Darragh O'Loughlin: Simple remedy to ease the ills of health sector

Change has become the dominant word in Irish politics in recent weeks, but pharmacists have been screaming this word for years — and are now demanding that change in the health sector is ignited by whichever parties form the next Government.

Community pharmacists, who are to be found in every town and village in Ireland, represent a microcosm of the electorate and we are angry and fed up, particularly with the myriad of broken promises and the snail’s pace of reform in our health service.