A pharmacy for West DerbyWest Derby, for sore throats, the pill, blood pressure, travel health and prescriptions

1. Arrive and check inGive your name at the counter. Bring a list of your regular medicines if you have one, and the details of the person being seen if you are bringing a child.
2. A private consultationThe pharmacist takes you into the consultation room and asks about your symptoms, how long you have had them, what you have already tried and your medical history.
3. Assessment against the NHS pathwayEach of the seven conditions has an NHS clinical pathway setting out when treatment is appropriate. The pharmacist works through it with you and explains what they find.
4. Treatment or a clear next stepWhere the criteria are met, the pharmacist can supply treatment, including certain prescription medicines. Where they are not, you are told exactly who to see and how soon.
5. Your GP practice is toldThe pharmacy sends a record of the consultation to your GP practice, so what happened is in your notes.

Reviewed by a pharmacist on 18 August 2026.

1. Sit quietly firstRushing, caffeine and a full bladder all push a reading up. You are given a few minutes to settle before anything is measured, which makes the number a fairer one.
2. The measurementA cuff on your upper arm takes the reading, usually more than once. The only sensation is the cuff tightening for a few seconds.
3. What your numbers meanThe two numbers are explained in plain terms: where your reading sits, what pushes it up and down, and whether it needs following up.
4. A 24 hour monitor if one is neededA single reading can mislead. If yours is high you may be offered a monitor to wear for a day, so an average can be taken while you go about normal life.
5. Referral where it is neededA reading that needs a doctor goes to your GP practice with the numbers, so the practice is not starting from scratch.

Reviewed by a pharmacist on 18 August 2026.

1. A private consultationYou are seen in the consultation room. The pharmacist asks about your medical history, the medicines you take, migraines, smoking and family history.
2. Checks where they are neededBlood pressure and weight are measured where the pill in question calls for it, because those results change what can safely be supplied.
3. Choosing what suits youThe pharmacist talks through what they can supply, how each one is taken, what to do about missed pills, and the side effects worth knowing about.
4. Your supplyIf it is safe to go ahead you leave with your contraception, written instructions, and a date to come back.
5. Your GP practice is toldA record of the consultation goes to your GP practice so your notes stay accurate.

Reviewed by a pharmacist on 18 August 2026.

1. Your trip, in detailThe pharmacist goes through the itinerary. Two people flying to the same country can need very different things depending on where they go and what they do.
2. Your healthMedical history, medicines, allergies, pregnancy and previous vaccinations, all of which change what is recommended and what is safe.
3. A written planYou leave knowing which vaccinations are recommended for your trip, whether malaria prevention applies, and what the pharmacy can give you against what needs a specialist travel clinic or your GP practice.
4. What it will costEach vaccine is priced individually and quoted before anything is given, so you can decide what to have and where.
5. Booking the dosesWhere the pharmacy can vaccinate you, the appointments are booked around your departure date so the course is finished in time.

Reviewed by a pharmacist on 18 August 2026.