Support from your pharmacy

Your local pharmacy is now offering clinical advice and treatment for more conditions than ever before.

You can now now get care for a variety of minor illnesses including urinary tract infections (UTIs) and some skin infections, as well as blood pressure checks and oral contraception.

Use the tabs below for further information about which patients are eligible under the scheme and for details of participating pharmacies.

We welcome your feedback and comments on the community pharmacy services we commission to enable us to know what we are doing well and what improvements we could make. Please use the form to make your views heard.

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Blood pressure checks

Did you know you can get a free blood pressure check at selected pharmacies?

To find your nearest pharmacy offering this service please visit Find a pharmacy that offers blood pressure checks and type in your postcode.

A number of pages on NHS.UK have been updated to help patients understand more about blood pressure and what their readings mean.

These pages are as follows:

High blood pressure (hypertension) - Overview and Diagnosis pages
Blood pressure test
What is blood pressure?

Oral contraception

This advanced service offers people greater choice and access when considering their contraception needs. The service, provided by Pharmacists and/or Pharmacy Technicians, now includes:

Ongoing monitoring and supply of oral contraception prescriptions

The initiation of oral contraception

Supply of oral emergency contraception

Visit the NHS England website for details of how to access the service.

Lateral flow device testing for COVID-19

Lateral Flow Device Tests

The NHS LFD tests supply service for patients potentially eligible for COVID-19 treatments started on 6 November 2023.

Aims of the service
To offer eligible at-risk patients access to LFD tests to enable testing at home for COVID-19, if they develop symptoms of infection. A positive LFD test result will be used to inform a clinical assessment to determine whether the patient is suitable for and will benefit from NICE recommended COVID-19 treatments

What the service will provide?
A walk-in service where patients or their representatives can collect one box of 5 LFD tests from a participating community pharmacy on confirmation that the patient is part of the potentially eligible for COVID-19 treatments cohort.

Find a pharmacy that offers free COVID-19 rapid lateral flow tests using the post code search via the link below:

Find a pharmacy that offers free COVID-19 rapid lateral flow tests - NHS (www.nhs.uk)

Impetigo - part of the Pharmacy First scheme

eople needing medical care across Northamptonshire are now able to get professional clinical advice and treatment at a place convenient for them as part of a service called Pharmacy First. This service builds on existing pharmacy services which enables patients to be seen for minor illnesses and seven acute common conditions.

Participating pharmacies can treat impetigo in patients aged 1 year and over.