Volunteer Prescription Collection Services - Contact Information
Please find below lists of volunteer organisations and action groups providing a prescription collection service for patients. Please contact these groups to see if they can you help you or a family member who is self isolating. This information is being regularly updated.
The NHS is well prepared for outbreaks of new infectious diseases and has put in place measures to ensure the safety of all patients and NHS staff while also ensuring services are available to the public as normal.
Check online at
gov.uk for the most up to date information and also at
nhs.uk for advice on your travel and contact history and the latest COVID-19 information before attending the pharmacy.
Stay at home: guidance for households with possible coronavirus (COVID-19) infection
The Government has now released new guidance for households with possible infection. The advice is intended for:
- people with symptoms that may be caused by coronavirus, and do not require hospital treatment, who must remain at home until they are well.
- those living in households with someone who shows symptoms that may be cause by coronavirus: Read at: -
http://bit.ly/2Qm6HNI
Visiting the Pharmacy
If you or a family member have flu like symptoms such as high temperature, cough, shortness of breath and have reason to believe you may have come into contact with the covid 19 virus in the last 14 days, please do not visit the pharmacy as a precautionary measure.You can PHONE US for advice or PHONE NHS 111
The Government are advising the public on how to slow the spread of coronavirus.
Delivery Service
Delivery
of medication from our pharmacies to patients who are either in home
isolation or practising social distancing will be vital in the months to
come and will place our delivery service under significant strain. With the government advice leaning towards people age 70 years old to self isolate, we are looking at the most efficient way we can support our customers and deliver medication to them. If
any of our customers affected can make arrangements for a friend/family
member to collect medication orders if possible this will release
delivery slots to help those self isolating. We thank you for your support at this busy time.
Be Protected and Stay Safe
1. Wash hands regularly using SOAP and WATER.
Thorough hand washing with ANY soap is effective.
ALWAYS wash hands after returning home and before eating
2. Use alcohol hand gel regularly when outside your home.
3. Do not touch your face, including eyes, mouth or nose with your hands
4. Clean surfaces regularly with a bleach based product
5. Use tissues to cover your mouth when coughing or sneezing OR use your arm.
Be Prepared
Be Protected / Stay Safe
• a thermometer to check your temperature should you feel unwell
• paracetamol (if safe for you to take)
• tissues
• soap
• consider taking vitamin C which can support your immune system
Regularly review the links provided to keep up to date with information on the developments of the Coronavirus (COVID-19).
