Halls Pharmacy Forest Hall

Halls Pharmacy Forest Hall We are a local independent pharmacy located in Forest Hall, Newcastle.

The pharmacy offers a free delivery service to all patients exempt from prescription charges.

14/10/2024

Private Ear Syringing Service Available at Halls Pharmacy.

Please call for details 01912661438.

Diabetes 1DiabetesThe estimate for the number of diabetics in the UK is 4.4 million and roughly 1.2 million that may hav...
13/08/2024

Diabetes 1

Diabetes

The estimate for the number of diabetics in the UK is 4.4 million and roughly 1.2 million that may have diabetes but have not yet been diagnosed. These patients need to have regular annual check ups to make sure they do not suffer from the complications that diabetes can cause. For example, there are more than 184 amputations and 770 strokes due to diabetes in the UK every week but many of these are preventable with the right care.

These complications cost the NHS £6.2 billion per year from on overall spend on diabetes of £10.7 billion which is about 6% of the whole UK health budget. There are estimates for the cost of diabetes rising to £18 billion by 2035. Much of this money could be saved if patients with diabetes followed the instructions of their doctors and nurses gave them. In many cases, you don’t even have to lose weight, just alter your eating habits so you reduce the amount of carbohydrates you eat and exercise a bit more. Again, not necessarily going to the gym but going upstairs more often, having a walk at lunch time, walking to the local shops rather than driving.

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Pharmacy First 4QuizQ1. What is Pharmacy First?Q2. What are minor ailments?Q3. What is the point of this new servi...
30/07/2024

Pharmacy First 4

Quiz

Q1. What is Pharmacy First?
Q2. What are minor ailments?
Q3. What is the point of this new service?
Q4. What conditions can I get a supply of antibiotics for?
Q5. Can we just walk in and get an antibiotic?
Q6. Who can get help for a UTI?
Q7. Who can’t get help for a sore throat?
Q8. What are the criteria for acute earache?
Q9. Who can get help for shingles?
Q10. What are the restrictions on pharmacists helping people with impetigo?

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Pharmacy First 3What is the procedure if I have one of these conditions?Our pharmacist will take you into the consulting...
23/07/2024

Pharmacy First 3

What is the procedure if I have one of these conditions?

Our pharmacist will take you into the consulting room and ask you questions to assess if you are seriously ill. If they think you may be, they will send you back to your GP or to A&E. If they think it is less serious, they will continue to ask you questions to ascertain the severity of your symptoms.
Depending on the answers you give, our pharmacist will either:
• Offer advice and an OTC remedy to ease your symptoms while your body fights off the infection, asking you to return in a few days if you are still not well.
• Review your symptoms and if they pass a “gateway point” set by the protocol determined by NHS, our pharmacist can prescribe you an antibiotic.
Examples of the criteria for each condition are:
• If you have impetigo with 3 or less lesions you may be offered hydrogen peroxide cream for 5 days. If you have 4 or more, you could be offered an antibiotic.
• If you have an uncomplicated UTI with mild symptoms, you could be asked to return in 48 hours if there is no improvement but if the symptoms are moderate to severe you may be given nitrofurantoin.
• If you have acute, severe symptoms of a sore throat, you may be offered an antibiotic.
• If your child has mild earache, you may be offered self-care advice and pain killers but if it is more severe and/or your child has had it for more than 3 days, you may be offered an antibiotic
• Most insect bites are not serious and will get better in a few hours/days but if there is redness and swelling around the bite or pus discharge, you may be offered an antibiotic.
• If you think you may have shingles and our pharmacist agrees, it is with in 72 hours of the onset of the rash and you are over 50 OR it is one week after the onset of the rash, and you are over 70 you may be offered an antiviral.
• If you have been suffering from sinusitis for less than 10 days, you could be offered self-care advice and pain relief but if the symptoms have lasted more than 10 days and are getting worse you may be offered an antibiotic.

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Address

3 Station Road North, Forest Hall
Newcastle Upon Tyne
NE127AR

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 6pm
Tuesday 9am - 6pm
Wednesday 9am - 6pm
Thursday 9am - 6pm
Friday 9am - 6pm
Saturday 9am - 2pm

Telephone

+441912661438

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