The Self-Care Strategy Group (SCSG), of which the CCA is a member, has written to the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care urging the government to fully realise the benefits of self-care and work collaboratively to build an NHS fit for the future.
In the letter the SCSG calls for:
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- An expansion of prescribing rights.
- The optimisation of digital health tools such as the NHS App.
- Direct referrals between primary, diagnostic and specialist care services to be enabled.
- The widening access to self-care medicines in pharmacies.
- The expansion of public awareness campaigns with the promotion of credible health information on self-care.
Read the full letter here:
Letter-to-Wes-Streeting-MP-Secretary-of-State-for-Health-and-Social-Care.pdf (pagb.co.uk)