It’s national Ask Your Pharmacist Week
Pharmacies are part of the NHS family and the range of clinical services they provide has expanded significantly in recent years.
Your local pharmacy can help
- Things have been changing at your local pharmacy, including the introduction of a range of new NHS services.
- Already you can benefit from prompt advice and treatment for minor illnesses, support for healthy living and medicines advice to help you manage your long term medical conditions.
- Many pharmacies now also check blood pressure and provide vaccinations including flu jabs on the NHS.
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Services that help you to understand new medication you have been prescribed and how to use it to best effect have also been expanded.
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Meanwhile, your pharmacy has become more integrated with other parts of the health service, working in partnership with doctors and hospitals - for example taking formal referrals from general practice.
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Don’t miss out on NHS health care available conveniently and close to home, in your local pharmacy
NHS services at all pharmacies in England:
- Dispensing of medicines
- Repeat dispensing
- Waste management
- Signposting
- Support for self-care
- Clinical governance
NHS services at many pharmacies in England include:
- Covid-19 vaccinations
- Stop smoking
- Weight management
- Flu and pneumococcal vaccination
- Test and treat for chlamydia
- Health checks
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