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Every year, millions of patients visit their GP with minor health problems that the local pharmacist could resolve. It's estimated 50 million visits to the GP are made every year for minor ailments such as coughs and colds, mild eczema and athlete's foot. Local pharmacies are ideally placed in the community to give advice and suggest treatment options.
Minor ailment services are commissioned locally and there is no national service at present in England. There are a variety of conditions and eligibility criteria that are covered by this service and these can vary from area to area.
On this page you’ll find a variety of resources to help you understand the minor ailments service. There are workshops to attend if you prefer face-to-face learning or a number of e-courses to undertake if you want to learn on the go. You can learn with your team at theLearningPharmacy.com, work on your consultation skills or look up the latest NICE guidelines on this service.
