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| Pharmacy probe over pill refusal | Pharmacy probe over pill refusal |
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| A woman has been refused the contraceptive pill because it was against the religious beliefs of a chemist. | |
| The female employee at Lloyds pharmacy on Duke Street in Sheffield told Janine Deeley she could not give her the prescription on religious grounds. | The female employee at Lloyds pharmacy on Duke Street in Sheffield told Janine Deeley she could not give her the prescription on religious grounds. |
| Ms Deeley, 38, of Wybourn, was told she could pick up the pill the next day, when another staff member was on duty. | Ms Deeley, 38, of Wybourn, was told she could pick up the pill the next day, when another staff member was on duty. |
| A Lloyds pharmacy spokeswoman said an investigation had begun. | A Lloyds pharmacy spokeswoman said an investigation had begun. |
| She said: "Lloyds pharmacy is very sorry that Ms Deeley was refused supply of her prescribed contraceptive pill at our Duke Street pharmacy. | She said: "Lloyds pharmacy is very sorry that Ms Deeley was refused supply of her prescribed contraceptive pill at our Duke Street pharmacy. |
| "We have launched an investigation into the incident and have been in contact with her to apologise for any distress and inconvenience caused." | "We have launched an investigation into the incident and have been in contact with her to apologise for any distress and inconvenience caused." |
| The spokeswoman said she was not aware which religion the pharmacist followed. | The spokeswoman said she was not aware which religion the pharmacist followed. |
| An NHS Sheffield spokeswoman said: "We take patients' concerns very seriously, and while we have not yet received a complaint from Ms Deeley we would be happy to investigate the matter on her behalf if she gets in touch through our normal complaints system." | An NHS Sheffield spokeswoman said: "We take patients' concerns very seriously, and while we have not yet received a complaint from Ms Deeley we would be happy to investigate the matter on her behalf if she gets in touch through our normal complaints system." |