PEOPLE in York are being urged to check the opening hours for their nearest pharmacy over the Easter holidays.
While GP surgeries will be closed over Easter, some pharmacies will be open and can offer treatments and free advice on common illnesses and ailments. Patients should also make sure they have enough of their regular prescribed medicines to get through the Bank Holidays.
GP Dr Shaun O’Connell said: "Every pharmacist is trained in managing minor illnesses and providing health and wellbeing advice, so they can provide many of the same services that GPs do.
“They don’t require you to book an appointment and are often open at times of the day when your GP surgery might be closed."
A timetable of Easter pharmacy opening hours in York, Selby and Pickering is available online at www.valeofyorkccg.nhs.uk, and below.
That website also includes help and advice on how to self-treat common conditions, using over-the-counter remedies.
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