![]() “We started collaborating with the surgeries and they jumped at the idea straight away,” said Alex, the pharmacist. Pharmacists are highly trained, spending four years in university and another year working in a pharmacy before they can become registered. The Common Ailments Scheme has been devised to make use of pharmacists’ skills to help take some pressure off local GPs, who are struggling to meet patient demand for appointments. I would have been really grateful for it when I was young.” It all adds up and can be a lot of money when you are on a budget. Young families with head lice were paying £6.99 for one child’s treatment and a lot of people have three or four children. Gill Coles, a technician at the pharmacy, said: “It’s gone down well round here. The 26 Common Ailments - Acne, athlete’s foot, back pain, chickenpox, cold sores, colic, conjunctivitis, constipation, diarrhoea, dry eyes, dermatitis, haemorrhoids, hay fever, head lice, indigestion, in-growing toenails, ringworm, mouth ulcers, nappy rash, oral thrush, scabies, sore throat, teething, threadworms, vaginal thrush, and verrucae. “I only live a five minute walk away so it is very convenient and I would definitely use the service again, for myself or my children.” ![]() Parent Leigh Matthews, 38, from Caerau Park, (left) said: “My five year old daughter got head lice and it was much easier to come here for treatment than trying to phone my doctor for an appointment, which can be very difficult. One good result is that it has helped clear head lice at the school.“ ![]() Parents in the former mining village of Caerau near Maesteg say the new service has been a godsend in helping them to tackle an outbreak of head lice at the local school.Īlex Duckett, pharmacist at the Village Pharmacy in Caerau, said: “One parent came with a child with head lice and they spread the word at school and then we had all the families coming in. The Common Ailments Scheme covers 26 minor conditions (listed below) and community pharmacies across the Swansea Bay University Health Board area – Neath Port Talbot and Swansea - have signed up to it. Many of the minor ailments you don’t need to see a doctor for, but don’t want to pay for, can now be dealt with by your local pharmacy at no cost to you. Do you know about a new NHS scheme which provides free advice and over-the-counter and prescription medicines free of charge for a specific range of common ailments?
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