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Cockerton Pharmacy

Community pharmacy
Wallsend, in Tyne and Wear, is home to Cockerton Pharmacy, a community pharmacy registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council under number 1037728. The pharmacy is owned by S K Pharmacare Limited. No GPhC inspection result has been published for this premises at the time of writing. Community pharmacies of this type generally handle NHS and private prescriptions, provide over-the-counter medicines and offer routine health advice to local residents. The range of services available can differ between pharmacies, so contacting Cockerton Pharmacy directly before visiting is the sensible approach. Phone number and opening hours are shown further down this page. It is worth knowing that, since 2018, specialist clinicians in the UK have been able to legally prescribe cannabis-based medicines for certain conditions. This happens through specialist clinics, not through ordinary pharmacies.

Help and advice services

  • New Medicine Service (NHS)
  • Minor Ailment Service (NHS)

Contraception services

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

Screening and test services

  • NHS Blood Pressure Check Service
  • COVID-19 lateral flow tests (eligible NHS patients)
  • Pregnancy testing (paid-for)

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)
  • Walk-in COVID-19 vaccination service: ages 18 to 64 years
  • Walk-in COVID-19 vaccination service: ages 65 to 74 years

Healthy living services

  • Stop smoking service (NHS)
  • Stop smoking service (paid-for)
  • Stop smoking voucher service (NHS)

Community pharmacy services

  • Private consultation room
  • Appointment booking available for consultations
  • Appointment booking for consultations not required
  • Multi-lingual staff

Other facilities

  • Consultation room

GPhC registration

Registration number
1037728
Status
Registered
First registered
1 August 2007
Inspection report
Pending inspection
Registered owner
S K Pharmacare Limited
NHS ODS code
FDL86

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.