Pharmacy First

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). Conditions they can treat as part of Pharmacy First are:

Fill in the above assessment and self refer online if you have one of these conditions or you can walk into your local pharmacy.

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.

Find a pharmacy

Information on Hypertension Case Finding Services (HCFS) and Pharmacy

Community pharmacy teams can offer people over the age of 40, without a diagnosis of hypertension, a BP check to find those with undiagnosed hypertension. In addition, they can also carry out BP checks at the request of your GP practice.

There is an NHS website postcode search tool that enables you to find local pharmacies that deliver blood pressure check services.

Contraception Service (PCS)

Community pharmacy teams can provide both the initiation and ongoing supply of oral contraception for individuals from the onset of menstruation through to age 54.

Your GP can refer you into this service or women can self-present at the pharmacy.

There is an NHS website postcode search tool that enables you to find local pharmacies that deliver the contraception service.

Emergency Medicines

If you need a limited supply of prescribed medicine in an emergency, such as if you have run out, lost, or damaged your medication. They cannot help with antibiotics for new or recent problems, or controlled drugs that require identification.

There are two main ways you can request an emergency supply of medicines: Contact NHS 111 via telephone or use the online service here: Emergency prescriptions – NHS 111.

NHS App

You can use the NHS App to check your symptoms and get instant advice, book appointments, order repeat prescriptions, view your GP medical record and more.

What the NHS App does

• Get advice about coronavirus – get information about coronavirus and find out what to do if you think you have it.
• Order repeat prescriptions* – see your available medicines, request a new repeat prescription and choose a pharmacy for your prescriptions to be sent to.
• Book appointments* – search for, book and cancel appointments at your GP surgery, and see details of your upcoming and past appointments.
• Check your symptoms – search trusted NHS information and advice on hundreds of conditions and treatments, and get instant advice or medical help near you.
• Register your organ donation decision – choose to donate some or all of your organs and check your registered decision.
• Find out how the NHS uses your data – choose if data from your health records is shared for research and planning.
• View parts of your GP record* – including information about medication, allergies, vaccinations, previous illnesses and test results.

*Where this functionality is configured and / or available at your GP practice.

If you’re a patient at our practice you can use the new NHS App, a simple and secure way to access a range of NHS services on your smartphone or tablet.

Once you have downloaded the NHS App, please ensure you have enabled your phone to receive notifications.

For more information go to www.nhs.uk/nhsapp.