Services Database Pharmacy First Minor Ailment Service (Airedale, Wharfedale & Craven Area)

Service ID

20257

Description

The pharmacy will provide advice and support, including printed information where appropriate, to people on the management of minor ailments, including where necessary, the supply of medicines for the treatment of the minor ailment.

Patients exempt from prescription charges will be supplied treatments free of charge.

For patients not exempt from prescription charges, the pharmacy may provide advice and sell OTC medicines to the person to help manage the minor ailment, as described in Essential Service 6 Self Care. Alternatively, if the product costs over the standard prescription charge, the pharmacy can provide the treatment under this service and the patient will pay one script charge per item supplied.

Only patients registered with a Airedale, Wharfedale or Craven (AWC) GP are eligible to receive advice and treatment under this service. Those not registered with a GP or registered with a GP from outside the AWC CCG area should be offered advice and purchase of OTC treatment, or referred to their own GP.

Location of service

West Yorkshire 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

Decommissioned

Training

The Minor Ailment Service is to be provided by a pharmacist who can meet the following competencies and underpinning knowledge. This is demonstrated by a completed Declaration of Competence form.

The pharmacy contractor has a duty to ensure that pharmacists and staff involved in the provision of the service have relevant knowledge and are appropriately trained in the operation of the service.

Comments

This service is only available in the Airedale, Wharfedale & Craven area.