Your Local Pharmacist & the Common Ailments Scheme
Pharmacists are highly trained professionals who are usually local to their patients, and can offer a range of advice on a variety of conditions.
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This is a service available in your area, offering pharmacist consultations for 'Common Ailments'. Please see the following information to help understand if this service may be appropriate for you. The purpose of this scheme is to offer care to patients sooner than they might receive from their GP, and thereby free up GP time for more complex issues / reviews.
If you have one of the conditions listed below, and wish to register for a consultation under the Common Ailment Scheme, then please inform your pharmacist on arrival.
Patients can attend this service by going along to their local pharmacy, they do not need to be referred.
It is best to phone ahead to make sure the pharmacist is able to see you.
If people arrive at a busy time the pharmacist may not be available to register you and carry out the consultation.
They can also sometimes carry out a video consultation if this is more convenient for you.
What to expect
You will need to register with the pharmacy of choice and this will be the place you continue to attend for any common ailment service for a period of time. The pharmacist can explain the service to you.
You will have a private consultation with the pharmacist in the pharmacy consultation room, this will usually take between 5 and 10 minutes.
If your pharmacist feels you need a GP review, they will make this recommendation and you can then contact your practice.
For useful information on antibiotic use, please see this interesting video.
Click here, and scroll down to the bottom of the page to find chemists near you.
This is a service available in your area, offering pharmacist consultations for 'Common Ailments'. Please see the following information to help understand if this service may be appropriate for you. The purpose of this scheme is to offer care to patients sooner than they might receive from their GP, and thereby free up GP time for more complex issues / reviews.
If you have one of the conditions listed below, and wish to register for a consultation under the Common Ailment Scheme, then please inform your pharmacist on arrival.
- Acne
- Athletes Foot
- Backache (acute)
- Chickenpox
- Cold sores*
- Colic*
- Conjunctivitis(bacterial)
- Constipation
- Dermatitis (acute)
- Diarrhoea*
- Dry Eye
- Haemorrhoids
- Hayfever
- Head Lice
- Indigestion/reflux
- Ingrowing toenail*
- Intertrigo
- Mouth Ulcers
- Nappy rash
- Oral thrush
- Ringworm
- Scabies
- Sore throat/tonsillitis
- Teething
- Threadworm
- Vaginal thrush
- Verruca/warts
Patients can attend this service by going along to their local pharmacy, they do not need to be referred.
It is best to phone ahead to make sure the pharmacist is able to see you.
If people arrive at a busy time the pharmacist may not be available to register you and carry out the consultation.
They can also sometimes carry out a video consultation if this is more convenient for you.
What to expect
You will need to register with the pharmacy of choice and this will be the place you continue to attend for any common ailment service for a period of time. The pharmacist can explain the service to you.
You will have a private consultation with the pharmacist in the pharmacy consultation room, this will usually take between 5 and 10 minutes.
If your pharmacist feels you need a GP review, they will make this recommendation and you can then contact your practice.
For useful information on antibiotic use, please see this interesting video.