Pat Healy

Intent: Engagement with relevant stakeholders in relation to negotiations for a new Framework Agreement on the Supply and Pricing of Medicines, noting the priorities of MFI members, and concluding an agreement that ensures the supply of affordable and accessible medicines for Irish patients.

Details: Engagement with officials in relation to the Framework Agreement on the Supply and Pricing of Medicines

Intent: Improved audiology and eye care services in the community

Details: Provision of audiology services and eye care services

Intent: List of medicines that pharmacists can prescribe.

Details: pharmacy prescribing

Intent: Engagement with relevant stakeholders in relation to negotiations for a new Framework Agreement on the Supply and Pricing of Medicines, noting the priorities of MFI members, and the need to deliver an agreement that ensures the supply of affordable and accessible medicines for Irish patients.

Details: Engagement with officials in relation to the Framework Agreement on the Supply and Pricing of Medicines

Intent: To recognise the Cost of Disability as an allowable expense, and to revise the Burden of Illness Questionnaire to capture disability related expenses within the medical card application process

Details: Emailed PCRS department in HSE to request discussion on medical card eligibility

Intent: addition of medicine to list of medicines that pharmacists can prescribe.

Details: pharmacy prescribing

Intent: Engage with relevant stakeholders regarding a new Framework Agreement, highlighting the importance of the generic, biosimilar and off-patent medicines industry and the critical role it plays in delivering affordable and vital medicines for Irish patients.

Details: Meeting with relevant Departmental stakeholders regarding a new Framework Agreement for the Pricing and Supply of Medicines.

Intent: Publication of a comprehensive Community Pharmacy Agreement that delivers tangible results for community pharmacies in the areas of fees, services, administration and ICT/Digiltilisation.

Details: Pharmacy Service Reform and Fee Modernisation- Discussions on a Framework Agreement

Intent: To take account of and consider adopting IPHA proposals to address delays in the reimbursement of medicines.

Details: Issues concerning the timely reimbursement of medicines in Ireland.

Intent: Highlight awareness on the value of this testing and begin an engagement with the HSE to develop possible pilot projects

Details: Meetings about the role near patient testing (point of care testing) can play in strengthening existing and future primary care policies