内容摘要：The government has recognised there are problems with under-representation in the honours and an independent chair is being recruited to improve diversity and outreach.

The government has recognised there are problems with under-representation in the honours and an independent chair is being recruited to improve diversity and outreach.

A Department of Health and Social Care spokesperson said there were "European-wide supply issues" and it was "working closely with industry and the NHS" to mitigate the impact on patients.Without the drug, patients lose weight and strength, which means their ability to cope with treatment such as chemotherapy is reduced.

Some experts have predicted shortages continuing until next year.The Department of Health and Social Care has extended a serious shortage protocol for Creon which has already been in place for a year.This indicates concern about shortages of a medicine and allows pharmacists to give patients an alternative - though they argue other drugs are also in short supply.

A spokesperson for the department said the "European-wide supply issues" were caused by manufacturing supply constraints.The National Pharmacy Association said more than three quarters of members covered in a recent survey felt the current arrangements for managing the shortages were inadequate.

Some reported that patients were skipping meals and travelling long distances to get hold of the medication, according to the NPA.

One said it was the "worst stock shortage" they had ever had to deal with.She said she was still working on her script but described the play as "an old man walks into a bar type of scenario".

"He has a mysterious side to him, and the bartender is quite bored, so it all unravels from there.""It was difficult to condense all my thoughts down into dialogue," Ms Vaughan said "In my previous work I have been able to rely on descriptions."

She added that the play must only be 10 minutes, and the time restraint had offered an additional challenge.However, she described the first read-through with professional actors as a "game-changer".