Syringe Exchange/Methadone Services: Crystal Palace Rd

[macroban]

No, snorky.

A human being wrote the text.

Who was it?

[snorky]

Wot, like the first post on this thread ?

"There is concern that this will attract drug users to the area, affecting safety (particularly at night) and leading to an increase in anti-social incidents. Others areas which have had pharmacies with similar services opened, have seen a rise in drug addicts present, used syringes discarded on to the streets and trouble caused by the people present. "

BARA wrote that... but who is BARA ?

[jumpinjourno]

To those of you that were expecting this story to appear in this weeks Southwark News...

I apologise, as it will not. We had to pull it due to a number of stories breaking on deadline day that took a precedence, It is online at www.southwarknews.co.uk...

Once again, sorry for that.

Please feel free to call me at the office on 020 7231 5258 with any comments or queries...

[AllforNun]

Maurice

"sweeping insults of academia in general" coming from you ....well what can I say....how's your love for Peckham ?

Ted

As for academia I am confused, are you saying that you get a qualification and are then not swayed by any form of peer pressure or politics....is that what you are honestly trying to tell us ?

[ChavWivaLawDegree]

I was hoping that if I ignored this thread it would eventually go away, but it's like one of those wet farts that hang around for ages.

[mightyroar]

CWALD for what maybe the first time on this thread I totally agree.(tu)

We could start a new thread called

'Lets argue about stuff'

and then we could leave this one alone for a while?

[dc]

Charmingly put, but you are probably right that this issue has lost its momentum - largely due to the fact that a mutually acceptable solution has now been reached.

The fact is however, that this thread has attracted (as far as I can tell from browsing) more views and postings than any other on the EDF. The only ones that come anywhere near are: New Secondary School, Attempted Abduction and Cafe Nero and they are way behind.

People have been able to hear about and discuss this issue in a way that, whatever the best endeavours or intentions could ever have been of the PCT or any other organisation seeking to consult, would not have been possible by a normal letter posting exercise.

This is a good thing I think. I also tend to the view that the discussion on the EDF has been more balanced and representative of the community at large than is usually the case at public meetings or at the community council.

[AllforNun]

TedM and Maurice

Dr Jane you well educated friend recently quoted in the Southwark News " I am glad that the other pharmacies have agreed to stay open longer to serve the NEEDS of the community in regards to the needle exchange'

Blimey would you believe it your whole "Except that the PCT's Dr jane Fryer, medical director of the Primary Care Trust (I know, she's probably a real ignoramus, huh?) is on record as saying there is no need for a service" argument collapses into oblivion, shame it does not take your patronising clap trap with it........NEEDS being the key word.....just incase you can't see through all your sht isht er ......straw

[macroban]

Which pharmacies are now staying open longer?

[AllforNun]

No idea....Im just a tax paying moron who reads the southwark news thingy for info ....google it, it was on their website ....hope this helps.

[macroban]

Having seen off the threatened competition by the DMC, how many of the local pharmacies have now increased their opening hours to compensate for the local community not getting a 100-hour pharmacy? How many of them now open on Sundays?

Care Chemists 104 Grove Vale SE22 8DR

Day Lewis Pharmacy 34 Forest Hill Road SE22 0RR

Foster & Sons 14 Forest Hill Road SE22 0RR

Macey (EyeKent) Chemist 43-45 Northcross Road SE22 9ET

National Co-op Chemists Ltd 115 Lordship Lane SE22 8HU

Sadlers Pharmacy 389 Lordship Lane SE22 8JN

Tanna Chemist 46 Lordship Lane SE22 8HJ

[pearcesa]

I live very close to this chemist and was not even aware that this service was provided. We've never experienced any problems.

[Maurice]

Yes my patronising clap trap is over. BARA (rightly) won and this issue is closed.

[SimonM]

>>Tanna Chemist 46 Lordship Lane SE22 8HJ<<

..has also been a Day Lewis for some years. You'd think though that a small chain like this would be better equipped to have some form of late-opening rota..

[Ko]

Yes lets see the pharmacies now extend their hours as they said they would! Do they have to go through PCT admin procedures to do this or can they just get on with it?

[AllforNun]

http://www.southwarknews.co.uk/00,news,7747,440,00.htm

is it back on again !

[bawdy-nan]

and what has this to do with the price of fish?

[AllforNun]

Christ are they mainlining fish now ? These councillors really no how to party, lets get this bleedin facility up and running quick. If the fish stocks start to dry up and they all get strung out, whos going to skew the Cleener Greener fund to re-ashfelt northcross roads path ?

[macroban]

Let's not lose sight of the substantive point that the local community has been denied a 100-hour pharmacy, seemingly through dirty tactics.

[ChavWivaLawDegree]

Hear Hear Macroban!

[AllforNun]

Yes sorry

[snorky]

we shoudl never forget the power of BARA

[macroban]

Three months on...

Which local pharmacies have increased their opening hours as "promised" to compensate East Dulwich for being denied a 100-hour pharmacy?

[Keef]

That's a very good question, anyone???

Another good question is where the f**k is Maurice?!?!?

[karter]

The pharmacist on Northcross rd is still rubbing his hands with glee as he was very worried that he may lose business if that pharmacy at Dulwich Medical Centre were to open and did he have something to do with the petition i wonder?