One in three of the population experiences an allergic reaction in the UK at some time in their life. We offer an allergy screening service which involves one of our pharmacists taking a full allergy history and then discussing how best to reduce the symptoms of a person’s allergy. If required, a ‘pin prick’ allergy test can be performed which involves taking a drop of blood from the patient to confirm what may be causing the allergy.

Having too much glucose in your blood may indicate you are at risk of diabetes. We can offer a simple finger prick test that will let you know if your blood glucose level is too high, advice is also on hand to keep it low or reduce it too.

You can’t tell if your blood pressure is too high –we can now check your blood pressure and offer lifestyle advice about how you can stay healthy.

The signs and symptoms of Chlamydia are invisible, but just a simple urine test, carried out in the privacy of your own home can tell you if you may be carrying the infection. We now supply the test kits and results come back from the lab in a matter of days.

We can now offer a simple ‘finger prick’ test that can reveal your cholesterol level. Advice on how to reduce your cholesterol level is on hand too.

We will collect your prescription from your surgery to save you time. We can even order your medication for you from the surgery. The dispensed medicines can then be delivered to your home or place of work if you wish.

We can deliver your prescription medicines to your home or place of work.

If you are discharged from hospital and prescribed a new medicine for the first time for either an existing or newly-diagnosed health problem, you may be able to get extra help and advice about your medicine from one of our pharmacists through a free scheme called the Discharge Medicine Service.

When you give your prescription to a pharmacist, we will use the information on this to get your medicines. We can collect your prescription from your home or surgery and deliver the dispensed medication to your home or place of work. Please telephone or email us for assistance if you would like us to start doing this for you or alternatively use this website.

If you have any unused medicines at your home, you can bring them to us and we will dispose of them safely.

If you’ve had sex without using contraception, or you think that the contraception you did use might have failed, then you may decide you want to use EHC as an emergency measure. EHC must be taken within 72 hours of unprotected sex. Otherwise you should visit a contraceptive, sexual health or GUM clinic, or your GP surgery as soon as possible. They may be able to offer another form of emergency contraception. Emergency Hormonal Contraception contains levonorgestrel and is taken as a single pill. It is available from H A Crook (Pharmacy) with or without a doctor’s prescription. You can obtain EHC from us without a prescription in one of two ways. Firstly, it is available to purchase over-the-counter (for those aged 16 years and above). Alternatively, all of our Pharmacists are accredited to provide emergency hormonal contraception free of charge as part of a local NHS service (including, in some cases, to UNDER 16's). Before you can be supplied with EHC, you will need to have a brief consultation with the Pharmacist, who will ensure that it is suitable for you.

We are a registered supplier of all Lipotrim products and will assist you fully in your Weight Management programme with Weight and Blood Pressure monitoring and the regular supply of the necessary Lipotrim products. Please see the Lipotrim website for more details www.lipotrim.co.uk

Also known as “medicine check-ups” or “medicine MOTs”, this is a free NHS consultation with one of our pharmacists about a person’s medicines. Consultations are held in a private consultation area so your conversation will not be overheard. The service aims to improve your understanding of your medicines

If you find it difficult to remember to take the right medicines at the right time or are helping someone else to take their medicines, you might find it helpful to discuss any concerns with one of our staff We offer a range of services to customers experiencing difficulty in taking their medicines such as reminder charts that can aid compliance, large print labels, printed Medicine Administration Record (MAR) charts and a range of compliance aids and Monitored Dosage Systems (MDS). Services can be tailored to meet the individual needs of all our customers to ensure you receive the service you require. We can help with all aspects of medication related care from problems with inhaler technique to difficulties using eye drops. Our Pharmacists will be happy to discuss ways to assist you in managing your medicines effectively to help you get the most from your medication.

We can, in some instances, offer you a free flu vaccine if you are in one of the at risk groups. If you are not in the at risk groups but would still like to have a vaccine, you can also pay for the vaccine.

We are able to offer services to substance misuse clients and have full facilities for needle exchange. Services offered include supervised methadone consumption, instalment dispensing and needle exchange schemes. We are able to provide services to clients in discreet and private areas. The supervised administration service offered by us involves the Pharmacist supervising the consumption of prescribed medicines at the point of dispensing thus ensuring that the dose has been administered to the patient. Current guidelines recommend all new treatment of opiate dependence be subject to supervised consumption for the first three months. All our Pharmacists have the relevant knowledge and are appropriately trained to offer a friendly, non-judgemental, client-centred, and confidential service.

We have may years experience at providing medication solutions to care homes. Whether in a Residential or Nursing home or an independent hospital, we can provide a service to minimise your Medication Round times and to eliminate errors. We can provide medication in a number of different Monitored Dosage Systems including Bio-Dose and Venalink along with Trolleys and Cabinets for medication security within the Care Home. Please contact us for more details and allow us to tailor a solution to your medicine headaches!

Designated stocks used in palliative care are ALWAYS held by us. These medicines are audited every week to ensure sufficient stocks are available for the treatment of the terminally ill. Please contact us if you are caring for someone and would like help and advice.

Our pharmacists can provide you with advice and tips on keeping healthy such as stopping smoking, how to eat healthily and how to get enough exercise. You can also get leaflets and written information to help you make healthier choices. We also take part in local health promotion campaigns such as taking care in the sun.

This service allows you to collect your regular repeat prescription medicines directly from us. When you need a prescription you then get your medicines directly from us without having to go to your GP. Email us, telephone us or use this website to start using this time saving service.

If our pharmacists thinks you need additional help from other healthcare professionals, social services or voluntary organisations, we can provide you with contact details.

We offer a stop smoking service and can provide Nicotine Replacement Therapy either on the NHS or for sale. Smoking cessation services involve a consultation with one of our pharmacists who will create a programme to improve your chances of giving up. Sometimes carbon monoxide monitoring will be used to help encourage you to quit.

Our Pharmacists, like other healthcare professionals want to make sure that you can look after yourself and your family. We can help you to do this by giving advice on treating minor ailments like coughs and colds or long term conditions such as asthma and diabetes.

Our Pharmacists can help you to take care of your health whilst travelling, offering advice on carrying your medicines safely, what precautions to take before departing and whether any specific precautions are required for the destination you are intending to visit. We can provide up-to-date information on preventing malaria and requirements for travel vaccinations as a free of charge service, we are happy to dispense private prescriptions for anti-malarial treatments. We also stock a wide range of travel health products and accessories including insect repellents and bite creams, flight socks, first aid kits, sun care products, travel sickness treatments, and a variety of useful travel medicines.