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Prescription service extended
JEWELLERY worn by the Late Princess Diana is to be auctioned on June 27 with part of the proceeds used to help rebuild wartorn Ukraine.
Princess Diana wore the jewellery in her last official engagement at the Royal Albert Hall in June 1997 for a performance of Swan Lake, according to a news source, just weeks before her fatal car crash in Paris.
PATIENTS across Britain will be able to get prescriptions from pharmacies, rather than the doctor for seven conditions. People who are suffering from sinusitis, impetigo, earache, shingles, sore throat, infected insect bites and uncomplicated urinary tract infections (UTIs) can now get prescriptions to treat the conditions from pharmacies.
The reforms were set out in a Primary Care Plan on Tuesday May 9 by the government and NHS England. They have been designed to help free up 15 million GP appointments over the next two years. Data shows that 24 million consultations have taken place over the past five months with an average waiting time for an appointment being a fortnight.
But not everyone is in agreement. Experts said not all pharmacies would be able to offer all or any of the new services. This would mean patients would end up back at their GP.
Pharmacies will also now offer access to blood pressure checks and women who use oral contraception can attend the pharmacy rather than speaking to a practice nurse or GP.
The ‘Swan Lake Suite’ jewellery was allegedly a gift from Dodi AlFayed and is believed to be the only personal jewellery she owned to have been put up for sale. One hundred and seventyeight diamonds valued at 51 carats, together with five matching South Sea pearls make up the necklace, along with earrings which were made after her tragic death.
A Ukrainian family currently owns the jewellery after acquiring the set in 2008. However, owing to the war in their homeland they have had no option but to put the iconic jewellery up for auction.
Their hope is that some of the money will go towards rebuilding Ukraine once hostilities have ceased. New York auctioneers, Guernsey’s have valued the set between £4m and £11m.
