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Public Engagement: Valuing Medicines Strategy Consultation
The Department of Health's consultation on Valuing Medicines - A Strategy for the Sustainable Use of Medicines in Northern Ireland closes on 26 February 2025.
They are hosting an online engagement session, on Friday 21st February 2025, 12:00 – 2:00pm, for you to learn more about the consultation and share your views on the strategy’s goals and recommendations. The session will be hosted by Professor Cathy Harrison, Chief Pharmaceutical Officer.
Have your say – your input matters!
Date: Friday, 21st February 2025
Time: 12:00 – 2:00pm
Online event: Microsoft Teams
Joining details: Join the meeting now
Meeting ID: 325 757 573 431 Passcode: HA2jh2Wu
Email: VMSconsultation@health-ni.gov.uk
Please join us using the Microsoft Teams link above. We would appreciate it if you
could email us in advance to confirm your interest in attending.
Aim of the event
- Join a webinar to discuss Valuing Medicines – A Strategy for the Sustainable Use of Medicines in Northern Ireland.
- This is an opportunity to learn more about the consultation and share your views on the strategy’s goals and recommendations.
Why is this important?
- Medicines are essential for keeping people healthy at all stages of life.
- In Northern Ireland, we spend £875 million a year on medicines.
- People here take more medicines at a higher cost than in other parts of the UK.
- If we don’t act, the health service will struggle to afford new and better treatments.
- Medicines also have an environmental impact:
- They produce 25% of NHS carbon emissions.
- Too much medicine goes to waste which costs money and
harms the environment.
What does the strategy aim to achieve?
- Ensuring everyone can access the right medicines safely and affordably.
- Reducing waste and the impact of medicines on the environment.
- Using data, technology and research to improve how medicines are used.