A local pharmacy chain with 23 branches across the region is offering free flu jabs for the over-50s from Tuesday.
The Avicenna pharmacies say appointments are not always necessary, so just pop in to your local branch to have yours, or you can book on line at a time that suits you here:
https://avicennapharmacy.org/services/flu-vaccination
The impact of COVID-19 has been visible to all of us and we may be faced with the combined risk of COVID-19 and flu this coming winter. Therefore stay healthy and protect your friends, family, and work colleagues by getting vaccinated. One of Avicenna's fully trained pharmacists will carry out a consultation to ensure that the flu jab is safe and appropriate for you. The pharmacies are all following strict covid guidelines, with staff all wearing full PPE and all touch points in consultation rooms cleaned after each use.
Avicenna pharmacies offer outstanding patient care to their communities and can help you with a range of healthcare conditions including lifestyle advice, weight management and advice about medicines and optimising the use of asthma inhalers.
You can even pick up a FREE sample of Jakemans lozenges - just one per customer and the stock is limited, so claim yours when you are next in the pharmacy!
They offer a prescription delivery service and can help you manage your medicines with our convenient medicine trays so you never miss a dose again.
Anyone who has ever had to take multiple medicines knows how hard it can be to take the right medicines at the right time and it can be even more challenging for those whose memory is not as sharp as it once was. Avicenna’s tray service can help you or someone you know who is struggling to keep track of their medicines to keep up with each dose. Avicenna’s helpful teams are always on hand for advice, so why not get in touch with them to see how they can help you.
The quality of the Avicenna pharmacies was recently illustrated by the team at Hylton Castle being shortlisted for Pharmacy Team of the Year at the prestigious Chemist and Druggist awards - and now they are combining that level of staff experience with the latest technology to provide the best possible service for their customers.
Tucked away at the back of the Hylton Castle branch is a Synergy Medical robot, which dispenses medication into trays for patients, making it easy for them to remember when to take what tablets.
They have invested in people too with current qualified staff operating the machine supported by new colleagues in other parts of the operation. They have introduced the Robot to ease some of the pressure on the 23 pharmacies they operate across the North East – this will, in the future, give colleagues in branches more time to support patient needs with services such as Flu and over the counter medicines.
The group also has plans to create more hubs and more jobs as they expand their operation across the North to present the quality and skills of Avicenna staff to as many people as possible.
For more information, or to find your local branch or book a flu jab online, go to https://avicennapharmacy.org/
