GP prescription changes worry elderly patients
A GP surgery in Shaw is changing how patients order prescriptions from May 1, requiring online ordering through Patient Access, NHS app, or the practice website. The Oak Gables Partnership at Shaw and Crompton Medical Centre announced that patients can no longer order through pharmacies or by phone. The practice says this is a national NHS England initiative and they are contacting vulnerable patients individually. A spokesperson stated they will not leave any patients behind and are holding NHS App education sessions. Many community members expressed concern that elderly patients who cannot use computers or the internet will struggle with the new system.