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All local pharmacies are offering the Pharmacy First service (or the similar Minor Ailments Service).

Going to your local pharmacy offers an easy and convenient way to get clinical advice on minor health concerns. Community pharmacies can offer treatment and when appropriate, some prescription medicine, for seven common conditions without patients needing to see a GP, as part of a major transformation in the way the NHS delivers care. 

How it works

Simply walk into your local pharmacist and ask for some advice.

The treatment for most common conditions is about doing the right things for yourself. Your local pharmacist can now offer treatment and provide some prescription medicine for seven conditions, if appropriate, without the need for a GP appointment or prescription.

Also, remember that many pharmacies are open at weekends and evenings.

Types of conditions a pharmacist can help with

• Sinusitis (for those aged 12 years and over)
• Sore throat (for those aged 5 years and over)
• Earache (for those aged between 1 and 17 years old)
• Infected insect bite (for those aged 1 year and over)
• Impetigo (for those aged 1 year and over)
• Shingles (for those aged over 18 years old
• Uncomplicated urinary tract infections (UTIs) (for women aged 16-64)

Community pharmacy teams are highly-skilled, qualified health professionals who have the appropriate clinical training to give people the health advice they need. Patients don't need an appointment and private consultation rooms are available. Pharmacy teams can also signpost to other relevant local services where necessary. 

Pharmacists have always helped patients, families and carers in their communities to stay healthy and are well-placed to offer treatment for health conditions. By expanding the services community pharmacies offer, the NHS is aiming to free up GP appointments and give people more choice in how and where they access care.

The new expanded community pharmacy service, which also includes initiating oral contraception without the need to see a GP, is also providing more blood pressure check services and is part of the NHS’ plans to recover and improve access to primary care services. It aims to free up to 10 million GP appointments a year once fully implemented, making it quicker and easier for you to access healthcare in our local community and give you more choice in where and how you access care.  

After you have had a consultation with the pharmacy, they will send the details through to us on the same day or on the following working day, so that the information is included in your medical record.  

Don't wait for minor health concerns to get worse - think Pharmacy First and get seen by your local pharmacy team. More information is available here.  

A stroke strikes every 5 minutes in the UK. There are around 38,000 stroke-related deaths every year and it is a leading cause of disability.  We are supporting the "NHS Face, Arms, Speech and Time (FAST)" campaign to encourage people to Act FAST, at any sign of a stroke, as every minute is vital to give patients quicker access to specialist treatment that could save their life and reduce the long-term effects of a stroke, such as a disability. 

The first sign of a stroke might not seem serious. Like struggling to smile, not being able to raise your arm or slurring when you speak.  Stroke symptoms can be less dramatic, painful or obvious than might be expected, but even if doesn’t seem like much, at the first sign of a stroke, call 999 straight away.

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Latest Information Including Countries Affected

The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has detected a case of Clade I mpox in Leeds. This is a more serious type of a rare infection, most commonly found in parts of central and east Africa. Whilst the risk of catching mpox in the UK remains low, it is helpful to be aware of some of the more common symptoms of mpox which include a skin rash or pus-filled lesions that can last 2 to 4 weeks. It can also cause fever, headaches, muscle aches, back pain, low energy and swollen lymph nodes.

What To Do If You Have Symptoms

If you have any symptoms and you, or someone you have been in contact with, have travelled to any of the countries below in the last 21 days, please do not visit a GP or health centre. Instead, call 111 or your GP practice. You will be assessed and referred to the appropriate team.

Countries affected (as at 28 November 2024)

• Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)
• Republic of the Congo
• Central African Republic
• Burundi
• Rwanda
• Uganda
• Kenya
• Cameroon
• Gabon
• Sudan
• South Sudan

Considerations is also being given to neighbouring countries at risk, such as:

• Angola
• Tanzania
• Zambia (subject to change - please visit GOV.UK for the most up to date information). 

A rash usually appears 1 to 5 days after the first symptoms. It can be on any part of the body, including the palms of the hands, soles of the feet, mouth, genitals and anus.

For more information and a list of symptoms, please check the NHS website.

More information about mpox is also available on the UKHSA website.

Please note, we will be closed for staff training from 12.00pm on Tuesday 11th March 2025 and re-open again on Wednesday 12th March at 8.00am.

Should you require medical assistance, please contact 111 or in cases of an emergency please dial 999.

Our practice receptionists have had additional training in ‘care navigation’ so they can help you get the right care, faster.

Getting you the right help more quickly 

When you call the practice to make an appointment, the Receptionist/Patient Services Team may ask you to tell them a bit about why you want to see someone. You don’t need to give lots of detail or tell them anything that makes you feel uncomfortable.

Our Reception team/Patient Services Team will never offer clinical advice or triage; this new way of working is about offering you the choice to see the most appropriate professional in the practice team or elsewhere. It will often be quicker and means you may not need to see a GP at all.

By working this way, it helps to free up time for our GPs to care for patients with complex or serious health conditions that can only be managed by a GP. More importantly though, it means people are seen first by the clinician best able to manage their clinical problem.

Please don't be offended if you are asked what the problem is when you ring for an appointment. This is called Care Navigation and it's about helping you get the service you need.

The Receptionist/Patient Services Team might suggest you see an alternative professional or service, such as:

• Pharmacy

• Physiotherapy

• Healthy Minds

• Lifestyle Health & Wellbeing

• Social prescribers

• Prescribing Pharmacists

The choice is always yours though, and we hope next time you contact us and speak to our Reception team/Patient Services Team, you will see the value of seeing another health professional, if they are able to help.

The practice is open Monday to Friday 8.00am to 6.30pm.

Saturday and Sunday closed.

The practice will be closed on the following Public Holidays during 2025:

Closed for Staff Training

The practice will be closed for staff training from 12.00pm on the following dates during 2025/26 until 8:00am the next day.

These dates may be subject to change:

As part of our ongoing work in the Delivering a ‘Net Zero’ National Health Service, we are asking patients to return all inhalers and other medications to pharmacies, where they will be sent for clinical incineration. This is much better than disposing of them in household waste, as if they end up in landfill the propellant gases are released into the atmosphere contributing to climate change.

Many inhalers contain gases called propellants which help the medicine in the inhaler to be delivered to your lungs. These are not harmful to you, but they are potent greenhouse gases. This is why 3-4% of the whole NHS carbon footprint comes from inhalers.

It’s important to return your inhalers to pharmacies so that they can be disposed of properly, by breaking down the propellant gases into less harmful ones. Some pharmacies will be able to recycle the other materials in the inhaler, too.

Binning inhalers with your regular household waste means the propellant gases end up released into the atmosphere, so please consider bringing them to a pharmacy if you can.

If you are concerned about the possible environmental impact of your inhalers it is very important that you discuss this with your GP or Nurse, rather than just stopping your inhalers, so that any changes can be agreed and made safely.

If you use inhalers and wish to reduce the environmental impact of your treatment there are three main things you can do:

Make sure your disease control is as good as it can be

The most important issue is that the best treatment regime for you and the planet is the one which controls your asthma or COPD well. If you need to use your reliever (blue/Salbutamol) inhaler more than three times in a week, this can be a sign that your asthma is not well controlled. If this is happening, you should talk to your GP/Nurse about this.

Review your treatment with your GP, Nurse, or Pharmacist

Dry powder inhalers can be used by most people with asthma and need a quick and deep breath for the medicine to reach the airways. They usually come with a dose counter so you can track your medication use and don’t need a spacer device.

Starting or changing to a dry powder inhaler is a good way for many people to improve their care and reduce its environmental impact, but for some people MDIs will remain the best option. It’s really important that you talk about any changes to your inhaler device with your GP, Nurse or Pharmacist.

Click here for further information on Greener Practice.