Advice and Information

The new Pharmacy First scheme enables your local pharmacy to treat some common conditions with prescription-only medicines, without you visiting your GP. Find out everything you need to know.

Find out what mental health support services there are in Greenwich.

Does signing up with your dentist work the same way as registering with your GP? If you think the answer is yes, you're not alone.

If you're an unpaid carer, find out more about the help and support you are entitled to.

Ramadan is a time of spiritual reflection and community, but it also brings unique health considerations for those who observe the fast.

Find out what support is available to help you when travelling to your GP, hospital or other NHS services.

Dignity Action Month is an annual opportunity for health and social care workers, and members of the public to uphold people's rights to dignity. To commemorate this important month, we are sharing what you can expect from services to ensure you're treated with dignity and respect when accessing care.

A second opinion is when you choose to request the expertise of another healthcare professional after you've been given a diagnosis or treatment plan. What are the new rules about second opinions and and how can you request one?

Find out what to expect at a cervical screening.

GP practices very rarely remove patients from their list. If you are removed from a GP practice, you may need to register with a new one.

From 20 December, you will no longer be able to book winter vaccinations online or via NHS 119, however, you can still visit a COVID-19 walk-in vaccination site or find a pharmacy offering the flu vaccine, but you may have further to travel further.

Take a look at our advice article on the organisations and groups that can support you if you’re grieving.