All Whitfield's pharmacies offer free blood pressure testing for everyone, all you have to do is call in to your local branch where we can carry out the test in a private consultation room in a matter of minutes. The pharmacist can then offer information on your result and provide any advice you may need on how to achieve a healthier lifestyle and reduce your risk of developing any problems.

We provide a free NHS screening service to test if you are carrying the chlamydia infection. If the test is positive we can supply a simple course of antibiotics to treat and clear up the infection. The pharmacist will provide a totally confidential, non-judgmental consultation, support and advice in our private consulting rooms.

The NHS Community Pharmacist Consultation Service (CPCS) launched on 29th October 2019 as an Advanced Service. The service, which replaced the NUMSAS and DMIRS pilots, connects patients who have a minor illness or need an urgent supply of a medicine with a community pharmacy.

Dispensing of NHS, private and veterinary prescriptions

If you have out of date or unwanted medicines, both prescription or over the counter drugs, don’t bin them or flush them. You can take your unwanted or out of date medicines back to your pharmacy for safe disposal, and it’s completely FREE. Each year enormous quantities of unused and expired medications are dumped into bins or flushed down toilets and sinks. The effects on the environment and human health are unclear but evidence is pointing to the presence of chemicals from prescriptions and over-the-counter medications in soil, drinking water and the surrounding environment. Just as proper medication administration is important, so is safe and cautious disposal.

The NHS electronic prescription service is available from all Whitfield's Pharmacies, which allows your GP to send your prescription electronically over a secure network. This means that when you receive a prescription from the GP, it is automatically sent to the pharmacy of your choice, without the need for you to pick up a paper copy, saving you time. For more information click here.

We are able to obtain your prescriptions electronically without the need for a paper copy. Simply ask your GP Surgery to nominate our pharmacy in order for your prescriptions to be transferred to us automatically.

We offer Free Confidential Advice with a private consultation.

Head Lice treatment scheme

We offer a Palliative Care Specialist Advice service.

A healthy living pharmacy can make a difference to the overall health of the local community by providing a wide range of services and advice in order to promote more healthy lifestyles.

Measurement and supply of compression hosiery

A Medicine Usage Review, also known as a medicines check-up, is a free service provided by all Whitfield's Pharmacies. The aim of an MUR is to review how a patient is using their medication, as well as making certain patients know how and when to take their medications. It gives patients the opportunity to ask any questions about their medications, or raise any concerns about any side effects they may be experiencing. This can be about any medications; whether it be a tablet, liquid, cream or inhaler and is usually carried out on a yearly basis.

This service is designed for those who do not pay for their prescriptions, allowing them to get help for common conditions such as coughs, hay fever and other minor ailments, without the need for a GP appointment. The pharmacist can decide which treatment will help you the most, and provide this for free on the NHS, or at the price of a prescription if this is lower than the cost of the product. Your pharmacist can also provide information and advice about the condition or treatment, helping you to get the best from the service.

Also known as monitored dosage system (MDS), cassettes or medicine trays, they are designed to help you take your medication with confidence, without the worry of forgetting to take any tablets or taking them at the wrong time. These trays have 4 times slots for each day (morning, lunch, evening and night), with your tablets sealed in the appropriate slot. All you have to then do is break the seal at each time of day, and take the tablets that are inside. Each cassette tray comes with colour pictures of each individual medication contained in the tray, making it possible for you to identify all of your tablets easily. We can also deliver these to you on a weekly basis through our free delivery service, saving you the trouble of collecting your medication each week.

This seasonal vaccination service is available to those aged over 18 and is the most effective way of helping to prevent you from catching flu. You can either book an appointment to have your flu jab, or simply ask one of the members of staff if the pharmacist is available while you are in the pharmacy. Click here for more information.

This service is provided for free on the NHS and is aimed at giving a better understanding of certain conditions, allowing patient's to get the greatest benefit from their new medication. This is especially significant for those who have recently been diagnosed with conditions such as asthma, type 2 diabetes or high blood pressure. Click here for more information.

Nicotine Replacement Therapy Voucher Processing

We recommend you consider getting a flub jab If you don't qualify for an NHS vaccination but are:

• susceptible to colds and chest infections
• are self employed and unable to afford time off work
• would like to protect yourself from flu during peak season

This service is available on a walk in basis without an appointment and there is a charge but please call the pharmacy first.

We dispense private prescriptions issued by your Doctor, Dentist and Veterinary Surgeon. We offer competitive pricing on all private prescription medication.

Repeat prescription collection and free delivery service

If you are interested in stop smoking but don’t know how to do it, or if you need some one-to-one support, we have accredited stop smoking advisors at a number of our Whitfield's branches who can help to make this process easier you. Our smoking cessation clinics consist of a 12 weeks programme which involves a weekly one-to-one support consultation for the first 4 weeks, then fortnightly consultations for the remainder of the programme. Anyone is eligible to join our stop smoking clinics and our fully trained, friendly stop smoking advisors will be able to offer support and advice as well as provide stop smoking vouchers with the Nicotine Replacement Therapy (NRT) of your choice. If you are exempt from paying prescription charges you will receive these products free of charge. If you pay for your prescriptions, you will receive these products at the price of an NHS prescription (currently £8.05 as of April 2014). Click here for more information.

Substance misuse service

If you are travelling abroad, there may be a number of vaccinations you require or certain medications to keep you safe. Visit your local Whitfield's pharmacy before you go to get the help and advice you need in order to protect your health. Our fully qualified pharmacists are able to provide guidance on the types of malaria tablets you may require, the vaccinations required for certain travel destinations as well as general travel health information.