Visit your pharmacy first
Most pharmacies can treat seven common conditions without needing a GP appointment.
- Sinusitis (adults and children aged 12 years and over)
- Sore throat (adults and children aged 5 years and over)
- Earache (children and young adults aged 1 year to 17 years)
- Infected insect bite (adults and children aged 1 year and over)
- Impetigo (adults and children aged 1 year and over)
- Shingles (adults aged 18 years and over)
- Urinary tract infection (women, aged 16 to 64 years)
*Ask your pharmacy for more information about this free NHS service. NHS prescription charge rules apply where a medicine is required.