Pharmacists can treat 12 conditions without GP appointment

Summarised from 4 outlets · Updated 2 Oct, 12:43 · Archive

Pharmacists can treat 12 different conditions, allowing patients to avoid lengthy GP appointment queues.

Pharmacists across the UK can treat 12 different conditions without requiring patients to see a GP. The service is designed to ease pressure on general practice, which has faced persistent complaints about appointment availability and lengthy waiting times for consultations.

By visiting a pharmacy instead of attempting to secure a GP appointment, patients can receive treatment for these conditions more quickly. The measure aims to redirect minor health concerns away from increasingly stretched GP services.

The exact conditions eligible for pharmacy treatment were not specified in the available reporting.

How it is being reported

• Struggling to get a GP appointment? These 12 conditions can be treated at a pharmacyNW Evening Mail · 2 Oct, 09:18
• Struggling to get a GP appointment? These 12 conditions can be treated at a pharmacyNews & Star · 2 Oct, 09:18
• Struggling to get a GP appointment? These 12 conditions can be treated at a pharmacyWestmorland Gazette · 2 Oct, 09:18
• Struggling to get a GP appointment? These 12 conditions can be treated at a pharmacyWhitehaven News · 2 Oct, 09:18

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