[Discussion] pharmacy is doing more work than we give it credit for
pharmacy is doing more work than we give it credit for, which sounds obvious until you try to state the evidence for it. In England, specialist weight management services are commissioned locally, so eligibility criteria and waiting times differ by ICB. There is no single national threshold to quote. Discharge from a…
Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland have their own arrangements. An answer that begins with "in England" should say so, and most of the confusion here comes from answers that do not.
the Irish scheme cap is the single most useful fact in this board
Two years and four months on a tier 3 list. Referral date and every letter kept, which turned out to matter when the service reorganised.
ask the pharmacy for the price list, not the headline offer
BMI thresholds vary by ICB and by year
Did the consultation ask about history and medication?
Pharmacy pricing on a private prescription is set by the pharmacy. The spread between them in a given month is routinely substantial, which is why a tracker built from member reports is more useful than any headline.
GP said no and specialist said yes is a very common sequence
That is the first-month offer price, not the ongoing monthly cost. The tracker records the second one.
Agreed on keeping letters. Dates are what make an appeal or a re-referral possible.