Boots pharmacies open nationwide this Christmas and prescription cut‑off date revealed
With most GP practices closed on Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year’s Day, over 750 Boots pharmacies will remain open to help provide essential healthcare over the Christmas period.
However, there will be a cut off date for prescriptions over the festive period.
Key healthcare services to help customers over the festive period available at Boots include:
Prescriptions Plus
This provides customers with a convenient way to access and manage NHS repeat prescriptions. With the week before Christmas being typically one of the busiest weeks for dispensing, Boots encourages people to order their repeat prescriptions as early as possible and by 17 December at the latest to help ensure they arrive before Christmas.
NHS Pharmacy First Service
Under the NHS Pharmacy First Service, Boots pharmacies in England can also offer patients access to advice and prescription treatment for seven common conditions including sinusitis, sore throats, insect bites, earache in children, impetigo and urinary tract infections (UTIs) in women.
This provides access to advice and support, without the need for a GP appointment, for a range of healthcare services such as women’s health, sexual health and general health. Its clinical and customer service teams are available to provide patient care throughout the festive period, excluding Christmas Day and with a reduced service on New Year’s Day.
Claire Nevinson, Superintendent Pharmacist at Boots, said: “If you’re feeling under the weather or need access to healthcare over the festive holiday, our pharmacy teams are on hand to help.
“It’s quick and easy to get advice, diagnosis and treatment for common minor ailments from your Boots pharmacy team right on your local high street, with no appointment needed.”
She added: “If you are on repeat prescriptions, it’s important to ensure that you have ordered your medication before the Christmas break.
“It’s easy to order and track delivery of prescriptions with Boots PrescriptionsPlus – just make sure you get your order in before 17 December to ensure you get your medicines in time for the festive period, especially if you are travelling.”
Selected Boots pharmacies will be open on one or more of the festive bank holidays, so that patients can access medicines, valuable healthcare advice and a breadth of pharmacy services. Customers can check the opening times of their nearest Boots pharmacy on boots.com.