Common Conditions+
Coming Soon.
Pharmacy+Health is changing, to offer you convenient health appointments. This service offers consultation appointments for a range of common conditions outside the current NHS Pharmacy First scope. We’re offering a wide range of services for:
- Ear Health
- Nose, Mouth, and Throat Health
- Respiratory Health
- Skin Health
- Gut Health
- Urinary Tract Clinic
- Pain Clinic
- Child Health Clinic
Depending on the consultation, your pharmacist might recommend and supply an appropriate prescription medicine, without the need to get a prescription from your GP.
Once this service is live, you can book a health appointment at your local Pharmacy+Health branch.
- A consultation costs £25 at any pharmacy of your choice.
- Medications supplied at an additional cost.
What is Community Pharmacy Independent Prescribing?
This services allows community pharmacists to develop and utlise their clinical skills and capabilities as a part of a wider shift across the health system to improve access to care in local communities and address health inequalities.
The NHS Community Pharmacy Independent Prescribing Programme aims to establish a framework for the future commissioning of NHS community pharmacy clinical services that incorporate independent prescribing for patients in primary care.
With GPs under growing pressure, appointments for common conditions are getting more difficult to book. But don’t worry- help is at hand! You can now access a wide range of medical consultations and treatment you need – when you need them at your local Pharmacy+Health.
How does this service work?
Get the treatment you need, when you need it.
Why use Common Conditions Plus service?
Sometimes you have a health problem and your busy life or the thought of trying to make a GP appointment means you might choose not talk to a health-care professional.
The NHS Pharmacy First Service covers only 7 minor ailments whereas this service covers over 30 ailments to ensure that almost all of your health concerns and needs are met.
Pharmacy+Health provides you with accessible, highly trained healthcare professionals that can see you quickly. Depending on the type of health issue you would like to discuss, book a face-to-face consultation in one of our branches’ private consultation rooms.
Our team of highly trained professionals are qualified to discuss and where appropriate offer medication treatment.
Common Conditions Plus Service:
Our pharmacist will ask you questions and carry out a thorough clinical assessment before making a diagnosis and prescribing treatments for the following conditions:
Ear Health – Common Conditions Plus
- Build-up or impaction of earwax (cerumen)
- Outer ear infection (otitis externa)
- Middle ear infection (otitis media)
Nose, Mouth, and Throat Health – Common Conditions Plus
- Sinusitis
- Allergic rhinitis
- Sore throat / tonsillitis
- Oral thrush
- Cough
Respiratory Health – Common Conditions Plus
- Viral infections (eg flu, COVID or other)
- Bacterial infections
Urinary Tract Clinic – Common Conditions Plus
- Lower urinary tract infection
- Upper urinary tract infection
Skin Health – Common Conditions Plus
- Fungal and candida infections (excluding fungal nail infections)
- Acne
- Rosacea
- Inflammatory skin disorders and psoriasis
- Dry Skin
- Herpes Zoster
- Skin infections (e.g. Impetigo, cellulitis) & paronychia
- Skin reactions (urticaria, hives, bites/stings, etc)
Gut Health – Common Conditions Plus
- Constipation
Pain Clinic – Common Conditions Plus
- Gout
Child Health Clinic – Common Conditions Plus
- Croup
- Skin Rashes
- Viral Rashes
- Bacterial Respiratory Rashes
- Gastro-intestinal symptoms
- Ear infections
- Throat infections
- Urinary Tract Infections
Book an Appointment Today
Simply select your preferred pharmacy, choose the service type and then the date/time that is convenient for you. It couldn’t be simpler!
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Frequently Asked Questions
If you have a health problem that you suspect is unlikely to go away on its own, make a convenient appointment to discuss it with one of our trained pharmacists.
Book an appointment at any of our pharmacy branches for help with a range of aches and pains, including earaches, coughs, colds and the flu. Our pharmacists can offer advice and treatment, and may be able to prescribe medicine without you needing to see a doctor.
Our pharmacist will discuss with you whether your symptoms are a match for the conditions for which they can provide treatment. They may determine that the supply of some medication is appropriate (additional cost). This clinically approved supply can be carried out under what is known as a Patient Group Direction. Alternatively, the pharmacist may decide that supply is not appropriate or that a referral needs to be made to another healthcare professional.
Whilst the NHS commissions pharmacies to provide a small number of clinical services, we are able to provide a much wider range on a private basis. A small fee of £25 gives you face-to-face access to our trained healthcare team to help you get the treatment you need quickly.
No, this service is a private service offered to patients who are suffering from symptoms outside the current scope of the 7 common conditions commissioned by the NHS. A small fee of £25 provides you with a consultation appointment and if needed, a prescription to get the treatment needed for the diagnosed condition.