Other Services

As a NHS pharmacy contractor, we provide the following NHS services:

• Dispensing prescriptions - We dispense NHS prescriptions (paper and electronic) 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 dispense all prescriptions promptly. We can also dispense NHS repeat dispensing prescriptions.
• All medicines are dispensed in child resistant containers unless you ask us not to. Please remember: keep all medicines out of the reach and sight of children.  Our staff can advise you on safe storage of medicines.
• Unwanted medicines - Please return all unwanted medicines to the pharmacy where we will dispose of them safely.
• Health advice and self-care - Our pharmacists and trained assistants are available to provide advice on all medicines and minor ailments, in private if required. We can also give you advice on how to live a healthy life, for example, advice on how to stop smoking or healthy diets. We can direct you to other sources of advice and assistance if we cannot help you ourselves.
• New Medicine Service - When you are prescribed a medicine to treat a long-term condition for the first time, the pharmacist will support you to use the medicine safely and to best effect. Our pharmacist will talk to you approximately two weeks after you first receive the medicine to see how you are getting on with it and to discuss any problems you may have. A second follow-up will be a month after you first receive the medicine. The service is only available to people using certain medicines. Our pharmacist will give you details and offer this free NHS service, if this is available to you.
• Flu Vaccination Service - Each year we provide an NHS flu vaccination service to people aged 18 years and older who are eligible to receive a free vaccination.

In addition to the above, we also provide a number of other services including:

• Prescription collection and delivery service - We offer a free prescription collection service from selected GP surgeries and we can also deliver prescriptions to your home.
• Medicines sales - We keep a wide range of over the counter medicines and related products. Our staff members can help you to select the most appropriate products for your needs or you can browse mylocalchemist.co.uk.
• Holiday healthcare - We can advise on medical requirements for travellers, including anti-malaria medicines.
• Emergency supplies - If you need one of your regular prescribed medicines in an emergency, when you are unable to contact your doctor, we may be able to help. This can only be done in genuine emergencies and it may incur a charge.

Each of our stores also provide various other services so consult our store finder for a full list of services provided by your preferred/local store.