Boots is an NHS-sponsored pharmacy that supplies medication and many diverse types of bodily care products.

Many people rely on Boots to collect their diagnosed medication, from children all the way to elderly patients.

 

The Boots in Tangley Park closing down was a very inconvenient and substantial change in my life.

I personally have a lot of problems with my body.

I am sure many can relate, as the entire community relied on these specific boots to collect their medication with ease.

Instead of having to travel all the way to Bear Road or the other Boots pharmacies around it, it would be more convenient to keep this Boots open, allowing accessible medicinal distribution.

 

The elderly will have a harder time coping with this change, as of course they will find it extremely difficult to walk all the way to a different boots, especially if they do not have anyone to pick it up for them.

If unfortunately this elderly person has dementia, they will forget these important pieces of information, specifically if they have been going to this pharmacy for quite some time.

 

This specific Boots is located right next to Marling Court, which is an elderly home filled with elderly patients who are suffering from diseases that affect people with old age, such as dementia, heart disease, type 2 diabetes, arthritis, and cancer.

These people will definitely need around-the-clock attention, and if anything happens, they will most likely require medication for their diagnosed diseases.

 

Another problem is for disabled people, because if this were the closest Boots to them, a disabled school (Clendon Primary Centre) is situated right next to this Boots, and if an emergency occurs, the nearest medical centre would be a ten-minute drive away.

It is not just the disabled school; there is also a public primary school right next to it with children in a nursery.

This Boots is there so that if urgent medication is needed for these young children, who are barely ten years old at most and are two years old at least, they do not have access to specific medication within quick reach.

If someone is having an anaphylaxis attack, this is a necessity that should be available to both of these primary schools.