Diabetes, blood pressure and cholesterol are three of the fastest growing ailments affecting the population, and we can help you combat them. Ask in store, phone or e-mail to see if you are eligible for a free health check. A certified member of staff will check your blood pressure, cholesterol and blood sugar. Along with checking your weight and lifestyle they will analyse the results and find whether you are at risk of the symptoms now or in later years. The healthcheck takes approximately 20 minutes and information recorded will be kept secure and confidential. If a referral is to be made to your GP this will be done via letter which will be handed to you at the end of the consultation.

Having difficulty collecting your prescription from the pharmacy? Using our own delivery vehicle we can make life that little bit easier for you as we deliver daily in the local area. Deliveries are made during the early afternoon between 2 and 5. Free delivery is provided for the housebound, individuals aged over 70 and for prescriptions of nutrition supplements. All other deliveries may be chargeable, please contact the pharmacy for more information.

If you have had unprotected sex or think your contraception might have failed, you can use emergency contraception. It can be effective up to 72 hours after sex, but the sooner you use it the more effective it is. Our pharmacists can give you confidential help and advice. The dispensing of EHC is currently a chargeable service.

We are not only here to treat you when ill but are also committed to your health. We can advise you not just on medicines, but on nutrition and maintaining a healthy lifestyle. We also can advise on any health concerns you may have when travelling, especially to off the beaten track destinations. Our trained and qualified staff are friendly, professional and treat all consultations confidentially.

This service is a chance to talk to the pharmacist about the long-term medicines you are taking. What they do, if you are taking or using them correctly and also if they interact with any supplements you take regularly. The meeting is confidential and your pharmacist will listen and help you with any concerns or questions you may have.

Many people go to see their GP, at times waiting days for an appointment, when they are suffering from a cough, fever and other ailments. After waiting for the appointment time and spending 10 minutes with the GP they receive a prescription for a product that the pharmacy regularly sells over the counter. Cut out the GP visit and time spent waiting by taking advantage of the Minor Ailments service that allows you to go straight to the pharmacy to be treated. All it takes is to get a Minor Ailment booklet from your GP reception, fill in a form at the pharmacy and after a consultation the medication will be dispensed. Currently the service covers the following ailments with some restrictions: Athletes Foot Conjunctivitis Contact Dermatitis Constipation Cough Cystitis Diarrhoea Ear Wax Fever / High Temperature Hay Fever Head Lice Heartburn Indigestion Mouth Ulcer Nasal Congestion Sore Throat Threadworms Warts Vaginal Thrush Verruca The Minor Ailments service is for individuals over the age of 1, and it is recommended that the patient is present during the consultation; pregnant women and breastfeeding mothers should see their GP as they are excluded from the scheme. We can only consult patients who are registered with a GP in the borough of Hillingdon and if medication cannot be dispensed we will refer you. Please note each ailment can only be treated once within a month. For the ailment age restrictions on the scheme please ask a member of staff.

Need a photo urgently? We take passport, ID and visa photos in store. Using the latest digital systems we take the photos so they fulfill requirements for various purposes and countries, including the Indian Visa.

During our opening hours we provide a dispensing service for NHS and private prescriptions. We will do our best to dispense them within a few minutes of you handing them in, or can keep them ready for collection later or delivery (conditions apply). All information we record in dispensing is stored in your patient records and is kept confidential and secure.

If you are on regular medication we can make life easier by collecting the prescription for you from the doctors surgery. Either drop the form in to the surgery, pharmacy or order online and we will collect the prescription from the doctors surgery once ready. Daily collections: Hayes Medical Centre Dr Kanthan's North Hyde Practice Orchard Practice Hayes Town Medical Centre Townfield Doctors Surgery Heathrow Medical Centre Glendale Surgery Once ordered, please allow 48 hours for us to collect the prescription as per surgery guidelines. If your surgery is not listed please get in touch and we can arrange to order and/or collect the prescription by post.

We all know smoking is very harmful to our health and wallet, but giving up can be hard. Our Accredited Smoking Advisors are there to help make it easier, to give you the support to give up for good. All we ask is for you to attend weekly one to one session and the advisor will help you quit within 4 weeks. If need be we can also supply nicotine replacement products from the pharmacy (such as patches, inhalators, lozenges, gum or nasal sprays) should you require more than just advice. We will coach you over your quit period and help you through the tough days ahead while you kick the habit. This service is free and has been successfully used by many of our patients. You've nothing to lose except a harmful, expensive habit.