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COVID-19 is still with us and we must all remain vigilant and look after our community.  We would like to respectfully remind all our patients that access to the surgery building remains restricted due to the COVID-19 pandemic.  Please help us to all do our best to limit the spread of COVID-19.

  • Please DO NOT enter the surgery building unless you are attending an appointment.
  • Where possible, please attend any appointments alone.
  • Please do not arrive too early or too late for your appointment, please arrive as close to your appointment time as possible.
  • Please wear an appropriate face covering whilst in the surgery building
  • Please use the provided hand sanitiser on entering and exiting the surgery building
  • Please DO NOT attend your appointment if you are concerned that you or someone you have had contact with may be displaying symptoms of COVID-19 (a new continuous cough, fever or a lack of or change in your ability to smell or taste).

Thank you.  We're all in this together

 PHARMACY FIRST SCOTLAND SCHEME

(Reviewed 1st March 2024)

What is Pharmacy First Scotland?

NHS Pharmacy First Scotland allows community pharmacies to give people expert help for treating conditions such as sore throats, earache and cold sores, along with common clinical conditions such as urinary tract infections (UTI's). Pharmacy teams offers advice, treatment or referral to other healthcare teams if required. 

By using your local community pharmacy for minor ailments, you may be seen quicker and will not have to usually wait for an appointment.

This service will help people access the right care in the right place, without having to go to their GP practice or local Accident and Emergency Department for non-urgent treatment.

Who can use it?

Everyone who is registered with a GP practice in Scotland, or who lives in Scotland, is encouraged to use their local pharmacy when they have a minor illness or common condition.

For more information, please click the following link; https://www.nhsinform.scot/care-support-and-rights/nhs-services/pharmacy/nhs-pharmacy-first-scotland

Your pharmacist can advise you about conditions such as:

Pharmacists, like GPs, can only provide certain medicines and products on the NHS. All of these are proven to be effective in treating your condition.

If you want a specific medicine or product, you may need to buy it. The pharmacist will give you advice on this.

Some pharmacists have an additional prescribing qualification which allows them to prescribe a wider range of medicines, normally only available from your GP practice.

If the pharmacist, or a member of their team, thinks it is better for you to see your GP or another healthcare professional, they may refer you directly or tell you to make an appointment.

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