Pharmacists can give advice on and treat a range of symptoms. They can support you with things such as diarrhoea, earaches, painful coughs, sticky eyes, teething and rashes.

This is the best choice to treat minor illnesses and injuries such as hangovers, coughs, colds, grazes, small cuts, norovirus or sore throats. Many of these can be treated at home, simply with over-the-counter medicines and plenty of rest.

Here is a checklist of the vaccines that are routinely offered to everyone in the UK, and the age at which you should ideally have them.
2 months:

• Diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis (whooping cough), polio and Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib, a bacterial infection that can cause severe pneumonia or Meningitis in young children) given as a 5-in-1 single jab known as DTaP/IPV/Hib
•  Pneumococcal infection

3 months:

• 5-in-1, second dose (DTaP/IPV/Hib)
• Meningitis C

4 months:

• 5-in-1, third dose (DTaP/IPV/Hib)
• Pneumococcal infection, second dose
• Meningitis C, second dose

Between 12 and 13 months:

•  Meningitis C, third dose
•  Hib, fourth dose (Hib/MenC given as a single jab)
•  MMR (measles, mumps and rubella), given as a single jab
•  Pneumococcal infection, third dose

3 years and 4 months, or soon after:

• MMR second jab

• Diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis and polio (DtaP/IPV), given as a 4-in-1 pre-school booster

Around 12-13 years:

• Cervical cancer (HPV) vaccine, which protects against cervical cancer (girls only): three jabs given within six months

Around 13-18 years:

• Diphtheria, tetanus and polio booster (Td/IPV), given as a single jab

65 and over:

•  Flu (every year) – If you like to learn more about Flu Vaccine please click the following link http://www.flu-protect.co.uk/
•  Pneumococcal
•  Travel Vaccines

If you are travelling abroad and require vaccinations you will need to complete a Travel Risk Assessment form and handed to the reception team to book an appointment at least 8 weeks prior.

Some courses of vaccinations take two or three months to complete so please take this into consideration when planning your journey.

Most travel vaccines are ordered on a private prescription and incur a charge over and above the normal prescription charge.