Services Database Minor ailments service for asylum seekers
Service ID
536184
Description
The purpose of the Community Pharmacy Minor Ailments Service is to ensure that patients
can access self-care advice and for the treatment of specific ailments by recommended over
the counter medication.
The specific ailments and area covered by this service, in accordance with locally developed
protocols are:
Contact Dermatitis
Constipation
Diarrhoea
Fever or temperature
Hay fever / allergic rhinitis
Headache / pain
Indigestion
Insect bites / stings
Sore throat
Patients who do not pay for prescriptions can be supplied these medicines and appliances
free of charge and billed to Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Integrated Care Board via
PharmOutcomes.
Location of service
Cambridgeshire & Peterborough LPC
Commissioner
Other: Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Integrated Care Board
Method of commissioning
Source of funding
Service type
Minor ailment service
Other organisations involved
Dates
Start date:
End date:
Status
Ongoing
