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Tue: 8:30am to 6pm

Boots

Open Sundays Community pharmacy
5-6 Lion Walk, Colchester, CO1 1LX 01206 577303 boots.com/
In the centre of Colchester, CO1 1LX, this Boots operates as a community pharmacy and is registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council under number 1031116. It passed its most recent GPhC inspection. As part of a large national chain, branches such as this one typically handle NHS and private prescriptions, stock over-the-counter medicines and provide routine health advice. The range of services can differ from one branch to another, so it is sensible to phone ahead or check directly before visiting. Contact details and opening hours for this pharmacy are listed further down the page. On a separate note, anyone curious about medical cannabis should know that it has been legally prescribable in the UK since 2018 for certain conditions, though this happens through specialist clinics rather than standard pharmacies.

Help and advice services

  • New Medicine Service (NHS)

Contraception services

  • Emergency contraception (NHS)
  • Emergency contraception (paid-for)
  • NHS Pharmacy Contraception Service
  • Condom supply (NHS)

Screening and test services

  • NHS Blood Pressure Check Service
  • COVID-19 lateral flow tests (eligible NHS patients)
  • Chlamydia screening and treatment (NHS)

Dispensing services

  • Prescription delivery service
  • Appliance dispensing (prescription charges apply)
  • Mobile app to manage repeat prescriptions
  • SMS repeat prescription reminders

Vaccination services

  • Seasonal flu vaccination service: at-risk groups (NHS)
  • Seasonal flu vaccination service: not at-risk groups (paid-for)
  • Travel clinic (paid-for)

Healthy living services

  • Stop smoking service (NHS)
  • NHS Health Check

Community pharmacy services

  • Private consultation room
  • Appointment booking available for consultations
  • Appointment booking for consultations not required
  • Multi-lingual staff
  • Other health professionals onsite

Other facilities

  • Consultation room

GPhC registration

Registration number
1031116
Status
Registered
First registered
3 November 1978
Inspection report
Standards met View report
Registered owner
Boots UK Limited
NHS ODS code
FQ064

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.