How our urinary tract clinic can help you get the treatment you need

Think you may have urinary tract infection symptoms? Our pharmacists are on hand to provide quality urinary tract infections advice and treatment.

Independent prescribing pharmacists help ensure that people have access to safe and high-quality healthcare, address health issues before they get worse.

A pharmacist independent prescriber may prescribe autonomously for any condition within their clinical competence. 

Why use this prescription service for your UTI?

Sometimes you have a health problem and your busy life or the thought of trying to make a GP appointment means you might not talk to a healthcare professional.

Pharmacy+Health provides you with accessible, highly-trained healthcare professionals that can see you quickly with no waiting que. Book a face-to-face consultation in one of our branches’ private consultation rooms to discuss the UTI symptoms you’re suffering from.

Conditions we treat

Our pharmacist will ask you questions, and diagnose you to be able to provide you with the best treatment route for any of these conditions:

• Lower urinary tract infection
• Upper urinary tract infection

How does this service work

Treatments

Depending on the consultation, your pharmacist might recommend the supply* of one of the following medicines for your lungs:

What is Community pharmacy independent prescribing?

This services allows community pharmacists to develop and utlize 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.

Pharmacy First Common Conditions Service?

Pharmacy+Health is changing, to offer you convenient, health appointments.  This includes free NHS appointments for a range of common conditions, so if you’re feeling symptoms for:

• Blocked or infected sinuses  (over 12’s-adults)
• Sore throat  (over 5’s-adults)
• Earache  (1-17 yr olds)
• Infected insect bite  (over 1’s – adults)
• Impetigo  (over 1’s – adults)
• Shingles  (over 18’s)
• Urinary tract infection (UTI)  (Women 16-64)

Simply book online or call into one of our branches*.

As part of the Pharmacy First service, our pharmacists are now able to offer effective medication without the need for you to book an appointment with your GP first. Simply visit your local Pharmacy+Health team to learn more about how we can help you treat your condition via this NHS scheme.

*medications supplied at additional cost.

Book an appointment today

This service will initially be available every Thursday at our Alwoodley branch.

Simply click the above link, choose the service type and then the date/time that is convenient for you. It couldn’t be simpler!

PLEASE NOTE – in accordance with our terms & conditions:

The booking and provision of a health consultation does guarantee that prescription only medicines will be offered or supplied.

That the healthcare professional will make the diagnosis.

Any diagnosis made and advice or treatment given by the healthcare professional is their considered decision at that moment in time. Subsequent new symptoms or worsening health changes do not constitute negligence on the part of the healthcare professional carrying out the health consultation.

Prescription only medicines prescribed and supplied may have side effects. The healthcare professional has no control and can not be held liable for any side effects or adverse reactions which you may experience.

Your health consultation will be provided by an appropriate and qualified healthcare professional. Subject to the service you book this will either be a Pharmacist Independent Prescriber acting within the scope of their clinical practice or a Pharmacist under a Patient Group Direction framework.