DDA political lobby documents

Welcome to the Dispensing Doctors’ Association’s Rural Access to Medicines And Pharmacy services Under Pressure (RAMP UP) campaign.

This campaign seeks more equitable funding for your dispensaries, specifically to cover increasing wage costs.

The DDA has produced a range of resources for GPs to use in local lobbying to support the RAMP UP campaign.

These include a press release and website copy, and letters to be sent to local newspapers and local politicians.

Download your resources below:

Press Release 

Whistlestop guide to the dispensing GP financial crisis

Template politician letter

Template politician letter: October 2025 feescale

Template letter to newsletter editor

Template practice website jpg 

Dispensary finances: A guide for ICBs (2025)

Dispensary finances: A guide for Welsh HBs (2025)

Dispensary finances: A guide for Scottish HBs (2025)

DDA Parliamentary Briefings

Welsh Senedd 2026 elections: A manifesto for change
View local lobbying resources for Welsh dispensing GPs

Scottish Parliament 2026 elections: A manifesto for change
View local lobbying resources for Scottish dispensing GPs

England 2026 local elections: A manifesto for change
View local lobbying resources for English dispensing GPs

Other briefing papers

December 2025 Dispensing Practices in England: Addressing the Disparities

November 2025: Dispensing Practices in Wales: Addressing the Disparities