Cornwall pharmacies ‘great first port of call’ over bank holiday

Cornwall pharmacies ‘great first port of call’ over bank holiday

Pharmacists in Cornwall are a “great first port of call” for minor conditions over the bank holiday weekend, heal bosses say.The NHS Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Integrated Care Board said pharmacists could help prevent people having to go to see the doctor or wait at an emergency department.Pharmacies could provide advice and a fast route to medicines and antibiotics for conditions such as earache, impetigo, shingles and sore throats, it said.Pharmacist Rebecca Emery of Day Lewis Pharmacy…
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