Services Database NHS Community Pharmacy Minor Ailments Service via Patient Group Directions (NEW Devon Area)
Service ID
191360
Description
The purpose of the Community Pharmacy Minor Ailments Service via Patient Group Directions (PGD) is to ensure that patients can access self-care advice for the treatment of specific ailments and, where appropriate, can be supplied with a prescription only medicine under a PGD without the need to visit the GP practice, at NHS expense, to treat their ailment. This provides an alternative location from which patients can seek advice and treatment, rather than seeking treatment via a prescription from their GP, out of hours (OOH) provider, walk-in centre or accident and emergency.
The specific ailments are:
- bacterial conjunctivitis;
- impetigo;
- nappy rash; and
- uncomplicated urinary tract infections.
The service is available to any person who is registered with a GP practice in the UK that presents in the community pharmacy for treatment.
Location of service
Devon LPC
Commissioner
Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG)
Method of commissioning
Source of funding
Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG)
Service type
Minor ailment service
Other organisations involved
Dates
Start date:
End date:
Status
Completed
Training
Not known.
Comments
This service is available in the North, East and Western Devon CCG area only.
