Healthcare - Station Road Pharmacy
Community pharmacists are some of the most accessible healthcare practitioners, which was certainly the case during the pandemic as they continued to provide direct patient care despite restrictions imposed by the government due to the pandemic. Station Road Pharmacy, Consett like other Community pharmacists have reduced the burden on the healthcare system by diverting the influx of patients away from hospitals through triaging and screening patients. They have played various roles in supporting the healthcare system during COVID-19: delivering medications to patients, educating patients on telehealth services, assessing patients for renewal of chronic medications, performing consultations on minor ailments, clarifying misconceptions about COVID-19 treatments, and in a lot of areas contributing to COVID-19 screening and vaccinations.