Tue: 8am to 8pm
Tesco Instore Pharmacy
Open late
Open Sundays
Community pharmacy
Helston, in the heart of west Cornwall, is home to this Tesco Instore Pharmacy, a community pharmacy registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council under number 1030049. It passed its most recent GPhC inspection, which is reassuring for local residents relying on it for everyday health needs. Sitting within a busy supermarket, it offers a convenient stop for people picking up prescriptions or looking for over-the-counter remedies alongside their shopping. Community pharmacies like this one generally handle prescription dispensing, stock common medicines and can offer basic health guidance, though the exact range of services varies, so it is sensible to check with the pharmacy directly before your visit. Contact details and opening hours are shown further down this page. It is also worth knowing that since 2018 doctors in the UK have been able to legally prescribe cannabis-based medicines for certain conditions, but this happens through specialist services rather than community pharmacies.
Help and advice services
- New Medicine Service (NHS)
- Minor Ailment Service (NHS)
Contraception services
- Emergency contraception (NHS)
- Emergency contraception (paid-for)
Screening and test services
- NHS Blood Pressure Check Service
- COVID-19 lateral flow tests (eligible NHS patients)
- Type 2 diabetes screening (NHS)
Vaccination services
- Seasonal flu vaccination service: at-risk groups (NHS)
- Seasonal flu vaccination service: not at-risk groups (paid-for)
Healthy living services
- Stop smoking service (NHS)
- Health Check (paid-for)
Community pharmacy services
- Private consultation room
Other facilities
- Consultation room
- Toilet
GPhC registration
- Registration number
- 1030049
- Status
- Registered
- First registered
- 14 January 1995
- Inspection report
- Standards met View report
- Registered owner
- Tesco Stores Ltd
- NHS ODS code
- FGY19
Details are drawn from the GPhC register and NHS profiles and can change - check with the pharmacy before making a special trip, especially around bank holidays.