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Pharmacy First
Posted or Updated on 11 Apr 2024
Forest House Surgery are now working with the local pharmacies in Shepshed to offer the Pharmacy First Scheme, where patients can see a pharmacist and get advice or a prescription without the need for a GP appointment.
The following table shows the 7 conditions pharmacists can manage across various age ranges.
| Clinical pathway |
Age range |
| Acute otitis media |
1 to 17 years |
| Impetigo |
1 year and over |
| Infected insect bites |
1 year and over |
| Shingles |
18 years and over |
| Sinusitis |
12 years and over |
| Sore throat |
5 years and over |
| Uncomplicated urinary tract infections |
Women 16 to 64 years |
www.england.nhs.uk/primary-care/pharmacy/pharmacy-services/pharmacy-first