Pharmacy First

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Pharmacy First

From the 31st January 2024 the Pharmacy First service has been expanded to enable community pharmacists to complete episodes of care for 7 common conditions following defined clinical pathways.  Move information is available from NHS England ยป Pharmacy First

Accessing the service

Patients will access the new clinical pathway element by walking into the pharmacy directly or where appropriate, by contacting them by video consultation. In addition, patients will access the service via referrals from:

  • – NHS 111 (online, telephone and NHS App)
  • – integrated urgent care clinical assessment services
  • – urgent treatment centres
  • – emergency departments
  • – 999
  • – general practice (GPs cannot make a referral for urgent repeat medicine supply)

Please use the following link to find NHS Services NHS Service Finder – NHS Digital

Local Pharmacies taking part in the scheme:

A local pharmacy has asked us to display this poster but you have a choice as to which pharmacy you go to from the above list.