Common Ailments Service
Free NHS advice and treatment for minor health conditions
The Common Ailments Service is a free NHS service available at Hughes Pharmacy. It is designed to provide quick and convenient access to professional healthcare advice and treatment for a variety of minor illnesses without the need for a GP appointment. Our pharmacists are qualified to assess your symptoms and, where appropriate, provide medication directly.
Conditions covered include:
- Acne
- Athlete’s Foot
- Back Pain
- Chickenpox
- Cold Sores
- Colic
- Conjunctivitis
- Constipation
- Diarrhoea
- Dry Eye
The scheme aims to help people who have a minor illness by providing treatment and advice. There are 27 conditions covered by the service. If your illness is not covered by the service, your pharmacist can still provide you with advice and can alternatively prescribe certain items on an NHS prescription. Anyone who is staying in Wales for at least 24 hours after visiting the pharmacist can use the service.
- Haemorrhoids
- Hay Fever
- Head Lice
- Indigestion
- In-growing Toenail
- Intertrigo
- Mouth Ulcers
- Nappy Rash
- Oral Thrush
- Ringworm
- Scabies
- Sore Throat
- Teething
- Threadworms
- Vaginal Thrush
- Verrucas
