Pharmacist Support partners with Action on Addiction
Pharmacist Support has entered into a partnership with the charity Action on Addiction to bring its expertise to the Pharmacist Support Health Support Programme.
Action on Addiction is a charity that works “across the addiction field” in prevention, research, treatment, education and also family support. The charity will now be running the Pharmacist Support’s Health Support Programme freephone line, which is available 24 hours a day. The Health Support Programme is a “specialist” service to help those experiencing problems with alcohol or drugs and with other dependencies.
Pharmacist Support charity manager,Diane Leicester says: “To ensure that the charity can fully meet our client’s needs we feel the time is right to join forces with Action on Addiction – a specialist support provider whose holistic approach mirrors that of Pharmacist Support.”
Nick Barton, chief executive of Action on Addiction, adds: “It is only sensible to provide support to those who play such an important part in the nation’s healthcare.”
The Health Support Programme freephone number is 0808 168 5132.
