328 St Helens Rd

Blood Pressure Monitoring

Sykes Chemists Ltd

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High blood pressure (hypertension) affects 1 in 3 adults in the UK. If left untreated it can cause heart problems, strokes and damage to vital organs. Therefore, it’s crucial to be aware of the risks and how you can reduce them. That’s where we can help, why not visit us and have one of our trained pharmacy staff members check your blood pressure for free.

This is a private (paid for) service for a finger prick blood test (taken by a healthcare professional) and antibody test for COVID-19. The result will be available in about 15 minutes.

This is a private (paid for) service for a PCR swab (nose/throat) test to confirm whether you are currently infected with COVID-19. The sample will be sent to an approved laboratory for analysis. You will usually receive the result from the laboratory via secure email within 48 hours. However, to be certain of receiving the result before you fly, you should book the test 3 days before you need the result.

Alongside our Pharmacy we offer the COVID vaccine. You can walk-in or book an allocated timeslot that fits into your day, via NHS booking website

Medicine use reviews are a part of the Advanced Services of the community pharmacy contract. This will involve the pharmacist conducting a structured review with the patient about their medicine use. The aims of this service are to improve patients’ knowledge, concordance and use of medicines.

Medicine use reviews are a part of the Advanced Services of the community pharmacy contract. This will involve the pharmacist conducting a structured review with the patient about their medicines use. The aims of this service are to improve patients knowledge, concordance and use of medicines.

Providing support for patients diagnosed with a long term condition who have a newly prescribed a medicine. To help improve your adherence and your understanding of the medicine generally leading to better health outcomes.

Providing support for patients diagnosed with a long term condition who have a newly prescribed medicine. To help improve your adherence and your understanding of the medicine generally leading to better health outcomes.

Pharmacy First is an NHS service that encourages patients to visit their local pharmacy first instead of going to their GP for a range of conditions which can be assessed and treated by pharmacists.

The conditions that are covered and the eligible patients can access free advice and treatment for includes (but is not limited to): Urinary Tract Infection - for women age 16 to under 65 years), Impetigo and Infected nappy rash. 

Think pharmacy first. Local and convenient access to expert advice and treatments.

Smoking Cessation enables you to gain advice on the correct use of Nicotine Replacement Therapy and provides behavioural support to help you give up smoking.

Smoking Cessation enables you to gain advice on the correct use of Nicotine Replacement Therapy and provides behavioural support to help you give up of smoking.

We deliver an integrated weight management service to improve a patient's health and quality of life. The service provides psychological support and makes behavioral interventions, as well as interventions to increase physical activity and improve diet.

 

Here at Rigby & Higginson Pharmacy we deliver an integrated weight management service to improve a patient's’ health and quality of life. The service provides psychological support and makes behavioural interventions, as well as interventions to increase physical activity and improve diet.


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