Advice and Treatment

Pharmacists can give you advice on a range of conditions and suggest medicines that can help.

They may also be able to offer treatment and some prescription medicine for some conditions, without you needing to see a GP. This is called Pharmacy First

Seven common health conditions without the needs to visit a GP

• earache (aged 1 to 17 years)
• impetigo (aged 1 year and over) – a contagious skin infection
• infected insect bites (aged 1 year and over)
• shingles (aged 18 years and over) – infection that causes a painful rash
• sinusitis (aged 12 years and over) – infection of the sinuses (behind the forehead, cheeks and nose)
• sore throat (aged 5 years and over)
• urinary tract infections or UTIs (women aged 16 to 64 years)

The pharmacist will offer you advice, treatment or refer you to a GP or another healthcare professional if needed.

Pharmacies will update your GP health record.

If you are not within these age ranges, a pharmacist can still offer advice, but you may need to see a GP for treatment.

Please note on weekends online self-referral may take longer as the practice is closed and will not look at your assessment till we are open, for quicker response please walk into your local pharmacy.

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Getting the contraceptive pill without a prescription

You may be able to get the contraceptive pill from a pharmacy if you need to.