Wainwrights Chemist

Antiviral distribution

Service only available during pandemic situations

Health check services

Stock a range of diagnostic kits available such as diabetes monitors, blood pressure machines, BMI scales, body fat monitors, TENS machines, thermometers and nebulisers to suit your individual needs. What isn't available can usually be obtained within one working day.

Needle and syringe exchange services

Walk-in, no appointment necessary
Totally Private and Confidential
Minimum 2 minutes required.
Service established since 2011

Pharmacy chlamydia screening and treatment service

Walk-in, no appointment necessary
Minimum 15 minutes required
Totally Private and Confidential
Service established since 2009

Pharmacy NHS service: emergency hormonal contraception (EHC) service

Walk-in, no appointment necessary
Free service
Totally Private and Confidential
Minimum 5 minutes required.
Service established since 2009

Pharmacy NHS service: medicine use review (MUR) service

Walk-in, no appointments necessary
Measures if you are taking your medicines properly and gives you an opportunity to ask any more questions about your treatment and medication
Totally Private and Confidential.
Needs a minimum of 15 minutes
Service established in 2005
Over 1500 completed till November 2011

Pharmacy NHS service: seasonal influenza vaccination service

Pharmacy NHS service: stop smoking service

Walk-in smoking cessation service, no appointment necessary
Totally Private and Confidential
Six week course - Free on the NHS or only ONE prescription charge paid for the whole course.
Can supply Nicotine Replacement Therapy (NRT) suited to you and your lifestyle
Champix available
Carbon monoxide (CO) breath measurement used
Award winning - seven times
Service established since 2008

Pharmacy NHS service: supervised consumption of prescribed medicines service

Walk-in, no appointment necessary
Totally Private and Confidential
Service established since 2005

Pharmacy non-NHS service: seasonal influenza vaccination service

Walk-in seasonal flu vaccination.
Appointments preferred but not necessary to ensure no waiting times.
Off-site vaccination e.g. Offices available through prior arrangement.
You need a minimum of ten minutes.
Totally Private and Confidential service.
Established service since 2010

Prescribing services

Travel vaccines and medicines prescribed and supplied
Walk-in, appointments are not necessary but preferred to reduce any waiting time
Totally Private and Confidential
Service established since 2011

Stop smoking services

Walk-in smoking cessation service
Totally Private and Confidential
Six week course - Free on the NHS or only ONE prescription charge paid for the whole course.
Can supply Nicotine Replacement Therapy (NRT) suited to you and your lifestyle
Champix available
Carbon monoxide (CO) breath measurement used
Award winning - seven times
Service established since 2008

Waste management

Free
Walk-in service and no appointments necessary
Totally Private and Confidential
Return all your unwanted or expired medicines here no matter where they were dispensed and we'll dispose of them safely. This will protect the environment and will avoid medicines stockpiling in your home leading to overdosing or being taken by mistake.