NHS Contraception Service
You can now make a convenient appointment at one of our pharmacies, to discuss and obtain oral contraception. This may be for the initial supply, or the ongoing monitoring and supply of your existing contraception. All without the need for an appointment with your GP.
Simply book a convenient appointment with one of our highly trained pharmacists.
- Convenient local healthcare locations
- Available and accessible appointments
- Professional, trained pharmacists
- For women who have never had contraception before (select an Initiation appointment)
- Women who are already using oral contraceptives (select a Continuation appointment)
- Or have been referred by a sexual health clinic
Why use our NHS Contraception Service
Making time during your busy life and booking a GP appointment to renew your supply of oral contraceptives, can be difficult.
Community pharmacies are an accessible and convenient place for people to receive advice and support for contraception management
The NHS now commissions Pharmacy+Health to provide you with this contraception service. Our accessible, highly-trained healthcare professionals can see you quickly. Book a face-to-face consultation in one of our branches’ consultation rooms.
The service is intended to enable greater choice and to widen access to services and support for communities.
We will check all the relevant aspects of your health, to monitor that continuing supply or initial supply of your oral contraception is appropriate.
Treatments
Our pharmacist will offer a confidential consultation and as part of that, will reach a shared decision with you on the ongoing supply of current oral contraception, ensuring clinical appropriateness.
- Combined oral contraception (COC)
- Progestogen only contraception (POP)
This is an NHS service and so the supply of oral contraception will be exempt from any prescription charges.
Book an appointment today
To be eligible to access this service a person must be seeking to start taking oral contraception, or seeking to obtain a further supply of their ongoing Oral contraception.
Simply choose the pharmacy you’d like to make an appointment with, then choose the service type and date/time that is convenient for you. It couldn’t be simpler!
How it works
Find a service
Find a pharmacy
Book an appointment
Frequently Asked Questions
You can access this service at one of our Pharmacy+Health branches either to discuss the initial supply of an oral contraceptive, or for the ongiong monitoring and supply of an existing oral contraceptive you have been prescribed by your GP.
When you are starting to run low from that initial supply, book an appointment with your local convenient pharmacist at one of our branches.
Yes, you can make an appointment with our pharmacists who after discussing with you and understanding your general health may be able to supply you with a suitable oral contraceptive.
This service is currently only for the provision of the commonly prescribed oral contraceptives.
The ongoing monitoring and management of repeat long-acting reversible contraception (LARC), intrauterine systems (IUS) and
intrauterine devices (IUD) is not currently included, but may be in the future. For the time-being see your GP.