Minor Ailments & Head Lice Service

Pharmacies commissioned to provide a minor ailments service give advice and support to people on the management of minor ailments, including where necessary, the supply of medicines, (free of charge to those exempt from prescription charges), to manage the minor ailment if, in the professional opinion of the pharmacist, there is a current clinical need for the medication, and the medicine required is not contraindicated.

It is important to remember that minor ailments services do not replace OTC purchase of medication. Those customers who usually manage their own minor ailments through self-care and purchase of OTC medication should continue to self-manage and treat their minor ailments as per essential service 6, self-care.

Minor Ailment Services

NHS England (NHSE) commissions the Minor Ailment Services in the following areas:

Calderdale
Kirklees (HD1 or HD2)
Leeds

For queries about the Minor Ailment Services in Calderdale, Kirklees or Leeds, please contact the WY Primary Care (Pharmacy) Commissioning Team at wyicb.pharmacy@nhs.net.

Claims for the service are via the relevant area monthly claims form which should be emailed to the address above.

See below for the appropriate documentation for each of the areas.

Calderdale Minor Ailments Service

Minor Ailments Service Specification – Updated February 2020

Calderdale Minor Ailments Consultation Form

Calderdale – Minor Ailments Monthly Claims Form – Updated August 2023

Kirklees Minor Ailments Service

Minor Ailments Service Specification – Leeds 2020

Minor Ailments Consultation Form

Kirklees – Minor Ailments Monthly Claims Form – Updated November 2022

Leeds Minor Ailments Service

Minor Ailments Scheme Agreement – Leeds 2020

Minor Ailments Consultation Form

Leeds – Minor Ailments Monthly Claims Form – Updated November 2022

Head Lice Services

NHSE also commission a standalone Head Lice Service in Calderdale and Kirklees. (In Leeds a standalone Head Lice Service is not commissioned, but the Pharmacy First service, which is commissioned in Leeds, includes the management of head lice).

For queries about the Head Lice Services in Calderdale and Kirklees, please contact the WY Primary Care (Pharmacy) Commissioning Team at wyicb.pharmacy@nhs.net.

Claims for the service are via the relevant service monthly summary form which should be emailed to the address above.

See below for the appropriate documentation for each of areas: