NHS Pharmacy First
Fast, NHS-funded treatment for seven common conditions without needing a GP appointment.
- Treated the same day
- Medicine on the spot
- Free on the NHS
Price
Free on the NHS
Appointment
15 to 20 minutes
Benefits
Why patients choose this service.
Treated the same day
Walk in with symptoms and walk out with a plan, no GP wait.
Medicine on the spot
Where antibiotics are appropriate, they are dispensed there and then.
Free on the NHS
Standard prescription charges or exemptions apply as usual.
Overview
About this service.
Pharmacy First means you can be assessed and, where appropriate, given prescription medicine for seven common conditions without a GP appointment. Earache, sore throat, sinusitis, impetigo, infected insect bites, shingles and uncomplicated urinary tract infections in women.
You are seen in our consultation room by a pharmacist who can examine, decide and treat in the same visit. If antibiotics are needed and clinically justified, they are handed to you before you leave.
It is free on the NHS, and most people are seen the same day. If your symptoms point somewhere else, we say so and help you get to the right place quickly.
Your appointment
What to expect.
A clear, unhurried appointment shaped around you, no surprises, no rushed decisions.
- Duration: 15 to 20 minutes.
- Cost: free on the NHS.
- What happens: symptom assessment against NHS criteria, examination where needed, then treatment, advice or onward referral.
Appointments usually available this week.
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