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Pharmacies are the heart of healthcare in our communities. They can:![]()
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🔵 Offer advice for minor illnesses![]()
🔵 Help you take medicines safely![]()
🔵 Recommend effective treatments![]()
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Under Pharmacy First, they can treat conditions like impetigo, shingles and UTIs, no GP appointment needed.![]()
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They’re also great for colds and flu advice and over‑the‑counter remedies.![]()
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Find out more about Community Pharmacists: www.nhsggc.scot/your-health/right-care-right-place/faces-of-primary-care/azhar-sheikh-community-p…
We've partnered with Glasgow City FC to remind women aged 25-29 to contact their GP if they think they're due a smear test (cervical screening).![]()
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Our latest figures show less than half of this age group are attending their smear test appointments when invited. ![]()
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🔵 Had the HPV vaccine? You still need a smear test.![]()
🔵 Feel like you’re too young to have cervical cancer? You still need a smear test.![]()
🔵 Never had sex? You still need a smear test.![]()
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Anyone with a cervix aged 25-64 years is encouraged to attend their smear test when invited. This test could save your life. ![]()
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Don’t Fear the Smear. ![]()
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Visit: nhsggc.scot/nofear
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