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Pharmacy First

The Pharmacy First scheme provides professional health care advice, treatments, and medicines for common illnesses from your local pharmacy, without the need for an appointment.
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Digital & technology · 17 Sep 2026 · 4 Min ‘No competition’: Concerns raised around prescribing IT arrangements
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Prescribing · 25 Jun 2026 · 3 Min Is community pharmacy ready to prescribe?
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Ear, nose & throat · 23 Jul 2025 · 5 Min Acute sinusitis: treatment and management
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Ear, nose & throat · 21 Jul 2025 · 5 Min Introducing Strefen Spray
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Digital & technology · 26 Sep 2024 · 1 Min Cegedim: New booking and referral system is boost for Pharmacy First
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Skin and nail · 19 Jun 2024 · 10 Min Impetigo, infected insect bites and stings
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Eyes · 19 Jun 2024 · 5 Min Play it by ear
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Eyes · 20 May 2024 · 10 Min Pharmacy First: acute otitis media in children
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Public health · 01 May 2024 · 1 Min CCA: Pharmacy First must be funded beyond March 2025
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Genitourinary · 24 Apr 2024 · 10 Min Pharmacy First: Uncomplicated urinary tract infection
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Business environment · 03 Apr 2024 · 1 Min Mixed blessings with Pharmacy First
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Clinical services · 26 Mar 2024 · 10 Min Pharmacy First: acute sinusitis module
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Services · 19 Mar 2024 · 2 Min CCA: Pharmacy First has had ‘strongest start’ of any national service
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Financial Management & Funding · 29 Feb 2024 · 1 Min No money left in dispensing
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Public health · 20 Feb 2024 · 1 Min CCA: Most members provided at least one Pharmacy First consultation in opening week
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Public health · 13 Feb 2024 · 1 Min High levels of patient satisfaction after week one of Pharmacy First
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Clinical services · 31 Jan 2024 · 3 Min Nearly half of respondents to YouGov survey didn’t know about Pharmacy First launch
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Public health · 30 Jan 2024 · 1 Min Some patients have never heard of conditions under Pharmacy First
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