A NEW GP service which is currently making national news is now available in Central Dales Pharmacy in Hawes.

Designed to support over-stretched NHS resources, MedicSpot is located in more than 70 pharmacies nationwide and is the only online GP service in the UK to perform a full clinical examination on the patient using diagnostic equipment.

Patients consult with UK GPs via video link and the doctors can examine the patient's temperature, blood pressure, pulse rate, breathing, ears, and throat despite being many miles away. MedicSpot doctors say this makes the consultation much more like that of a traditional surgery consultation.

Founded by an NHS doctor, all MedicSpot GPs are registered practitioners in the UK. Patients can book appointments online, by telephone, or within the pharmacy and can usually be examined and issued with medication within fifteen minutes.

Yashwanth Koorakula, pharmacist at Central Dales Pharmacy in Hawes said the new in-pharmacy service will help to ease pressure on local NHS resources.

“Increasingly, pharmacists and GPs are working together to provide a health service that’s second to none. It makes absolute sense to work as a team, ensuring that visitors to the MedicSpot Clinic will benefit from our joint medical expertise, benefiting from peace of mind or relief from discomfort, often much faster than has previously been possible”.

The MedicSpot clinic at Central Dales Pharmacy is open 9am–5:30pm, Monday to Saturday. Consultations cost £39 plus the cost of any medication and last for around fifteen minutes.

To book an appointment, call 01969 600 104 or book online to visit our Hawes GP service in Central Dales Pharmacy.