Pharmacists will be able to treat people with migraines, acne, more types of ear infection and other conditions as the NHS ‘pharmacy first’ scheme is expanded.
The scheme allows people to get care for certain common illnesses from qualified pharmacists without needing to see a GP first.
From this autumn as part of a phased rollout, people will be able to get help and treatment for acne, migraines, scabies, certain ear infections and allergic rhinitis from those pharmacies that take part.
At the moment, pharmacies can treat several conditions under pharmacy first – including impetigo, infected insect bites, shingles, sinusitis, one type of
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