Message for Patients ahead of the Bank Holiday Weekend

• By knowing when your local pharmacy is open and planning for repeat prescriptions, you can ensure you have everything you need ahead of the weekend.
• Pharmacists can advise you on a range of minor medical issues. Seeing a pharmacist is often the best step for minor health concerns, and they can provide one-to-one confidential conversations.
• Some local pharmacies may have different opening hours during a bank holiday. A list of pharmacists in London open over the May Bank Holiday is here: Find a pharmacy – NHS (www.nhs.uk)
• People can order medication using the NHS app or through their GP practice online service.
• For all other urgent health needs over the bank holiday, contact 111.nhs.uk or by phoning 111.
• If it is a life-threatening emergency, then call 999. If you are told to go to hospital, then you must go. The NHS will help you get the care you need.
• If you need mental health support call 111 and select the mental health option to speak to a specially trained NHS mental health professional who can provide immediate support and guidance. Or find other sources of mental health support in South West London.
• If you need urgent mental health care ring the 24/7 crisis line at South West If you need mental health support call 111 and select the mental health option to speak to a specially trained NHS mental health professional who can provide immediate support and guidance.
• If you need urgent dental treatment this bank holiday, contact your regular dentist. If you cannot contact your dentist use NHS 111.nhs.uk for information about your local out of hours service.