Despite everything
going quiet for a long time, the wheels of bureaucracy continue to turn slowly and our services are still under threat due
to the potential opening of a pharmacy in Dounby.
The Pharmacy
Practices Committee met
on the 24th Feb and all the members from South have departed, but we
still do not know what the verdict is. We understand that a
report has to be sent to NHS Orkney Board, before the decision is made
public and that this could take up to a fortnight.
Meanwhile, the uncertainty is still causing a huge amount of stress for everyone working at the surgery.
The names of the people on this group and other information can be found by clicking the link above and they can be contacted at
sosdounby@gmail.com
Over 100 people took part in a march from the Kirkwall
Pier
basin to Main street. Footage of the report by David
Hartley for STVs North Tonight
can be viewed by clicking on the image above.
Swine Flu Vaccination programme
The
pharmacy application has rather dominated our thoughts but we are still
offering Swine Flu Vaccination to anyone who wants it. However, we
are well under way
with sending out invitations to people at risk and have had a very good
response so far. If you would like a jab
please contact the surgery.
We have had several reports that people are not able access the old surgery
mailbox, so as a temporary fix a new mailbox has been set up
- dounbysurgery@gmail.com
