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NHS Urges People to Remember Services Remain Open over Christmas
NHS Herefordshire and Worcestershire urges early repeat prescription orders and use of NHS 111 and Pharmacy First for minor ailments during festive service closures.
- This coming week NHS Herefordshire and Worcestershire warned GP practices and pharmacies will have altered opening times with some closures between December 24 and January 2.
- The Pharmacy First service allows local pharmacists to give expert confidential advice and supply medicines for minor ailments including sore throat, earache, sinusitis, shingles, and tummy troubles.
- Dr Will Taylor urged residents of Herefordshire and Worcestershire to plan ahead for Christmas by keeping remedies at home and taking flu and Covid-19 vaccinations if eligible.
- Healthcare bosses reminded the public that the NHS remains open over Christmas despite altered hours and advised keeping NHS 111 in mind for urgent but non-life-threatening issues.
- To prepare, people should order repeat prescriptions early via the NHS App or GP practice websites and check the NHS Herefordshire and Worcestershire website for pharmacy opening times.
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Healthcare bosses issue advice to residents ahead of Christmas
NHS Herefordshire and Worcestershire urge residents to plan ahead for Christmas 2025, check GP and pharmacy opening times, use NHS 111, and get…
·Great Malvern, United Kingdom
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