Last updated:
Friday, 09. October 2009
Medicine Management scheme
You can go to the Pharmacist for certain ailments.
There are often times when we know that what we’ve got is not actually life threatening (a bit of a cough or tummy upset for example) but we think we’d better see the doctor or the nurse practitioner because they are the only people who are allowed to give us a prescription.
As part of the Medicines Management Scheme (MMS) pharmacists work with the doctors and consult and prescribe on their behalf. We have this arrangement with the following pharmacies:
Alliance Pharmacy (same Building as the medical practice)
The COOP Pharmacy Next door on Jasmin Road.
If you or your child have any of the following conditions:
| Indigestion | Headache | Hay Fever |
| Heart Burn | Sore Throat | Head Lice |
| Tummy Upset | Earache | Thrush |
| Diarrhoea | Unprotected Sexual Intercourse | Nasal Congestion |
| Constipation | Urinary Tract Infection | Conjunctivitis |
| Blocked Nose | Insect Bites | Eczema/Impetigo |
Simply go to the pharmacist and receive free advice and treatment. All you need to do is take with you something to show you are a patient at the Birchwood Medical Practice (e.g. medical card, repeat prescription slip, letter from doctor, or a special slip which our receptionists can give you if you haven’t got any of the above).