Community Pharmacy

Community pharmacists are equipped to provide education and counselling to patients to address questions they may have regarding factors such as dosing, administration, storage, potential side effects, and how to taper medications for acute events.

Immediate Access to Emergency Medicines

Bank Holidays can affect the opening hours of local pharmacies. This document provides the opening hours for pharmacies in Hertfordshire and West Essex which stock palliative care medicines and planned to be open over the May bank holiday (Monday 6th May 2024).

Immediate Access to Emergency Medicines service was recommissioned by HWE ICB. This service aims to ensure that appropriate palliative care /emergency drugs are stocked in selected community pharmacies before the need arises.

There may be additional pharmacies opening which are not listed. If the pharmacy you would like to visit is not listed here, then you can check their opening hours and service provision by searching at www.nhs.uk/service-search/find-a-pharmacy

Immediate Access to Emergency Medicines - Hertfordshire and West Essex ICB

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Community Pharmacy opening hours over the May Bank Holiday in HWE
6th and 27th May 2024
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