Emma Bower

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1,286 appearances 13 recordings 1 series first heard May 2026 last heard 14 Aug

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Talking General Practice · Addressing the challenges facing rural general practice · 19 Jun 2026 podcast

Can you just explain a bit about how important dispensing practices are in those rural areas? voice-verified

There are lots of challenges with dispensing at the moment. voice-verified

I did a podcast a little while ago now, maybe it was last year, with the Dispensing Doctors Association, who I'm sure you know, Doctor Richard West. voice-verified

And we talked through some of these, but just so people listening to this episode know, can you explain a little bit about some of those challenges that make it really difficult financially for dispensing practices? voice-verified

Yeah. voice-verified

Do you have the issue as well about not being able to sell over the counter medicines as well, like a local pharmacy? voice-verified

Yes, absolutely correct. voice-verified

That's kind of madness, isn't it? voice-verified

I mean, uh you know, if people have then got to drive a long way into town to get it and they could have got it from you. voice-verified

But they're not, are they, though? voice-verified

There's actually a s a surprisingly large number of dispensing practices. voice-verified

I think I mean they obviously are in a minority, but it's a a fairly substantial number, isn't it? voice-verified

Rural is almost a fi a fifth of the population. voice-verified

You've said that you think that rural practices, rural policy generally is kind of overlooked by the government and so voice-verified

Do you think there needs to be a more tailored approach for general practice in rural areas and and if you do, what should that look like? voice-verified

One of the things that's kind of happening now, well, it's already started. voice-verified

It started this year, it's gonna carry on next year, is I C Bs being slashed in half. voice-verified

This is in England. voice-verified

Obviously there a lot of them emerging, they're getting bigger. voice-verified

I mean, do you think voice-verified

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