St Andrew's Hospice receives donation from relaunched Coatbridge pharmacy

St Andrew’s Hospice received a welcome donation of £250 as a renewed pharmacy business in Coatbridge marked its launch with a community open day.

Hospice representative Lorrett McCutcheon cut a ribbon to mark the official opening of the Numark-branded pharmacy on Main Street in the town centre.

It will now be known as Rowlands Pharmacy and will be run by branch manager Yvonne McNeil and her team, and will be open from 9am to 6pm on weekdays and 9am to 5pm on Saturdays.

Yvonne said: “It was a wonderful morning and it was lovely to welcome the community into store and re-cement our commitment to them.

“As community pharmacists we’re a pillar of healthcare for the locality and I look forward to meeting more of the community in the coming weeks.”

Hospice fundraiser Lorrett added: “It was an honour to officially open the doors and welcome customers in – community pharmacies are so important in providing access to healthcare.”

Customers visiting the branch during the open day were able to find out more about its services including the Pharmacy First programme run by NHS Scotland.

It sees community pharmacies provide expert help for treating conditions such as sore throats, earache and cold sores, along with common clinical conditions such as urinary tract infections – aiming to “help people access the right care in the right place” without having to go to their GP or emergency department for non-urgent treatment.

The service is in addition to the pharmacy dispensing prescriptions, over-the-counter medications, and providing vaccinations, emergency contraception and medication reviews.

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