NHS Pharmacy Services

Realising you have a problem with alcohol is the first big step to getting help. You may need help if: you often feel the need to have a drink you get into trouble because of your drinking other people warn you about how much you're drinking you think your drinking is causing you problems Getting the right support can be crucial to maintaining control in the future. Only relying on family, friends or carers for this often is not enough. Ask our Pharmacist about what longer term support is available in your area. Self-help or mutual aid groups (groups such as AA or SMART Recovery groups) are accessible in most areas.

If you are over 40 and not on any blood pressure medication you can have a free NHS blood pressure check. This is important to prevent heart disease and strokes. To qualify, the patient must not have previously been identified as having hypertension or a related condition.

Protect yourself from COVID-19 with our NHS or private vaccination service. It’s suitable for adults and children aged 12 years and over and is available in our pharmacy.

When you're ready to leave the hospital, you can take part in our discharge medicines service. This service puts you directly in touch with our branch pharmacist. We can then talk about your medicines directly with you.

If you have out of date or unwanted medicines, both prescription or over the counter drugs, don’t bin them or flush them. You can take your unwanted or out of date medicines back to your pharmacy for safe disposal, and it’s completely FREE.

We are able to obtain your prescriptions electronically without the need for a paper copy. Simply ask your GP Surgery to nominate our pharmacy in order for your prescriptions to be transferred to us automatically.

Our pharmacist will need to see the person that the emergency contraception is intended for, and will need to ask a few questions regarding the patients’ medical history. This is done in the privacy of our consultation room and everything discussed is in complete confidence. The sooner you come to our pharmacy to take the morning after pill, the greater the chances of avoiding pregnancy.

Book or manage a free or private NHS flu vaccination. If you're aged 50 years old or over, you can book a free flu vaccine. If you're aged 18 to 49 years old, you can book a free flu vaccine if you have certain medical conditions or are pregnant.

This is an opportunity for our pharmacist to discuss and review the medicines you are taking to ensure you are using them correctly and getting the maximum benefit. We will explain clearly and simply, without any medical jargon, what they are for and the conditions they treat and identify any possible side effects that you may be experiencing.

When you are prescribed a new medicine by your doctor our pharmacists can offer support and advice to ensure you take the new medication as prescribed without suffering any unwanted side effects or explain any further questions you may have. We usually do this by keeping in contact with you during the first 4 weeks of your new medicine being prescribed.

We dispense NHS prescriptions and will give advice on how to get the most benefit from your medicines. We keep a comprehensive stock of medicines and use a fast and an efficient wholesaler service to enable us to fill all prescriptions promptly.

We provide advice to increase your knowledge, awareness and understanding on leading healthier lifestyles so as to improve your health. In cases where we cannot provide a particular advice, service or treatment, we will ensure that you are appropriately signposted to other healthcare and social services.

If you require additional advice and support from other health professionals, social services, or support organisations, our friendly Pharmacy team can assist you by giving you their contact details.

We provide a face-to-face stop smoke service giving regular support for 12 weeks and advice to help you quit. This also includes the provision of Nicotine Replacement Therapy or Varenicline ( Champix ) dependant on suitability for up to 12 weeks. We also offer a cut-down programme over 6 weeks for those contemplating giving up smoking but not sure yet if they want to quit.