Can anyone recommend a Chemist?, As the one at Falkland surgery is useless Options

[TallDarkAndHands...]

Can anyone recommend a chemist?
Where you can go and pick up a prescription without either waiting an hour, them losing your tablets or giving you the wrong tablets?

The one at Falkland surgery should be closed.
It is poor if not bordering on dangerous.

Has anyone else had the misfortune of using this **** hole?

[DereckT]

Having used all of the local pharmacies for my job over the last 20 years, my suggestions are
AVOID - Boots in the Thatcham surgery, Boots on Northbrook street and Falkland.
MEDIOCRE - Llyods oppsite Thatcham surgery, and in the shopping Centre. Also Sainburys
RECOMMENDED - Chapel row pharmacy (though they may only deal with their patients) and Superdrug in Northbrook Street.
GOLD STANDARD - Llyods near Thatcham station.
HOWEVER......As someone has already said, all of these pharmacies are working under immense pressure, and due to costs, they often employ temporary labour (locums), who are not lways the best (to put it mildly). It is best to thoroughly check your prescription BEFORE you sign for it. On average I found 50% of prescriptions had some sort of mistake that a pharmacist should have spotted.
The service (as with most of the NHS) is criminally underfunded - for that, see your local MP

[TallDarkAndHands...]

Having used all of the local pharmacies for my job over the last 20 years, my suggestions are
AVOID - Boots in the Thatcham surgery, Boots on Northbrook street and Falkland.
MEDIOCRE - Llyods oppsite Thatcham surgery, and in the shopping Centre. Also Sainburys
RECOMMENDED - Chapel row pharmacy (though they may only deal with their patients) and Superdrug in Northbrook Street.
GOLD STANDARD - Llyods near Thatcham station.
HOWEVER......As someone has already said, all of these pharmacies are working under immense pressure, and due to costs, they often employ temporary labour (locums), who are not lways the best (to put it mildly). It is best to thoroughly check your prescription BEFORE you sign for it. On average I found 50% of prescriptions had some sort of mistake that a pharmacist should have spotted.
The service (as with most of the NHS) is criminally underfunded - for that, see your local MP

Why not get rid of them all? Properly centralise with ONE purchasing team who could get big discounts for mass orders and a delivery system using a proper ERP system? It can't be that difficult. 98% of prescriptions dont change. Mine hasn't for 20 years!!