Pharmacy First

Don't wait for minor health concerns to get worse – think Pharmacy first and get seen by your local community pharmacy team.
Patients are now able to access a local pharmacy for treatment of seven (7) conditions by attending or contacting the pharmacy or by referral from your GP, practice, urgent and emergency care settings and NHS 111 (online and via telephone).
 
The table below shows the seven (7) conditions you can speak to your Pharmacist about.  Watch the video for more on how Pharmacys. First work
Over 95% of pharmacies have signed up to deliver these additional services. Please click on the Pharmacy First Service - Google My Maps to find your nearest Pharmacy.

 

How your local Pharmacy can help you

Going to your local pharmacy offers an easy and convenient way to get clinical advice on minor health concerns, and now community pharmacies can offer treatment for seven common conditions without patients needing to see a GP, as part of a major transformation in the way the NHS delivers care.

Highly trained pharmacists at more than nine in ten pharmacies can now assess and treat patients for earache, impetigo, infected insect bites, shingles, sinusitis, sore throat, urinary tract infections (UTIs) for women aged 16-64 - without the need for a GP appointment or prescription.

Community pharmacy teams are highly-skilled, qualified health professionals who have the right clinical training to give people the health advice they need. Patients don't need an appointment and private consultation rooms are available. Pharmacy teams can also signpost to other relevant local services where necessary.

For other ways that your Community Pharmacist can help you, visit nhs.uk/thinkpharmacyfirst

Don't wait for minor health concerns to get worse – think Pharmacy first and get seen by your local pharmacy team.

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