WITH the summer holidays fast approaching, looking after children will be of paramount importance to parents across Worcestershire.
That’s why health bosses across the county are asking you to Think Pharmacy First.
There are five ailments that our highly skilled pharmacists can advise on and treat, without your child needing to see a GP, allowing you and your loved ones to make the most of the summer holidays.
They include, sinusitis for 12yrs and over, sore throat for five years and over, earache from one to 17 years, infected insect bite and impetigo for one year and over.
NHS Herefordshire and Worcestershire’s Pharmacy lead, Siobhan Hemans said: “This service will make it so much easier for people to access the healthcare advice and support they need, when they need it.
“Pharmacists are medicines experts and members of the public should feel assured that the healthcare advice they receive from pharmacists and their teams will be second to none.
“With all the pressures across the NHS, it’s everyone’s responsibility to direct requests for help to the right place. I am delighted that over 90 per cent of our Herefordshire and Worcestershire NHS community pharmacies have signed up to deliver this service so, for common illnesses, we should all be thinking “Pharmacy First.”
