£15 per patient + bonuses for reaching targets
£45 if its a 24hour test.
pharmacy gets a one of setup fee for training/equipment
No, they get paid a relatively ridiculous amount to do the blood pressure.
Or maybe they’re just trying to help you?
sure but not every one
is self testing. which is really the point.
not every town has a close doctors practice,
Pharmacies need to have some medical training already (& recertify i expet every so often), which is why they have problems opening sundays (getting cover) and they are good places to test.
Its an extra service, pharmacies arent free to my knowlege, its a business.. like boots. pharmaices attached to doctors might be covered unser nhs i guess?
that said, there are guenuine people that just want to help.
there are penty of staff that wont bother or be half hearted about it. and take a single NO as a "done my part"
some people think its a waste of time because they feel fine, but are they?
the staff just might plant a seed to get checked. that might save a life and save costs long term later (which is one of the goals, save costs were possible).
i posted the NHS check for a personal reason, i didnt need to, i dont get anything from it, i was trying to help others.
its interesting not every one was aware about the NHS check in this thread.
honestly if everyone was merconery i dont thing we'd last long as a species.
im happy to see its still being checked/discussed, coming to page one just helps re-inforce for others it might be worth doing.
