They should use this story as an advert for #PharmacyFirst
I just asked my pharmacist if my ear was a bit blocked and he had a look and SCREAMED and told me to go to A&E immediately so off I go, gang!
January 11, 2025 at 7:22 PM
They should use this story as an advert for #PharmacyFirst
A seasonal Small Business Saturday today.
It is cold & flu season, so please take up your vaccines if you’re eligible and remember Pharmacy First, like the fantastic Featherfield Pharmacy in Warden Hill. 🩺💊💉
#SmallBusiness #pharmacyfirst
It is cold & flu season, so please take up your vaccines if you’re eligible and remember Pharmacy First, like the fantastic Featherfield Pharmacy in Warden Hill. 🩺💊💉
#SmallBusiness #pharmacyfirst
November 23, 2024 at 10:12 AM
A seasonal Small Business Saturday today.
It is cold & flu season, so please take up your vaccines if you’re eligible and remember Pharmacy First, like the fantastic Featherfield Pharmacy in Warden Hill. 🩺💊💉
#SmallBusiness #pharmacyfirst
It is cold & flu season, so please take up your vaccines if you’re eligible and remember Pharmacy First, like the fantastic Featherfield Pharmacy in Warden Hill. 🩺💊💉
#SmallBusiness #pharmacyfirst
August 7, 2025 at 8:02 AM
Yesterday, I urged the Government to exempt rural pharmacies relying on #NHS services from NICs rises. Without urgent action, we risk losing access to essential healthcare services in #Newbury, including vital programmes like #PharmacyFirst
November 15, 2024 at 8:10 PM
Yesterday, I urged the Government to exempt rural pharmacies relying on #NHS services from NICs rises. Without urgent action, we risk losing access to essential healthcare services in #Newbury, including vital programmes like #PharmacyFirst
No GP Needed – We Treat Common Conditions 👩⚕️
Sore throat, UTI, red eye, backache? We’ve got you covered with fast, expert care.
✅ 27 conditions via NHS Common Ailments Service
Book now:
https://www.thehealthdispensary.co.uk/book-online/
#PharmacyFirst #FastRelief #NoGPNeeded
Sore throat, UTI, red eye, backache? We’ve got you covered with fast, expert care.
✅ 27 conditions via NHS Common Ailments Service
Book now:
https://www.thehealthdispensary.co.uk/book-online/
#PharmacyFirst #FastRelief #NoGPNeeded
September 27, 2026 at 3:02 PM
No GP Needed – We Treat Common Conditions 👩⚕️
Sore throat, UTI, red eye, backache? We’ve got you covered with fast, expert care.
✅ 27 conditions via NHS Common Ailments Service
Book now:
https://www.thehealthdispensary.co.uk/book-online/
#PharmacyFirst #FastRelief #NoGPNeeded
Sore throat, UTI, red eye, backache? We’ve got you covered with fast, expert care.
✅ 27 conditions via NHS Common Ailments Service
Book now:
https://www.thehealthdispensary.co.uk/book-online/
#PharmacyFirst #FastRelief #NoGPNeeded
February 8, 2024 at 10:07 PM
On this World Pharmacist Day, we extend our thanks to all pharmacists for their expertise, commitment, and care.
#WorldPharmacistDay #PharmacyFirst #ThankYouPharmacists
#WorldPharmacistDay #PharmacyFirst #ThankYouPharmacists
September 25, 2025 at 10:42 AM
On this World Pharmacist Day, we extend our thanks to all pharmacists for their expertise, commitment, and care.
#WorldPharmacistDay #PharmacyFirst #ThankYouPharmacists
#WorldPharmacistDay #PharmacyFirst #ThankYouPharmacists
One for my #PharmacyFirst colleagues to follow along with... 😬👂
I just asked my pharmacist if my ear was a bit blocked and he had a look and SCREAMED and told me to go to A&E immediately so off I go, gang!
January 11, 2025 at 8:06 PM
One for my #PharmacyFirst colleagues to follow along with... 😬👂
Earache? Your pharmacist can now provide treatment or some prescription medicine, if needed, for seven common conditions, without you seeing a GP.
Think pharmacy first.
nhs.uk/thinkpharmacyfirst
#PharmacyFirst
Think pharmacy first.
nhs.uk/thinkpharmacyfirst
#PharmacyFirst
December 17, 2024 at 8:13 AM
Earache? Your pharmacist can now provide treatment or some prescription medicine, if needed, for seven common conditions, without you seeing a GP.
Think pharmacy first.
nhs.uk/thinkpharmacyfirst
#PharmacyFirst
Think pharmacy first.
nhs.uk/thinkpharmacyfirst
#PharmacyFirst
Bsky:
On this World Pharmacist Day, we extend our thanks to all pharmacists for their expertise, commitment, and care. #WorldPharmacistDay #PharmacyFirst #ThankYouPharmacists
On this World Pharmacist Day, we extend our thanks to all pharmacists for their expertise, commitment, and care. #WorldPharmacistDay #PharmacyFirst #ThankYouPharmacists
September 25, 2025 at 12:06 PM
Bsky:
On this World Pharmacist Day, we extend our thanks to all pharmacists for their expertise, commitment, and care. #WorldPharmacistDay #PharmacyFirst #ThankYouPharmacists
On this World Pharmacist Day, we extend our thanks to all pharmacists for their expertise, commitment, and care. #WorldPharmacistDay #PharmacyFirst #ThankYouPharmacists
Expert Care, Made Simple 💙
Feeling unwell? Our pharmacists offer trusted advice, treatment & personalised care in one easy appointment. 🌿
Book now:
https://www.thehealthdispensary.co.uk/book-online/
#PharmacyFirst #FeelBetterFast #BookToday
Feeling unwell? Our pharmacists offer trusted advice, treatment & personalised care in one easy appointment. 🌿
Book now:
https://www.thehealthdispensary.co.uk/book-online/
#PharmacyFirst #FeelBetterFast #BookToday
September 22, 2026 at 8:01 AM
Expert Care, Made Simple 💙
Feeling unwell? Our pharmacists offer trusted advice, treatment & personalised care in one easy appointment. 🌿
Book now:
https://www.thehealthdispensary.co.uk/book-online/
#PharmacyFirst #FeelBetterFast #BookToday
Feeling unwell? Our pharmacists offer trusted advice, treatment & personalised care in one easy appointment. 🌿
Book now:
https://www.thehealthdispensary.co.uk/book-online/
#PharmacyFirst #FeelBetterFast #BookToday
If the GP practice makes money from dispensing... It will produce Rxs in a way which means they dispense more frequently (i.e. make more money).
In the same way things line PharmacyFirst is back door funding dispensing, Dispensing GP back door funds rural medicine
In the same way things line PharmacyFirst is back door funding dispensing, Dispensing GP back door funds rural medicine
More findings:
🩺 Dispensing practices are far more likely to issue one-month prescriptions.
💾 GP IT systems influence prescription duration.
📊 The proportion of LTC patients in a practice also plays a role.
🩺 Dispensing practices are far more likely to issue one-month prescriptions.
💾 GP IT systems influence prescription duration.
📊 The proportion of LTC patients in a practice also plays a role.
March 11, 2025 at 7:37 AM
If the GP practice makes money from dispensing... It will produce Rxs in a way which means they dispense more frequently (i.e. make more money).
In the same way things line PharmacyFirst is back door funding dispensing, Dispensing GP back door funds rural medicine
In the same way things line PharmacyFirst is back door funding dispensing, Dispensing GP back door funds rural medicine
Integrated care boards must “maximise” use of Pharmacy First and roll out new services in community pharmacies, NHS England has said
#ukpharmacy #pharmacyfirst #communitypharmcy
#ukpharmacy #pharmacyfirst #communitypharmcy
NHS England tells care boards to ‘maximise’ Pharmacy First in planning guidance
Integrated care boards (ICBs) must “maximise” use of Pharmacy First and roll out new services in community pharmacies, NHS England has said. In its planning framework for 2026/2027 to 2028/2029,…
buff.ly
October 27, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Integrated care boards must “maximise” use of Pharmacy First and roll out new services in community pharmacies, NHS England has said
#ukpharmacy #pharmacyfirst #communitypharmcy
#ukpharmacy #pharmacyfirst #communitypharmcy
Check out this new #PharmacyFirst podcast series from
NHS Specialist Pharmacy Service:
▶️https://www.sps.nhs.uk/articles/pharmacy-first-podcast-series/
The first episode on #sinusitis features CAPC's Prof Alastair Hay.
#PrimaryCare #Pharmacy
@nihrspcr.bsky.social
NHS Specialist Pharmacy Service:
▶️https://www.sps.nhs.uk/articles/pharmacy-first-podcast-series/
The first episode on #sinusitis features CAPC's Prof Alastair Hay.
#PrimaryCare #Pharmacy
@nihrspcr.bsky.social
October 23, 2024 at 7:39 PM
Check out this new #PharmacyFirst podcast series from
NHS Specialist Pharmacy Service:
▶️https://www.sps.nhs.uk/articles/pharmacy-first-podcast-series/
The first episode on #sinusitis features CAPC's Prof Alastair Hay.
#PrimaryCare #Pharmacy
@nihrspcr.bsky.social
NHS Specialist Pharmacy Service:
▶️https://www.sps.nhs.uk/articles/pharmacy-first-podcast-series/
The first episode on #sinusitis features CAPC's Prof Alastair Hay.
#PrimaryCare #Pharmacy
@nihrspcr.bsky.social
Jacki was able to get NHS treatment for sinusitis from a local pharmacy, without needing to see her GP.
Most pharmacists can supply prescription medicine for conditions, including sore throat, earache, UTI, shingles and impetigo.
Think #PharmacyFirst👇
pharmacyfirstnottinghamshire.com/
Most pharmacists can supply prescription medicine for conditions, including sore throat, earache, UTI, shingles and impetigo.
Think #PharmacyFirst👇
pharmacyfirstnottinghamshire.com/
December 30, 2025 at 8:45 AM
Jacki was able to get NHS treatment for sinusitis from a local pharmacy, without needing to see her GP.
Most pharmacists can supply prescription medicine for conditions, including sore throat, earache, UTI, shingles and impetigo.
Think #PharmacyFirst👇
pharmacyfirstnottinghamshire.com/
Most pharmacists can supply prescription medicine for conditions, including sore throat, earache, UTI, shingles and impetigo.
Think #PharmacyFirst👇
pharmacyfirstnottinghamshire.com/
Pharmacy First: Making Healthcare More Accessible
We worked with the @lshtm.bsky.social to create an animation explaining the independent evaluation of #PharmacyFirst. Watch how it’s improving healthcare access & reducing GP strain.
🏥💊
Watch here: avstudios.com/project/phar...
We worked with the @lshtm.bsky.social to create an animation explaining the independent evaluation of #PharmacyFirst. Watch how it’s improving healthcare access & reducing GP strain.
🏥💊
Watch here: avstudios.com/project/phar...
April 14, 2025 at 9:29 AM
Pharmacy First: Making Healthcare More Accessible
We worked with the @lshtm.bsky.social to create an animation explaining the independent evaluation of #PharmacyFirst. Watch how it’s improving healthcare access & reducing GP strain.
🏥💊
Watch here: avstudios.com/project/phar...
We worked with the @lshtm.bsky.social to create an animation explaining the independent evaluation of #PharmacyFirst. Watch how it’s improving healthcare access & reducing GP strain.
🏥💊
Watch here: avstudios.com/project/phar...
A report published by the Company Chemists’ Association has called for Pharmacy First in England to include a wider range of treatment options to support antimicrobial stewardship
#AMR #AMS #pharmacyfirst
#AMR #AMS #pharmacyfirst
Pharmacy First treatment options should be broadened to support antimicrobial stewardship, says CCA
Pharmacy First in England should include a wider range of treatment options to support antimicrobial stewardship (AMS), according to a report from the Company Chemists’ Association (CCA). The report,…
buff.ly
December 19, 2024 at 3:34 PM
A report published by the Company Chemists’ Association has called for Pharmacy First in England to include a wider range of treatment options to support antimicrobial stewardship
#AMR #AMS #pharmacyfirst
#AMR #AMS #pharmacyfirst
NHS England data have revealed that the number of GP referrals to the Pharmacy First clinical pathway service in England has varied widely between integrated care boards
#ICBs #PharmacyFirst #UKhealthcare
#ICBs #PharmacyFirst #UKhealthcare
NHS data show significant variation in GP referrals to Pharmacy First across England
The number of GP referrals to the Pharmacy First clinical pathway service in England has varied widely between integrated care boards (ICBs), NHS England data have shown. The data, obtained by The…
buff.ly
December 9, 2024 at 4:50 PM
NHS England data have revealed that the number of GP referrals to the Pharmacy First clinical pathway service in England has varied widely between integrated care boards
#ICBs #PharmacyFirst #UKhealthcare
#ICBs #PharmacyFirst #UKhealthcare
Feeling under the weather? Think #PharmacyFirst.
Over 200 pharmacies in Nottingham and Notts can provide NHS medicine for seven common illnesses without seeing a GP. Conditions include sinusitis, sore throat, earache and UTI (age restrictions apply).
➡️ pharmacyfirstnottinghamshire.com/
Over 200 pharmacies in Nottingham and Notts can provide NHS medicine for seven common illnesses without seeing a GP. Conditions include sinusitis, sore throat, earache and UTI (age restrictions apply).
➡️ pharmacyfirstnottinghamshire.com/
December 10, 2025 at 8:55 AM
Feeling under the weather? Think #PharmacyFirst.
Over 200 pharmacies in Nottingham and Notts can provide NHS medicine for seven common illnesses without seeing a GP. Conditions include sinusitis, sore throat, earache and UTI (age restrictions apply).
➡️ pharmacyfirstnottinghamshire.com/
Over 200 pharmacies in Nottingham and Notts can provide NHS medicine for seven common illnesses without seeing a GP. Conditions include sinusitis, sore throat, earache and UTI (age restrictions apply).
➡️ pharmacyfirstnottinghamshire.com/
Feeling under the weather? Think #PharmacyFirst.
Over 200 local pharmacies can provide NHS medicine for seven common illnesses, without seeing a GP. Conditions include sinusitis, sore throat, earache, shingles and UTI (age restrictions apply).
👇
pharmacyfirstnottinghamshire.com/
Over 200 local pharmacies can provide NHS medicine for seven common illnesses, without seeing a GP. Conditions include sinusitis, sore throat, earache, shingles and UTI (age restrictions apply).
👇
pharmacyfirstnottinghamshire.com/
January 23, 2026 at 9:00 AM
Feeling under the weather? Think #PharmacyFirst.
Over 200 local pharmacies can provide NHS medicine for seven common illnesses, without seeing a GP. Conditions include sinusitis, sore throat, earache, shingles and UTI (age restrictions apply).
👇
pharmacyfirstnottinghamshire.com/
Over 200 local pharmacies can provide NHS medicine for seven common illnesses, without seeing a GP. Conditions include sinusitis, sore throat, earache, shingles and UTI (age restrictions apply).
👇
pharmacyfirstnottinghamshire.com/
Feeling under the weather? Think #PharmacyFirst.
Over 200 local pharmacies can provide NHS medicine for seven common illnesses, without seeing a GP. Conditions include sinusitis, sore throat, earache, shingles and UTI (age restrictions apply).
👇
pharmacyfirstnottinghamshire.com/
Over 200 local pharmacies can provide NHS medicine for seven common illnesses, without seeing a GP. Conditions include sinusitis, sore throat, earache, shingles and UTI (age restrictions apply).
👇
pharmacyfirstnottinghamshire.com/
January 12, 2026 at 4:50 PM
Feeling under the weather? Think #PharmacyFirst.
Over 200 local pharmacies can provide NHS medicine for seven common illnesses, without seeing a GP. Conditions include sinusitis, sore throat, earache, shingles and UTI (age restrictions apply).
👇
pharmacyfirstnottinghamshire.com/
Over 200 local pharmacies can provide NHS medicine for seven common illnesses, without seeing a GP. Conditions include sinusitis, sore throat, earache, shingles and UTI (age restrictions apply).
👇
pharmacyfirstnottinghamshire.com/
Feeling under the weather? Think #PharmacyFirst.
Over 200 local pharmacies can provide NHS medicine for seven common illnesses, without seeing a GP. Conditions include sinusitis, sore throat, earache, shingles and UTI (age restrictions apply).
👇
pharmacyfirstnottinghamshire.com/
Over 200 local pharmacies can provide NHS medicine for seven common illnesses, without seeing a GP. Conditions include sinusitis, sore throat, earache, shingles and UTI (age restrictions apply).
👇
pharmacyfirstnottinghamshire.com/
February 4, 2026 at 8:45 AM
Feeling under the weather? Think #PharmacyFirst.
Over 200 local pharmacies can provide NHS medicine for seven common illnesses, without seeing a GP. Conditions include sinusitis, sore throat, earache, shingles and UTI (age restrictions apply).
👇
pharmacyfirstnottinghamshire.com/
Over 200 local pharmacies can provide NHS medicine for seven common illnesses, without seeing a GP. Conditions include sinusitis, sore throat, earache, shingles and UTI (age restrictions apply).
👇
pharmacyfirstnottinghamshire.com/
🌸 Blistery rash and feeling unwell?
It could be chickenpox — we offer advice & soothing NHS treatment for children.
👧 Just 1 of 28 conditions we treat — no GP needed
📅 Book now:
https://www.thehealthdispensary.co.uk/book-online/
#ChickenpoxCare #PharmacyFirst #FeelBetterFast
It could be chickenpox — we offer advice & soothing NHS treatment for children.
👧 Just 1 of 28 conditions we treat — no GP needed
📅 Book now:
https://www.thehealthdispensary.co.uk/book-online/
#ChickenpoxCare #PharmacyFirst #FeelBetterFast
August 4, 2026 at 8:03 AM
🌸 Blistery rash and feeling unwell?
It could be chickenpox — we offer advice & soothing NHS treatment for children.
👧 Just 1 of 28 conditions we treat — no GP needed
📅 Book now:
https://www.thehealthdispensary.co.uk/book-online/
#ChickenpoxCare #PharmacyFirst #FeelBetterFast
It could be chickenpox — we offer advice & soothing NHS treatment for children.
👧 Just 1 of 28 conditions we treat — no GP needed
📅 Book now:
https://www.thehealthdispensary.co.uk/book-online/
#ChickenpoxCare #PharmacyFirst #FeelBetterFast
Through Pharmacy First, you can now receive a free consultation and treatment for shingles at one of 50 participating community pharmacies across Northern Ireland without needing a GP appointment.
Available to those aged 18 or over.
Find out more here:
bit.ly/454j6M1
#PharmacyFirst #HSCNI
Available to those aged 18 or over.
Find out more here:
bit.ly/454j6M1
#PharmacyFirst #HSCNI
August 1, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Through Pharmacy First, you can now receive a free consultation and treatment for shingles at one of 50 participating community pharmacies across Northern Ireland without needing a GP appointment.
Available to those aged 18 or over.
Find out more here:
bit.ly/454j6M1
#PharmacyFirst #HSCNI
Available to those aged 18 or over.
Find out more here:
bit.ly/454j6M1
#PharmacyFirst #HSCNI
Static PDFs & dense PGDs are a tough way to learn complex clinical pathways.
Based on principles of multimedia learning, our interactive tool combines visual flowcharts & text to make the process intuitive. Here's a look at the Pharmacy Hub.
#PharmacyFirst #ClinicalReasoning
Based on principles of multimedia learning, our interactive tool combines visual flowcharts & text to make the process intuitive. Here's a look at the Pharmacy Hub.
#PharmacyFirst #ClinicalReasoning
October 21, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Static PDFs & dense PGDs are a tough way to learn complex clinical pathways.
Based on principles of multimedia learning, our interactive tool combines visual flowcharts & text to make the process intuitive. Here's a look at the Pharmacy Hub.
#PharmacyFirst #ClinicalReasoning
Based on principles of multimedia learning, our interactive tool combines visual flowcharts & text to make the process intuitive. Here's a look at the Pharmacy Hub.
#PharmacyFirst #ClinicalReasoning