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Welcome to the Dispensing Doctors’ Association’s Rural Practice Manifesto for the 2019 General Election.

As the election campaign begins in earnest, the NHS will run Brexit a close second as a key area over which the political parties are best-placed to preside.

The DDA invites election candidates to work with the DDA to answer the following calls to action:

Involve the DDA in the second phase of the consultation on drug reimbursement, so that dispensing practices and their patients are not disadvantaged when the changes are implemented
‘Rural proof’ Primary Care Networks (PCNs) and support the call for an updated rural NHS funding formula that recognises the increased costs of delivering a robust and resilient health service in rural areas
Protect the unique rural GP one-stop-shop service that improves people’s access to scarce healthcare resource
Recognise that rural medical practices are the hub of their local communities, offering traditional family doctor GP services, creating skilled jobs for local people, and reducing social isolation
Lobby for urgent improvements to the rural infrastructure, particularly, public transport and broadband

Recognise that dispensing income is vital for the sustainability of high quality rural general practices

The DDA has produced a range of resources for GPs to use in local lobbying ahead of the election. These include a press release and a letter to be sent to local newspapers, template GP practice website copy, a practice letter for election candidates and a patient letter for election candidates. Download your resources below:

Press release

Letter to editor

Practice website article template

Template practice letter

Template patient letter

DDA Parliamentary Briefing Papers

The DDA also publishes parliamentary briefing papers for politicians based in England, Wales and Scotland.

Please click on the relevant links to access the DDA’s parliamentary briefing papers for viewing on the web (low res version) and for downloading for local lobbying purposes (hi resolution version)