Tue: 9am to 5:30pm
Boots
Community pharmacy
This Boots pharmacy serves the Whitley Bay community in Tyne and Wear, NE26 3HL, and is registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council under number 1037732. It passed its most recent GPhC inspection, which is a useful reassurance for anyone using it regularly. As part of the Boots chain, this branch handles prescription dispensing, stocks a range of over-the-counter medicines and provides general health guidance to local residents. That said, services can differ between branches, so it is always a good idea to contact this one directly before visiting to confirm what is available. Opening hours and contact details are listed further down this page. For anyone living with a long-term condition who has found that standard treatments have not provided enough relief, it is worth knowing that medical cannabis has been legal to prescribe in the UK since 2018 for certain conditions, available through specialist clinics 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)
Dispensing services
- Prescription delivery service
Vaccination services
- Seasonal flu vaccination service: at-risk groups (NHS)
- Seasonal flu vaccination service: not at-risk groups (paid-for)
Community pharmacy services
- Private consultation room
- Appointment booking available for consultations
- Appointment booking for consultations not required
- Multi-lingual staff
- Inhaler recycling
Other facilities
- Consultation room
GPhC registration
- Registration number
- 1037732
- Status
- Registered
- First registered
- 30 May 1995
- Inspection report
- Standards met View report
- Registered owner
- Boots UK Limited
- NHS ODS code
- FTJ64
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.