Nottingham City over the counter medicines on prescription engagement |
Have you say on proposals to restrict over the counter medicines on prescription for minor ailments
Over the counter medicines are those that can be bought easily at shops, supermarkets and pharmacies like paracetamol, cough medicines, ibuprofen and antihistamines.
Currently, in Nottingham City, these medicines are available on prescription for all conditions including minor illnesses like colds and headaches.
Across Nottingham City, last year, we spent over £1.3 million prescribing over the counter medicines for short term ailments and over £80,000 on paracetamol alone.
To make sure that we are making the best use of NHS money, we are reviewing some services we provide. This means sometimes we need to make difficult decisions about what can be funded.
In line with recent Government advice, we plan to limit prescribing of over the counter medicines for minor illnesses and want to know what you think.
You can read more about these proposals, including the list of conditions we are proposing for self care, on the CCG website.
Download the engagement document here
Download the engagement document here
PLEASE NOTE
From question 6, the questions are about you.
We are asking these questions because we committed to commissioning local health services that are available to all, regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation.
We also aim to promote equality through the services we commission, paying particular attention to groups or sections of Greater Nottingham’s population where improvements in health and life expectancy are not keeping pace with the rest of the population.
To do this and to help ensure that everyone has equal access to local health services, we need to collect information about people who use or may use those services.
From question 6, the questions are about you.
We are asking these questions because we committed to commissioning local health services that are available to all, regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation.
We also aim to promote equality through the services we commission, paying particular attention to groups or sections of Greater Nottingham’s population where improvements in health and life expectancy are not keeping pace with the rest of the population.
To do this and to help ensure that everyone has equal access to local health services, we need to collect information about people who use or may use those services.