Minor ailments

How can my Community Pharmacy help me to self-care?
  
 Community pharmacy teams are the first place to go to get help managing minor and self-limiting conditions. They have the knowledge and skills to treat many minor illnesses. They can provide a wide range of advice and medicines to help manage your symptoms. They are trained to spot more serious conditions and refer you to other services if needed. You do not need an appointment to speak to the pharmacy team.
  
More information on self-care is available through this leaflet.
  
Can I go to my GP, walk-in-centre or A&E to get free medicines to treat my minor condition?
  
 No, all services including GP practices, out of hours services, extended access hubs, walk-in-centres, and A&E are following the NHS England guidance and advising people with minor or self-limiting conditions to self-care.
  
What if I cannot afford to buy a medicine to treat my minor condition?
  
 The Minor Ailments Service is available from most community pharmacies. The service will allow community pharmacies to provide over-the-counter medicines free of charge to people who are currently entitled to free prescriptions and are unable to buy the medicines they need to treat their minor condition.
  
Conditions which can be treated on the Minor Ailments Service
  

 
The following Tameside pharmacies are part of the Minor Ailments Service