North Tyneside Pharmacy Services

Details of the  local services that are commissioned by North Tyneside Clinical Commissioning Group, Northumbria Healthcare Trust, North Tyneside Local Authority or  a third party provider.

Some services may not be commissioned from or available from all pharmacies

Supervised Consumption - PSNE

Pharmacies participating in the PSNE's supervised consumption scheme will directly supervise the consumption of methadone or buprenorphine as directed by an NHS prescription. 

Service details and funding - Supervised Consumption

Think Pharmacy First - PSNE

The Minor Aliment Scheme, available through community pharmacies, provides the patients accessing pharmacy with advice and access to medicines where appropriate, supporting integration of the urgent care system and self-care.

Equitable access to Minor Aliment Scheme will meet the needs of a diverse population ensuring that inequalities are addressed across North Tyneside

Service details and funding - Think Pharmacy First

Stop Smoking - North Tyneside Council

Pharmacies participating in the PSNE's supervised consumption scheme will directly supervise the consumption of methadone or buprenorphine as directed by an NHS prescription. 

Service details and funding - Stop Smoking

Emergency Hormonal Contraception and Chlamydia/GC screening service
Northumbria Healthcare Trust

The purpose of this service is to ensure equitable and timely access to emergency hormonal contraception. The service will also provide Chlamydia and Gonorrhoea screening (15- 24yrs) and C Card from the community pharmacy. The purpose of this service is also to ensure referrals are made to sexual health services for ongoing contraception and further advice (imperative for all under 16 year olds)f opiate substitute medicines


Service details and funding - EHC and Chlamydia