Pharmacy Oral Contraceptive Pilot Scheme

Posted on January 26th, 2023

Patients aged 18-45 currently taking the Combined Oral Contraceptive Pill or Progesterone Only Pill can now arrange to get their supply from a local pharmacy.

You will need to take either a recent pill box or if the Pilot Pharmacy is your designated EPS Pharmacy then they will already have information about your recent use.

The pharmacy will carry out a Pill Check, prescribe the contraceptive pill and securely send the information back to the surgery.

Pharmacies currently taking part in this pilot scheme in Wirral are (nearest in bold):

Wirral

• Boots, 395 Upton Road, Prenton, Birkenhead, CH43 9SE
• Heatherlands Pharmacy, 396 New Hey Road, Upton, Wirral, CH49 9DA
• Heswall Hills Pharmacy 119 Brimstage Road, Heswall, Wirral, Merseyside, CH60 1XF
• Lloyd’s Pharmacy, 35 Grange Road, West Kirby, Wirral, CH48 4DZ
• Lloyd’s Pharmacy, J Sainsbury Store, Upton-By-Pass, Upton, CH49 6QG
•  Lloyds Pharmacy, Victoria Park Health Centre, Bedford Avenue, Rock Ferry, Birkenhead, CH42 4QJ
• Swettenham Chemists Limited, 18 Allport Lane, Bromborough, Wirral, Merseyside, CH62 7HP
• Tesco Extra, Bidston Link Road, Birkenhead, Merseyside, CH43 7AA
• Tranmere Pharmacy, 4 Tranmere Court, Tranmere, Birkenhead, CH42 5AB
• Welsh’s Pharmacy, 40 Grange Road, West Kirby, Wirral, Merseyside, CH48 4EF
•  Welsh’s Pharmacy, 14-16 Cross Lane, Bebington, Cheshire, Merseyside, CH63 3AL
• Woodchurch Road Pharmacy, 379 Woodchurch Road, Prenton, Birkenhead, Merseyside, CH42 8PE

Attached is a link for more information:

https://www.england.nhs.uk/primary-care/pharmacy/pharmacy-integration-fund/nhs-community-pharmacy-contraception-management-service-pilot/tier-1-advanced-ongoing-supply-of-oral-contraception/