Kia ora koutou.
Jamaica, our Public Health Nurse, has sent through this information about accessing health care for minor illnesses.
The minor health conditions service (also referred to as minor ailments) is now available in several Lower Hutt pharmacies. This service enables eligible people to consult with a pharmacist at selected local pharmacies, and if appropriate, access free approved medicine.
The service is to help people with minor illnesses to access healthcare at a pharmacy and is available for:
Children under 14 years of age, and whānau members* (any age), with the same symptoms
Community services card (CSC) holders
Māori and pacific people
*For example, if the pharmacist gives your tamariki medicine for scabies and you, or brothers or sisters also have symptoms, they may give advice and medicine to all of you.
The conditions that pharmacists can help you with include:
Skin ailments (nits, eczema, scabies, fungal infections)
Eye inflammation
Dehydration (usually from vomiting and diarrhoea).
The participating pharmacy locations are:
Upper Hutt
Lagans Pharmacy
Queen St Pharmacy
Unichem Maidstone Pharmacy
Unichem Upper Hutt Health Pharmacy
Unichem Upper Hutt Pharmacy
Lower Hutt
Taita Pharmacy
Naenae Pharmacy
Owles Pharmacy – Naenae
Wainuiomata Pharmacy
Clives Chemist
Here’s the link for more information: