Pharmacies can now help you with more common conditions than ever before, including medication without a prescription or needing to see a GP first.

Here’s what you get help with:

• Earache/ear infections (aged 1-17)
• Impetigo/skin infections (1 year +)
• Infected insect bites (1 year +)
• Shingles (Aged 18+)
• Sinusitis (Aged 12+)
• Sore throats (5 years +)
• Uncomplicated Urinary Tract Infections, or UTIs (Women aged 16-64)

Over 10,000 pharmacies – 95% of all those in England – have signed up.

Remember, you don’t need an appointment. You can visit any Pharmacy, and they are often open when we are closed, especially over Bank Holidays and weekends.

Find a Pharmacy

For more medical help when the practice is closed, you can use NHS 111.

By visiting 111.NHS.uk or by calling 111, you can:

• Get help and advice 24 hours a day, 7 days a week
• Check your symptoms and get advice on conditions and medication.
• Find self-help resources and links.
• Find out what services are available near you.
• Be connected to a nurse, emergency dentist, pharmacist, or GP.
• Get a face-to-face appointment if you need one.

You should only ever call 999 or go to Accident and Emergency if it is a life-threatening situation.

Go to 111.nhs.uk

Ponteland Road Urgent Treatment Centre in Cowgate is a Nurse-led unit for patients with minor illnesses and injuries. No appointment is needed; you can turn up and wait to be treated.

Ponteland Road Urgent Treatment Centre