If you or someone you love is struggling with alcohol, we can provide free one to one advice and support to anyone over the age of 18 through our alcohol intervention service. We can help identify any increased risk through a quick assessment and then provide simple interventions to help motivate you to change your drinking patter
Read moreIf you are concerned you might have a sexually transmitted disease then taking a chlamydia screening test is a quick and easy way to find out.
We can provide you with the equipment and information that you need to send a sample for assessment. We will always be discreet and provide private facilities for your consultation.
Your NHS 111 call advisor or your GP Surgery will make a digital referral to a convenient pharmacy, where the patient will receive pharmacist advice and treatment for a range of minor illnesses, or for an urgent supply of a previously prescribed medicine
This service can only be accessed by a referral from NHS 111 or via your GP Surgery.
Read moreEmergency Hormonal Contraception (emergency contraception or the morning-after pill) can be supplied following a brief consultation with the pharmacist, designed to ensure that you are receiving the right help.
We will always be discreet and provide private facilities for your consultation.
Emergency contraception should be taken within a certain time frame – so don’t delay.
Our head lice treatment service can help you banish lice as part of our free NHS Minor Ailments service.
No appointment is needed, all you have to do is provide is with information showing that you are registered with a GP in the local area and bring a sample of the confirmed head lice.
We offer Meningitis ACWY vaccinations for Hajj and Umrah. Hajj is the biggest annual pilgrimage in the world, which takes place in the holy lands of Makkah Province in Saudi Arabia. Unlike Hajj, Umrah is a pilgrimage to Mecca that can be taken at any date through the year.
There are a number of health requirements which are published by the Saudi Arabia Ministry of Health annually.
Visitors are required to produce a certificate of vaccination against Meningococcal Meningitis infection ACWY. In the UK, visas will not be issued unless proof of vaccination, at least 10 days prior to the expected date of entry is submitted with the visa application.
Our minor ailments service allows us to provide free treatments and advice if you are suffering with a minor ailment and prevent the need for you to wait to see your GP.
You’ll need to provide some information showing us that you are registered with a GP in the area, have a short consultation with the pharmacist and answer a few questions.
Our flu jab service helps keep the virus away!
We offer Free NHS vaccinations in all of our pharmacies so you and your family are prepared for the winter.
We will need to ask you some questions to assess whether you are eligible for a free NHS vaccination.
We provide a needle exchange service in many of our pharmacy practices using state-of-the-art facilities.
With late night, weekend and bank holiday opening hours, we work closely with NHS teams to offer the highest standards of patient care.
Speak to your key worker about our service and request a transfer to your local Hub pharmacy.
When you have been prescribed a new medicine it can help to take to an expert. Our new medicines service is designed to help.
When used correctly, medication can really improve the treatment of your condition. If they are not used correctly, they can sometimes fail to work and may cause unwanted side effects.
We can provide advice to enable you to understand your new medicines as part of a free NHS service.
The demand for palliative care drugs can be urgent and / or unpredictable. A number of drugs used in this type of care are rarely used in other circumstances and are therefore often not widely available in community pharmacies. At Blackley Pharmacy in Manchester and St, Catherines Pharmacy in Tranmere, we hold a stock of palliative care drugs which are accessible if needed urgently.
We recommend you consider getting a flub jab If you don't qualify for an NHS vaccination but are:
This service is available on a walk in basis without an appointment and there is a charge but please call the pharmacy first.
We provide a free NHS Stop Smoking service to smokers who are ready to quit and make that vital step forward in improving their health. We have trained advisors in the pharmacies who can hold private one to one consultations and provide weekly support to help you on your stop smoking journey.
One of our team can advise you on the best way to approach ‘quitting’, through use of nicotine replacement therapies such as patches and inhalators. We will meet with you at regular intervals to give you the encouragement and support that you need. If you choose to see a stop smoking advisor from outside of the pharmacy, we also accept the stop smoking vouchers which will have been dispensed to you.
If you have been prescribed medication for supervised consumption it is important to find a local pharmacy that you are comfortable with.
We offer a very reliable supervised consumption service with clear guidelines and set hours so that you know when you can access this service. Many of our pharmacies are open seven days a week and extended hours covering the periods outside of working hours. You can choose when it is convenient to collect your supply. We also have private facilities in which to use the service.
Speak to your key worker about our service and request a transfer to your local Hub pharmacy.
Altitude Sickness - the mildest form being acute mountain sickness (AMS), is the negative health effect of high altitude, caused by rapid exposure to low amounts of oxygen at high elevation. Symptoms may include headaches, vomiting, tiredness, trouble sleeping, and dizziness.
Cholera – Common in Africa, Central America and Asia, cholera is an infection spread by bacteria in contaminated food and water.
Diphtheria, Poliomyelitis and Tetanus - This diphtheria, polio and tetanus vaccine may also be recommended if you're travelling to an area of the world where there is a high risk of contracting these diseases, or poor access to medical care, and you haven't had a booster in the last ten years.
Hepatitis A – Contaminated faecal matter spreads hepatitis A, a disease often caught via infected food and water and common across in Africa, Asia, the Middle East and South America.
Hepatitis B – Unprotected sex is usually responsible for hepatitis A infection, along with sharing needles, visiting dirty tattoo parlours, unhygienic barbers shops and nail salons. It’s common in both undeveloped and developed countries.
Japanese Encephalitis – Spread by mosquitoes, there’s no cure for this disease found across South East Asia, Japan, and tropical regions of Australia. There are also occasional epidemics in China and India.
Malaria – A highly dangerous disease spread by infected mosquitoes, malaria is common in the equatorial tropics and subtropics.
Meningitis; ACWY Vaccination for Hajj or Umrah – A bacterial infection, this disease tends to be commonest in sub-Saharan Africa. But it’s also sometimes found where it’s crowded and where there’s imperfect hygiene, for example universities and army camps.
Rabies – Infected animal and human bites and scratches spread this awful disease, which is particularly common in Thailand, Brazil and India.
Tick-borne Encephalitis – A tick-borne virus found in eastern, northern and central Europe as well as eastern Russia, east Asia, China and Japan.
Typhoid – Bacteria are responsible for this infection and it’s found throughout the world, a risk wherever sanitation and hygiene are poor.
Being well prepared before you travel is an important step to enjoy a happy and healthy holiday. Our travel vaccination service will help.
Start your online consultation
Check which vaccinations you need
Our trained pharmacists can provide you with expert advice regarding everyday health precautions and minimise the risks of contracting a disease whilst travelling. We can also provide a tailored recommendation on which vaccinations you require depending on which countries you will be visiting, your age and health and what activities you will be doing. We offer the travel clinic service from many of our pharmacies.
Our pharmacists are available 7 days a week until 10pm in most of our locations so stop by at any time for an informal consultation about your travel requirements.
Understanding how to manage your weight in a healthy way can help you to achieve your personal aims and objectives. Lipotrim weight management will help you on your way.
If you are overweight and are serious about losing weight, the Lipotrim Pharmacy Programme could help you reach your goal, knowing you have a highly trained pharmacist on hand for information, advice and encouragement.
The programme involves using Lipotrim Total Food Replacement formulas in place of your regular meals and weekly visits to your pharmacy to monitor your progress.
To speak to a pharmacist about Lipotrim, find your local Hub pharmacy here:
If you or someone you love is struggling with alcohol, we can provide free one to one advice and support to anyone over the age of 18 through our alcohol intervention service. We can help identify any increased risk through a quick assessment and then provide simple interventions to help motivate you to change your drinking patter
Read moreIf you are concerned you might have a sexually transmitted disease then taking a chlamydia screening test is a quick and easy way to find out.
We can provide you with the equipment and information that you need to send a sample for assessment. We will always be discreet and provide private facilities for your consultation.
Your NHS 111 call advisor or your GP Surgery will make a digital referral to a convenient pharmacy, where the patient will receive pharmacist advice and treatment for a range of minor illnesses, or for an urgent supply of a previously prescribed medicine
This service can only be accessed by a referral from NHS 111 or via your GP Surgery.
Read moreEmergency Hormonal Contraception (emergency contraception or the morning-after pill) can be supplied following a brief consultation with the pharmacist, designed to ensure that you are receiving the right help.
We will always be discreet and provide private facilities for your consultation.
Emergency contraception should be taken within a certain time frame – so don’t delay.
Our head lice treatment service can help you banish lice as part of our free NHS Minor Ailments service.
No appointment is needed, all you have to do is provide is with information showing that you are registered with a GP in the local area and bring a sample of the confirmed head lice.
We offer Meningitis ACWY vaccinations for Hajj and Umrah. Hajj is the biggest annual pilgrimage in the world, which takes place in the holy lands of Makkah Province in Saudi Arabia. Unlike Hajj, Umrah is a pilgrimage to Mecca that can be taken at any date through the year.
There are a number of health requirements which are published by the Saudi Arabia Ministry of Health annually.
Visitors are required to produce a certificate of vaccination against Meningococcal Meningitis infection ACWY. In the UK, visas will not be issued unless proof of vaccination, at least 10 days prior to the expected date of entry is submitted with the visa application.
Our minor ailments service allows us to provide free treatments and advice if you are suffering with a minor ailment and prevent the need for you to wait to see your GP.
You’ll need to provide some information showing us that you are registered with a GP in the area, have a short consultation with the pharmacist and answer a few questions.
Our flu jab service helps keep the virus away!
We offer Free NHS vaccinations in all of our pharmacies so you and your family are prepared for the winter.
We will need to ask you some questions to assess whether you are eligible for a free NHS vaccination.
We provide a needle exchange service in many of our pharmacy practices using state-of-the-art facilities.
With late night, weekend and bank holiday opening hours, we work closely with NHS teams to offer the highest standards of patient care.
Speak to your key worker about our service and request a transfer to your local Hub pharmacy.
When you have been prescribed a new medicine it can help to take to an expert. Our new medicines service is designed to help.
When used correctly, medication can really improve the treatment of your condition. If they are not used correctly, they can sometimes fail to work and may cause unwanted side effects.
We can provide advice to enable you to understand your new medicines as part of a free NHS service.
The demand for palliative care drugs can be urgent and / or unpredictable. A number of drugs used in this type of care are rarely used in other circumstances and are therefore often not widely available in community pharmacies. At Blackley Pharmacy in Manchester and St, Catherines Pharmacy in Tranmere, we hold a stock of palliative care drugs which are accessible if needed urgently.
We recommend you consider getting a flub jab If you don't qualify for an NHS vaccination but are:
This service is available on a walk in basis without an appointment and there is a charge but please call the pharmacy first.
We provide a free NHS Stop Smoking service to smokers who are ready to quit and make that vital step forward in improving their health. We have trained advisors in the pharmacies who can hold private one to one consultations and provide weekly support to help you on your stop smoking journey.
One of our team can advise you on the best way to approach ‘quitting’, through use of nicotine replacement therapies such as patches and inhalators. We will meet with you at regular intervals to give you the encouragement and support that you need. If you choose to see a stop smoking advisor from outside of the pharmacy, we also accept the stop smoking vouchers which will have been dispensed to you.
If you have been prescribed medication for supervised consumption it is important to find a local pharmacy that you are comfortable with.
We offer a very reliable supervised consumption service with clear guidelines and set hours so that you know when you can access this service. Many of our pharmacies are open seven days a week and extended hours covering the periods outside of working hours. You can choose when it is convenient to collect your supply. We also have private facilities in which to use the service.
Speak to your key worker about our service and request a transfer to your local Hub pharmacy.
Altitude Sickness - the mildest form being acute mountain sickness (AMS), is the negative health effect of high altitude, caused by rapid exposure to low amounts of oxygen at high elevation. Symptoms may include headaches, vomiting, tiredness, trouble sleeping, and dizziness.
Cholera – Common in Africa, Central America and Asia, cholera is an infection spread by bacteria in contaminated food and water.
Diphtheria, Poliomyelitis and Tetanus - This diphtheria, polio and tetanus vaccine may also be recommended if you're travelling to an area of the world where there is a high risk of contracting these diseases, or poor access to medical care, and you haven't had a booster in the last ten years.
Hepatitis A – Contaminated faecal matter spreads hepatitis A, a disease often caught via infected food and water and common across in Africa, Asia, the Middle East and South America.
Hepatitis B – Unprotected sex is usually responsible for hepatitis A infection, along with sharing needles, visiting dirty tattoo parlours, unhygienic barbers shops and nail salons. It’s common in both undeveloped and developed countries.
Japanese Encephalitis – Spread by mosquitoes, there’s no cure for this disease found across South East Asia, Japan, and tropical regions of Australia. There are also occasional epidemics in China and India.
Malaria – A highly dangerous disease spread by infected mosquitoes, malaria is common in the equatorial tropics and subtropics.
Meningitis; ACWY Vaccination for Hajj or Umrah – A bacterial infection, this disease tends to be commonest in sub-Saharan Africa. But it’s also sometimes found where it’s crowded and where there’s imperfect hygiene, for example universities and army camps.
Rabies – Infected animal and human bites and scratches spread this awful disease, which is particularly common in Thailand, Brazil and India.
Tick-borne Encephalitis – A tick-borne virus found in eastern, northern and central Europe as well as eastern Russia, east Asia, China and Japan.
Typhoid – Bacteria are responsible for this infection and it’s found throughout the world, a risk wherever sanitation and hygiene are poor.
Being well prepared before you travel is an important step to enjoy a happy and healthy holiday. Our travel vaccination service will help.
Start your online consultation
Check which vaccinations you need
Our trained pharmacists can provide you with expert advice regarding everyday health precautions and minimise the risks of contracting a disease whilst travelling. We can also provide a tailored recommendation on which vaccinations you require depending on which countries you will be visiting, your age and health and what activities you will be doing. We offer the travel clinic service from many of our pharmacies.
Our pharmacists are available 7 days a week until 10pm in most of our locations so stop by at any time for an informal consultation about your travel requirements.
Understanding how to manage your weight in a healthy way can help you to achieve your personal aims and objectives. Lipotrim weight management will help you on your way.
If you are overweight and are serious about losing weight, the Lipotrim Pharmacy Programme could help you reach your goal, knowing you have a highly trained pharmacist on hand for information, advice and encouragement.
The programme involves using Lipotrim Total Food Replacement formulas in place of your regular meals and weekly visits to your pharmacy to monitor your progress.
To speak to a pharmacist about Lipotrim, find your local Hub pharmacy here: