Wainwrights Chemist & Cryotherapy, Ear Wax Removal & Travel Health Clinic

11/04/2026

🌼 Spring COVID Booster Campaign – Live from this Monday 13th of April to 30th June 🌼

The NHS COVID-19 vaccination programme is offering vital protection to those most at risk.
- Adults aged 75 years and over
- Care home residents
- Individuals with a weakened immune system

If you’re eligible, now’s the time to top up your protection and stay one step ahead.

Walk-in appointments available or Book in advance via the NHS:
👉 nhs.uk/covid-vaccination, or
👉 WainwrightsChemist.co.uk

❤️ Prevention isn’t just medicine… it’s peace of mind and it's also:
✔️ Quick
✔️ Free on the NHS
✔️ Potentially life-saving

If you're vulnerable please remember conspiracy theories, misinformation and the decline for respect of science won't protect you but the vaccine can!

31/03/2026

A Small Check Could Make a Big Difference

our recent post about checking moles and skin changes, over 30 of you came forward and three patients have now been urgently referred for further investigation.

Early action like this can make all the difference. It’s a gentle reminder - if something doesn’t look quite right, don’t wait. Get it checked.

We’re here to help—pop in and speak to the team

“Urgent review
Significant concern with submission - unable to exclude cancer and/or high likelihood of cancer-will require review and likely removal.

Notes to surgery
Patient has had it for over one year and it bleeds. The images show an erythematous base with what is either a keratinizing tumour centrally or a retention crust which is sat on top of something else. The differential diagnosis here is a squamous cell carcinoma but the slow appearance and lack of pain when pressed fits better with basal cell carcinoma

Advice
Needs to be excised.”

31/03/2026

National Medicine shortages warning:
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Sadly, the impact of conflicts in Eastern Europe and the Middle East extends far beyond the cost of living. These events are also disrupting global medicine supply chains because these regions are key locations for the manufacturing and distribution of many medicines.

As a result, medicines may be subject to shortages or delays.

All pharmacies are working closely with the NHS and suppliers to minimise disruption and ensure patients continue to receive appropriate treatment wherever possible.

What’s being done:
The government, NHS, and suppliers monitor and manage shortages to minimise patient impact.

What patients should do:
• Order prescriptions early
• Avoid stockpiling
• If your medicine isn’t available, you may be sent to another pharmacy, offered an alternative form of medicine, given a smaller supply or asked to contact your GP for a new prescription

Important notes:
• Pharmacies don’t share stock systems, so availability varies
• Alternatives may not always work the same - seek advice if issues arise
• In rare cases with no alternative, your clinician will guide next steps

For more support speak to your pharmacist, GP, or NHS 111 if concerned.

We remain committed to supporting you.

27/03/2026

When the new dispenser turns up with zero experience but exceptional customer engagement skills…

10/03/2026

👀 Notice something new on your skin? Changing, or not healing? Don’t ignore it.

Our patient was glad he didn’t and was immediately referred to his surgery.

“Outcome:
Urgent review - Significant concern. Unable to exclude cancer and/or high likelihood of cancer- will require review and likely removal”.

Squamous Cell Carcinoma (SCC) was diagnosed.
This is a common type of skin cancer that rapidly develops in the epidermis, the outermost layer of the skin. It appears as a rapidly growing scaly, red or crusted lump. It may feel tender, itchy, or sore, and can sometimes bleed easily.
While they rarely spread (metastasise) to other parts of the body, early detection makes treatment much simpler and more effective.

📍 Professional skin lesion checks available by appointment.
WainwrightsChemist.co.uk
02380 612 845

Book your appointment today and keep your skin safe in the sun. ☀️

27/02/2026

Mole and Skin Lesion Checking Service

A private and confidential 10-minute consultation could save your life. Written specialist results within 48hrs and direct NHS referrals where necessary.

To make a booking
WainwrightsChemist.co.uk

Or call
02380 612 845

18/02/2026

We appreciate your patience while our service is a much slower than normal due to unexpected staff illness and holidays.
We’re doing our very best and the team is working overtime as much as possible to catch-up.
Thank you for your understanding.

02/02/2026

Always Think 'Pharmacy First'.

More ways the NHS is helping people keep weller-4-longer and sicker-4-shorter, for seven common conditions.

This animation explains how the Pharmacy First service works, highlighting the seven conditions and the eligible age ranges within the clinical pathways cons...

22/01/2026

12/01/2026

Happy New Year… Happy New Hearing.

We offer far more than affordable and experienced ear cleaning, ear health checks and hearing tests.
We guide you to the right hearing aids — expertly chosen, carefully fitted, and at the best possible prices.

Book an appointment at www.WainwrightsChemist.co.uk
Or call us on 02380 612 845

Clear steps. Calm reassurance. Better hearing starts here. 👂✨

05/01/2026

Happy New Year… Happy New Cheer.

From delivery van to delivery of endorphins.
From blister packs to bracing plunges.
Tablet Man — our rolling life-support service on four wheels — knows when it’s time to down tools, raise arms, and embrace life… the Baltic way. We hope you had a peaceful and happy break too.

Every year I am reminded of my old tutor, when I worked in hospital pharmacy 35 years ago, ‘Make every day the best you can make it, be kind to the people around you, spend taxpayers money like it was your own and treat every patient like they were coming for lunch on Sunday’.

As we start 2026 the team here at Wainwrights Chemist just wanted to wish everyone a great year ahead.