West Cornforth Pharmacy

West Cornforth Pharmacy We are a community Pharmacy providing heathcare and NHS services to the residents of West Cornforth

23/01/2025
No appointments needed, call in and speak to one of our pharmacy colleagues and we will be more than happy to help this ...
22/01/2025

No appointments needed, call in and speak to one of our pharmacy colleagues and we will be more than happy to help this winter

22/01/2025
22/01/2025

Our next Patient Participation Group (PPG) will be held at the surgery by our Trainee Practice Manager Caroline (Wednesday 29th January @14.00.) 🗓️
Please let our admin team know if you would like to attend. 📞
New members are always very welcome. ✔️
This quarter we will be joined by our Care Coordinator Laura, who will be explaining the importance of her role within the surgery and community ✔️

13/01/2025

Please help us help you by using the right NHS service.

NHS 111, pharmacies, general practice, and minor injuries units will all make sure you get the right help.

❗ Only use emergency departments for life threatening injuries or conditions ✔️

Face or Arm or Speech, at the first sign, it’s Time to call 999. Visit www.nhs.uk/ActFAST for more information.Even if i...
22/11/2024

Face or Arm or Speech, at the first sign, it’s Time to call 999. Visit www.nhs.uk/ActFAST for more information.

Even if it doesn’t seem like much, at the first sign of a stroke, call 999. A stroke strikes every five minutes. Every year in the UK, there are around 100,000 strokes, causing 38,000 stroke-related deaths, and it is a leading cause of disability. Stroke symptoms might be less dramatic, painful or obvious than you might expect. Like not being able to raise your arm, struggling to smile, or slurred speech. Whether it is a friend, loved one or even a passer-by, any sign of a stroke is always an emergency, so call 999 immediately if you or someone else experiences a single symptom. Acting FAST on any sign of a stroke gives patients faster access to specialist treatment that could save their life.

BSL (British Sign Language) users can make a BSL video relay call to 999 using the 999 BSL website or app. Visit 999BSL.co.uk. Text relay users can call 18000 to contact 999.

03/11/2024

Walk in FLU jabs available from Thursday 3rd October 2024 for eligible patients get protected this Winter. Call our friendly team at the pharmacy or call in and have a chat we will be happy to help with any queries.

03/11/2024

Anyone looking to pop their feet up? worth a share for a bit Christmas cleaning.

20/08/2024

West Cornforth Pharmacy will be closed for the Bank Holiday Weekend.

From 5.30pm on Friday 23/08/2024 and will re-open on Tuesday 27/08/2024 at 9AM.

Have a lovely Bank Holiday Weekend everyone from all the staff at West Cornforth Pharmacy.

13/08/2024

We are launching our First Peer Support Group in the Foundations building Shildon.

Wednesdays , 10-12 starting 14th August.

Come along for a cuppa, bacon Sandwich and a good old natter with friends and staff.

For more info

📞 01740 652000

31/07/2024

What's actually in a cigarette?

🚽 Toilet Cleaner (Ammonia)
🕯 Candle Wax (Stearic Acid)
☠️ Poison (Arsenic)
🧟‍♂️ Preservatives for Dead Bodies (Formaldehyde)
💨 Carbon Monoxide (Poisonous gas also found in dodgy boilers)
☢️ Nail Polish Remover (Acetone)
🚗 Tar (Let's keep this on the roads...)

If this has got you thinking about making a change, we're here to help you with our free support. We'll provide you with Ni****ne Replacement Therapy, such as patches, gum, or even a v**e! Alongside one-to-one advise from our team to help identify your triggers, motivate you and support you during every step.

Contact the surgery to arrange an appointment ✔️

27/07/2024
You can check your child is up to date with their childhood vaccinations, including whooping cough, and if they have mis...
23/07/2024

You can check your child is up to date with their childhood vaccinations, including whooping cough, and if they have missed any they can catch up at their GP practice at any time.

Why not pop into Westcornforth Pharmacy for a chat if you have any of these symptoms we will be happy to help
17/07/2024

Why not pop into Westcornforth Pharmacy for a chat if you have any of these symptoms we will be happy to help

Address

West Cornforth Medical Centre, Reading Street
Ferryhill
DL179LH

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 1pm
1:30pm - 5:30pm
Tuesday 9am - 1pm
1:30pm - 5:30pm
Wednesday 9am - 1pm
1:30pm - 5:30pm
Thursday 9am - 1pm
1:30pm - 5:30pm
Friday 9am - 1pm
1:30pm - 5:30pm

Telephone

+441740654669

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GP Practices across the region have joined together to launch a campaign, calling for people to understand the many changes within General Practice & Pharmacy and be kind to our staff. The #HumansOfGeneralPractice campaign urges people to be more understanding, considerate and kind to their teams and understand the many changes introduced within these areas to help people get the care they need. Not only have GP practices and Pharamcies stepped up to support the biggest NHS Vaccination Programme in history, they now face unprecedented staffing shortages due to high numbers of Covid-related absence. There’s a lot more that people can do to help themselves and we are asking people to 'work with us, understand all these changes and be on our side'. People are being urged to: o Think before they ring o Get to know how to go online to request appointments or ask a question o Download the NHS App to order prescriptions, view their records and so on. o Understand that they don’t always need to see a doctor Advanced practitioners, nurses, healthcare assistants and pharmacists are also part of the team o Take personal responsibility for their own health, where possible Try self-care - taking over the counter medications where possible and using www.nhs.uk to look for healthcare advise o Use a pharmacist - most pharmacists provide healthcare advice and many will also prescribe medication where needed o Be polite and respectful - abuse of NHS staff is not acceptable. Please bear in mind that our teams are doing the best job possible under emended pressure, so please be kind and considerate towards them.

Ask Your Pharmacist Week is 1–8 November. Our pharmacy can help. Don’t miss out on NHS support available conveniently and close to home at https://www.intrahealth.co.uk/pharmacy/ #askyourpharmacist

If you’ve noticed a family member or a friend coughing for three weeks or more and it isn’t COVID-19, encourage them to contact their GP practice. It's probably nothing serious, but if it is cancer, finding it early makes it more treatable and can save lives. #HelpUsHelpYou

Roadmap video
Roadmap video

Following yesterday's Prime Minister announcement (on 22nd February) please find a 'Roadmap' video explaining next steps from 1 through to 4. Further information can be found at For further information please visit the NHS website (https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/) and the GOV webpage (https://www.gov.uk/coronavirus).

#BetterHealth
#BetterHealth

Whether you want to lose weight through changing your diet and being more active, quit smoking, or take simple steps to look after your mental wellbeing, #BetterHealth can help support you. Search #BetterHealth or visit https://www.nhs.uk/better-health/ for free tools and support to help you make healthy changes.

Support the mental health of children and young people
Support the mental health of children and young people

Support the mental health of children and young people - the past few months have been hard on everyone, including children and young people. But there are lots of things we can do to support their wellbeing at this time. #EveryMindMatters will help you find what’s right for the children in your life, visit www.everymindmatters.co.uk for tips and advice

#BetterHealth With the NHS Better Health tools people can live well and set goals, see progress and feel a real difference on their weight loss journey. For help and support to lose weight, visit https://www.nhs.uk/better-health/

Better Health campaign -to support people to live healthier lives the brand-new Better Health webpage has been developed. It provides tools to help people manage their weight loss – from checking their BMI, to getting access to free support tools including the NHS 12-week weight loss plan. The NHS 12-week weight loss plan, available both online and via a new app, promotes evidence based safe and sustainable weight loss. Alongside the free NHS 12-week plan, a number of well-known weight management providers will be offering exclusive discounts across their weight loss programmes. Partners include, WW Weight Watchers reimagined, Slimming World and Get Slim, Get Healthy. For full details of Better Health and to find out about these offers please visit (https://www.nhs.uk/better-health/).

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