Minor Ailment Service

It has been estimated that up to 150 million GP consultations per year are for conditions that patients could treat themselves. Pharmacy-led minor ailment schemes can help to address this issue.

Evidence from existing minor ailment services demonstrates shifts in the minor ailment consultation workload from GP practices to community pharmacy.

GP minor ailment workload fell from 8.9% at baseline to 6.6% during the intervention
They [GPs] felt that they were dealing with fewer minor ailments, most notably fewer prescription requests

Lloydspharmacy has developed a comprehensive minor ailment service and we can work in partnership primary care organisations to deliver the service across their locality.

Sexual Health

Community pharmacy is already involved in the delivery of sexual health services, including advice and supply of contraceptives. Many of our pharmacists also supply Emergency Hormonal Contraception (EHC) on behalf of the NHS.

The extended role of community pharmacy within this arena has also been recognised recently through involvement in the national Chlamydia screening programme. Lloydspharmacy have developed a Chlamydia screening service and can work with primary care organisations to deliver this service across their locality.


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Anticoagulation, Blood Pressure and Cardiovascular Disease Risk Asthma and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Diabetes Stop Smoking Substance Misuse Personal Health	Minor Ailment Service It has been estimated that up to 150 million GP consultations per year are for conditions that patients could treat themselves. Pharmacy-led minor ailment schemes can help to address this issue. Evidence from existing minor ailment services demonstrates shifts in the minor ailment consultation workload from GP practices to community pharmacy. GP minor ailment workload fell from 8.9% at baseline to 6.6% during the intervention They [GPs] felt that they were dealing with fewer minor ailments, most notably fewer prescription requests Lloydspharmacy has developed a comprehensive minor ailment service and we can work in partnership primary care organisations to deliver the service across their locality. Sexual Health Community pharmacy is already involved in the delivery of sexual health services, including advice and supply of contraceptives. Many of our pharmacists also supply Emergency Hormonal Contraception (EHC) on behalf of the NHS. The extended role of community pharmacy within this arena has also been recognised recently through involvement in the national Chlamydia screening programme. Lloydspharmacy have developed a Chlamydia screening service and can work with primary care organisations to deliver this service across their locality.

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