Minor Ailments Scheme

This is a new service for patients to obtain free treatment (if eligible) for certain conditions direct from your pharmacy. The Minor Ailment Scheme allows you easier access to the same advice minor ailments(s), treatment and medicines from your pharmacist as you would get from your GP, without having to wait for a GP appointment.

The minor ailment that can be treated under this scheme are:

• athletes foot
• constipation
• cough
• cystitis
• diarrhoea
• earache
• fever
• hayfever / allergies
• headlice
• indigestion
• insect bites/ Stings
• mouth ulcers
• sore throat
• sprains / strains
• teething
• threadworms
• vaginal thrush
• verrucas
• upper respiratory tract infection
• warts

This Minor ailments scheme is for people who are registered with a GP practice in Barnet that is taking part in the scheme.