Pharmacist wears hazmat suit to deliver prescription to elderly customer

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Pharmacist wears hazmat suit and full protective clothing to deliver prescription to elderly customer

  • NHS England confirmed they planned to support medicine home deliveries 
  • Across the UK, pharmacists are delivering prescriptions to vulnerable patients 
  • The patient opens the door and picks up the delivery once the pharmacist is at a safe distance – limiting the chance that coronavirus will cross between them
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By Kumal Jaffer For The Daily Mail

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Clad head to foot in protective clothing, this is a pharmacist making sure an elderly customer gets their prescription drugs. 

Up and down the country, pharmacists are venturing out to ensure vulnerable patients have the medicines they need. 

This delivery took place in Southend in Essex. 

Pharmacist seen delivering prescription drugs to a patient in Southend-on-Sea, Essex wearing full PPE on the first day of lockdown during the COVID-19 pandemic

Pharmacist seen delivering prescription drugs to a patient in Southend-on-Sea, Essex wearing full PPE on the first day of lockdown during the COVID-19 pandemic. The person drove a small hatchback to the address and knocked on the window then stepped back from the front door

Pharmacist seen delivering prescription drugs to a patient in Southend-on-Sea, Essex wearing full PPE on the first day of lockdown during the COVID-19 pandemic. The person drove a small hatchback to the address and knocked on the window then stepped back from the front door

Pharmacist seen delivering prescription drugs to a patient in Southend-on-Sea, Essex wearing full PPE on the first day of lockdown during the COVID-19 pandemic. The person drove a small hatchback to the address and knocked on the window then stepped back from the front door. The resident then opened the door and took the package at arms length

Pharmacist seen delivering prescription drugs to a patient in Southend-on-Sea, Essex wearing full PPE on the first day of lockdown during the COVID-19 pandemic. The person drove a small hatchback to the address and knocked on the window then stepped back from the front door. The resident then opened the door and took the package at arms length

After a knock on the door, the prescription is left outside. 

The patient opens the door and picks up the delivery once the pharmacist is at a safe distance. 

This is done to limit the chance that coronavirus will cross between them.  

The pharmacist, fully clad in PPE protective clothing, walks away after delivering a prescription to a patient in Southend, Essex on the first day of the COVID-19 lockdown

The pharmacist, fully clad in PPE protective clothing, walks away after delivering a prescription to a patient in Southend, Essex on the first day of the COVID-19 lockdown 

Official advice suggests people can still leave home for ‘any medical need’. 

This includes visiting a pharmacy – but the Government says 1.5million people deemed the most vulnerable should be shielded from face-to-face contact. 

NHS England and industry body the Pharmaceutical Services Negotiating Committee confirmed they were planning to support a medicine home delivery service, aided by volunteers.