25/04/2023
Dear [LOCAL MP...INSERT NAME]
My name is …… and I am a patient at …….. Pharmacy which is situated in your constituency. I was horrified to learn that pharmacies up and down the country are closing, and more closures are being predicted this year. We have naticed a stark deterioration in service levels brought on by inadequate funding and restricted access to stock and services. The prospect of losing my local pharmacy, I cannot begin to comprehend. To lose the access, convenience and professionalism of my local pharmacy would be unimaginable to me and my family.
My local pharmacy is always professional and very accessible. They have always been helpful going above and beyond to ensure I receive my medicines in an efficient and timely way. The reassurance support and advice I receive is invaluable. This has been tested to the limit recently and I can see how they struggle to meet demand. Sometimes I have to queue and often medicines are unavailable and I have to wait for them to arrive or contact my GP for alternatives.
Delivery services are available when I’m unable to attend and their vaccination service has been a positive step for me.
I have rarely contacted my local MP about anything. On this matter I feel so strongly I hope you can help to support community pharmacy and indeed pharmacies like mine who seem to me to be valued and admired by not only myself but the public at large.
Yours Sincerely,