A HAMPSHIRE pharmacy was reopened following a major refurbishment by Television personality Dickie Davis.

The newly refurbished LloydsPharmacy at St Pauls Medical Practice in Winchester, was opened by the former World of Sport presenter in a ribbon cutting ceremony on October 12.

As a result of the refit the pharmacy has expanded its range of services for customers, including the ability to give specialist advice for conditions such as chronic pain and asthma by introducing an enhanced pain management service; bespoke advice to help those living with chronic or experiencing acute pain. LloydsPharmacy claim that 46 percent of patients to take up the service have experienced improved pain after just four weeks.

Pharmacy Manager, Louise Delamere said: “We’re delighted with our transformation. As people are living longer it’s important that we take a more active role in managing our health but that we also have easy to access support to help us along the way.

“Pharmacy already plays a vital role in medicines management and now, with our modern make-over, we are better equipped to offer more services and have a more inviting place for people to visit us for advice on staying healthy, as well as remedies for when feeling poorly.

“Many people find managing their medicines difficult but there are now a range of ways available to make the whole process easier. Not all patients know they can ask their GP to send prescriptions directly to us, speeding up the process and saving them time. For those on long-term medication, three months or more, we offer the NHS medicines check-up, which is a free consultation to help patients better understand the medicines they are taking, why they have been prescribed and how to take them more easily to get the most from them.”