Giles Pharmacy

Bank holiday rota for Monday 8th May 2023

After 23 years that's a wrap!😭 Just want to say thank you so much for the support and kindness from my girls, the patients and Beechwood surgery over the years. I've made many good friends along the way and I will miss you all. So many tears today it's been overwhelming. With much love, Michelle the pharmacist. ❤️💚Xx

Please take note the LHB recommend ordering 7 days before you need your meds. We still get people ordering who have run out or only have a couple of days left 🙄

To help your pharmacy to help you, please plan ahead and order your prescriptions 7 days before you need them.

Find out all the ways your local pharmacy can help you 👉🏼 https://bit.ly/3ufhdJT

Does your child have chicken pox? Contact your local community pharmacy where in most cases the pharmacist will be able to provide self care advice and symptomatic treatment for free via the Common Ailments Service.

To find your nearest pharmacy search here: http://ow.ly/e4cf50JLm0q

The Common Ailments Service is available at most Welsh Community Pharmacies, where Pharmacists can provide free NHS consultation and appropriate advice, treatment or referral if required for a range of conditions, often without appointment. More info at ow.ly/4s0l50HM4eN

Our phone is currently not working 🙄, please call in for any queries.
Thank you.

Access the Common ailments service providing NHS treatment at our pharmacy. The pollen has been really high this week and we've been really busy. Pop in or ring for info. 🤧🌞🌻

Hayfever season is here and for most people there is no need to contact your GP to manage your symptoms. The Common Ailments Service is available at community pharmacies across Wales and provides free NHS advice and treatment where needed following consultation with a pharmacist

If a sudden cardiac arrest occurs to your loved one at home, their only chance of survival could be YOU.

Take a few minutes to learn or refresh your CPR skills - those minutes could help you save a life: https://bit.ly/3MEPoSq

With the Bank Holiday approaching please check when your local pharmacies are open and that you have enough medication for any closed periods.

If you do run out of medication another local pharmacy may be able to provide a supply via the EMS service

For details of pharmacies locally see: http://ow.ly/B0xX50JbPY1

We will be closed Thursday 2nd and Friday 3rd June for the Bank holidays. Please make sure you order and collect your repeat meds in time! Thank you 😊🌞

Pharmacies across our Health Board area have been working incredibly hard to significantly improve patient access to services. 131 Pharmacies offer common ailments scheme consultations, emergency prescriptions, seasonal flu vaccines and emergency contraception (some Pharmacists may not offer Emergency Contraception consultations but can signpost to others that do).

Find information about all of the services on offer here https://bit.ly/3ufhdJT

Today is , knowing the symptoms could save a life. These include:
💗 feeling constantly bloated
💗 a swollen tummy
💗 discomfort in your tummy or pelvic area
💗 feeling full quickly when eating
💗 needing to p*e more often than normal

If you do have any of these symptoms, it's unlikely to be cancer, but it's important to know when you should visit your GP if you're worried.

We're here for you. For more information and for help and support, click https://bit.ly/3vx1Vm4

Very successful smoking cessation programme available at our pharmacy. Please ask for info. NHS funded and free of charge.

Want to quit smoking? Your local pharmacy can help you. You can access free smoking cessation products and support at some Aneurin Bevan University Health Board pharmacies.

Your pharmacist will be on hand to provide you with support throughout your quit journey and provide you with ni****ne replacement products (patches, gum, inhalator and other choices) to help combat your cravings and habits. Call into your local pharmacy today to find out what support can be offered to you.

Join the thousands of people who have already quit smoking with Help Me Quit and become a healthier, new you!

💻 www.helpmequit.wales
📞 0800 085 2219

Don't forget it's Bank Holiday this weekend which means your GP surgery and Pharmacy may have different opening times. Please ensure you have spoken with your GP surgery and collected any prescriptions or medication before the weekend

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Feel free to ask for info. We are busy with Hay fever supplies on the scheme, antihistamine tablets and eye drops available as well as nasal sprays. 🌞🤧🌻🌳

The Common Ailments Service is available at most Welsh Community Pharmacies, where Pharmacists can provide free NHS consultation and appropriate advice, treatment or referral if required for a range of conditions, often without appointment. More info at http://ow.ly/4s0l50HM4eN

In Wales you must still wear a face covering in health and social care settings including community pharmacies

Plan ahead for the Bank holidays, don't forget to order your repeat prescription.

Ordered Your Prescription?
In the famous words of Mamma Mia 2- Here we go again! If you’re running low on your prescription now is the time to order so you don’t fall short next weekend!

We also want to say thank you to those who saved vital NHS time and services over the last Bank Holiday weekend by ensuring they had all their prescription medication ready before the weekend.

Don't forget to order your repeat meds in time for Easter. We will be closed on Good Friday and Easter Monday. 🐰💊🐣

Easter is coming! Please check when your local pharmacies are open over the bank holiday weekend (Friday 15th to Monday 18th April) and you have enough medication for any closed periods.

Leave 7 days between ordering and collecting your prescription to ensure its ready

From providing advice and treatment for minor ailments to help with stopping smoking, our pharmacies offer a range of services to help you keep well this winter. In our Health Board area Pharmacies do this alongside dispensing 300,000 prescription items a week.

To help your pharmacy to help you, please plan ahead and order your prescriptions 7 days before you need them.

The Common Ailments Service is available at most Welsh Community Pharmacies, where Pharmacists can provide free NHS consultation and appropriate advice, treatment or referral if required for a range of conditions, often without appointment. More info at http://ow.ly/1H3Z50HM4eM

Merry Christmas to you all with love from all the girls at Giles. 🎄☃️💕Thank you so much for the amazing number of gifts and cards we have received this year, they are so appreciated. Now get to bed nice and early, Santa is all boosted , covid free and on his way!🎅 Xx

GREAT NEWS…we can confirm that Santa Claus has received his Booster vaccination and has produced a negative Lateral Flow test result, so has been cleared to fly tonight!

Santa has been ice-olating in the North Pole in preparation for tonight and has plenty of hand sanitiser in his sleigh to ensure everyone is kept safe.

We would like to wish all the little (and big) boys and girls in Gwent a wonderful Christmas!

💉 Pregnant women can attend any of our Mass Vaccination Centres without an appointment for any of their COVID-19 vaccines.

🤰 If you are over 20 weeks pregnant, please walk to the front of the queue, make yourself known to staff and you will be fast tracked as a priority.

Visit our website for a list of our Vaccination Centres and their opening hours 👉 https://abuhb.nhs.wales/coronavirus/covid-19-vaccine/our-vaccination-centres/

📣 Sharps Collection Notice ⬇️

Please note that the service will be running as normal over the Christmas period and that there will be NO changes to collection days.

Thank you ABUHB , lovely to be appreciated 💚!

👏 A huge thank you to the Community Pharmacists working in our Health Board area, who between January and November this year, have collectively:

• Dispensed over 14,000,000 prescription items
• Seen 15,000 people for the Common Ailments Service
• Administered 27,000 flu jabs
• Given 2,000 patients a Discharge Medical Review when they came out of hospital
• Helped 8,000 people with an emergency supply of medication
• Assisted 2,200 smokers with their quit attempts
• Provided 4000 consultations for emergency contraception

Visit our website for more information on how your local Pharmacy can help you 👇
https://abuhb.nhs.wales/healthcare-services/pharmacies-chemists/