Posted June 14, 2023 Share Posted June 14, 2023 (edited) 1 minute ago, finlo said: That would sidestep the requirement for brown envelopes. All together now.... "Allegedly" Edited June 14, 2023 by CallMeCurious Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Voice of Reason Posted June 14, 2023 Share Posted June 14, 2023 50 minutes ago, CallMeCurious said: Instead of the staff getting abused by customers they'd be doing it to themselves. Considering how even getting the basics of regular repeat prescriptions right and in time seems beyond them would you trust them to have the right stock ordered and available? Then it'd collapse after hiking prescription rates tenfold (coz more money always solves the problem until the next budget) and all the staff would go off on the sick and end up with early retirement and compensation. Then an enquiry and lessons learned. Hopefully they'd offer free condoms before screwing us over bigly but I doubt they'd figure that out either. Given the databases they have, cannot a district like Ramsey (and satellite parishes) have a 'quota' for number of pharmacy licenses per 4,000 population and a simple rule that at least one of the 'x' licenses must be independent of the rest. i.e Lloyds could have 2 of the 3 in Ramsey. Well you are making the assumption that someone ( company or person) would be interested in taking on the other one In Ramsey. I can’t imagine that’s an attractive proposition at the moment Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger Mexico Posted June 14, 2023 Share Posted June 14, 2023 34 minutes ago, CallMeCurious said: Given the databases they have, cannot a district like Ramsey (and satellite parishes) have a 'quota' for number of pharmacy licenses per 4,000 population and a simple rule that at least one of the 'x' licenses must be independent of the rest. i.e Lloyds could have 2 of the 3 in Ramsey. I think the first bit happens - or used to. The DHSC would only licence a certain number of pharmacies in a particular location. But it's very difficult to see how they could stop them being bought up by a chain as happened with Lloyds (though I seem to remember at one time there was actually a local connection with them). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Phantom Posted June 15, 2023 Share Posted June 15, 2023 11 hours ago, The Voice of Reason said: I had the misfortune to be taken ill whilst in Greece some years ago resulting in a spell in hospital there. Was very well looked after I hope you're feeling feta. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Voice of Reason Posted June 15, 2023 Share Posted June 15, 2023 11 minutes ago, The Phantom said: I hope you're feeling feta. I think olive 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Voice of Reason Posted June 15, 2023 Share Posted June 15, 2023 (edited) 2 minutes ago, The Voice of Reason said: Duplicate Edited June 15, 2023 by The Voice of Reason Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Hedgehog Posted July 11, 2023 Share Posted July 11, 2023 Poster in the what remains of the window of the Castletown branch saying all the IoM branches are in the process of being transferred to a new owner..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
offshoremanxman Posted July 11, 2023 Share Posted July 11, 2023 16 minutes ago, Dave Hedgehog said: Poster in the what remains of the window of the Castletown branch saying all the IoM branches are in the process of being transferred to a new owner..... I think they’ve been trying to offload the business onto Manx Care without much success in the last few months. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forestboy Posted July 11, 2023 Share Posted July 11, 2023 35 minutes ago, Dave Hedgehog said: Poster in the what remains of the window of the Castletown branch saying all the IoM branches are in the process of being transferred to a new owner..... Is Castle Pharmacy still dispensing prescriptions? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jarndyce Posted July 11, 2023 Share Posted July 11, 2023 40 minutes ago, Dave Hedgehog said: Poster in the what remains of the window of the Castletown branch saying all the IoM branches are in the process of being transferred to a new owner..... All will become Clear in the fullness of time, I suspect… Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger Mexico Posted July 11, 2023 Share Posted July 11, 2023 4 minutes ago, forestboy said: Is Castle Pharmacy still dispensing prescriptions? Yes, at least they were last week. Despite the best efforts of Manx Care to pretend they'd closed. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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