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Hindley Health Centre Pharmacy
Liverpool Road, Hindley, Nr Wigan,
Lancashire WN2 3HQ
Tel: 01942 255304
Fax: 01942 255304
Opening Hours:
Mon, Tues, Thurs, Fri: 8.30am - 7.00pm
Weds: 8.30am - 5.00pm
Sat: 9.00am - 11.00am
Sun: Closed
Information
For details of Sunday and Public Holiday Rotas see notices on our door, in
surgeries and local press.
In emergencies when the pharmacy is closed, health advice and information,
including details of other local health services is available round the clock
from NHS Direct. You can use:
* NHS Direct online at www.nhsdirect.nhs.uk
* NHS Direct Interactive on digital TV
* NHS Direct telephone service - Call 0845 4647
We dispense both NHS and private prescriptions. While producing labels for
dispensed medicines, our computer will also keep a record of the items dispensed
We can also record advice given on healthcare issues.
The pharmacist can tell you about medicines and how to use them safely and
can talk to you in confidence about common illnesses and healthcare. In the pharmacy
you will find leaflets on a variety of health topics.
* Disabled access available
The pharmacy is not obliged to serve violent or abusive customers
The pharmacy complies with the Data Protection Act and the NHS code on confidentiality.
It you require further information on services within the county you can contact
your Primary Care Trust (PCT) as follows
Ashton, Leigh & Wigan Primary Care Trust,
Bryan House,
61 69 Standishgate,
Wigan,
Lancashire WN1 1AH
Telephone 01942482711
Make the most of your Pharmacist...
...for dispensed medicines
The pharmacy is where you go for medicines and for
the pharmacist's advice on how to take them. Pharmacists are trusted health professionals
whose job is to help people to get the best out of their medicines. They know
exactly what's in your medicine and will be happy to answer any questions. You
can be sure that your pharmacist will see that your medicine is at the right
strength, in the right dose and will check that you know how to take or use it
properly. They will also cross reference any other drugs you are currently taking.
Many pharmacists now offer a prescription collection and delivery service.
...for
minor ailments
If you're feeling off-colour, but don't feel ill enough to go to
the doctor, ask your pharmacist for advice. Pharmacists have been trained to
offer helpful, easy-to-understand advice on the treatment of everyday minor ailments
for yourself and all the family, anything from headaches and coughs and colds,
to cold sores or dermatitis.
Your pharmacist will know when medical help is needed, and will not hesitate
to refer you to your doctor if your symptoms demand it. Often, however, an over-the-counter
remedy will be all you need, and it's worth remembering that pharmacies offer
far more medicines than any other outlets. That's because many of today's
effective non-prescription medicines can only be supplied under the supervision
of a pharmacist, which means they are only available at a pharmacy. Remember,
too, that you can talk to your pharmacist in confidence, even about the most
personal symptoms. Like doctors, pharmacists have a professional code which means
all personal information you give them will be treated in the strictest confidence.
All the more reason to make the most of your local pharmacist!
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