Christmas, Boxing Day & New Year’s Day Opening Hours of Community Pharmacies commissioned to provide End of Life Care Medicines Service
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NEL has commissioned a designated number of community pharmacies to maintain a stock of commonly used EoL medications, to ensure timely access of end-of-life care medicines across NEL.
During the upcoming public holidays, there are seven commissioned community pharmacies which will be open, however operating at their altered usual opening hours or reduced opening hours on Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year’s Day. This information is provided in the box below.
Please note that during the Bank Holiday period, the out of hours provision of End-of-Life Care medicines remains unchanged.
The following link provides further information:
- A list of the NEL commissioned pharmacies who provide end-of-life care medicines (EoLC Medicines), including their contact details.
- Information on the medicines they stock.
- Guidance on accessing out-of-hours services and the pharmacies that provide this service.
| Pharmacies | Christmas Day | Boxing Day | New Year’s Day |
| Britannia Pharmacy, Barking Community Hospital Upney Lane, Barking IG11 9LX Tel: 020 8594 2686 | 10am – 6pm | 11am – 3pm | 11am – 3pm |
| Regal Pharmacy (48-50 Chatsworth Road, Upper Clapton, E5 0LP) Telephone: 020 8985 2536 | 10am – 6pm | 10am – 2pm | 10am – 2pm |
| Woodgrange Pharmacy (116 Woodgrange Road, Forest Gate, E7 0EW) Telephone: 020 8555 5660 | 10am – 6pm | 10am – 6pm | 10am -6pm |
| Forward Pharmacy (648 Mile End Road, London, E3 4LH) Telephone: 020 8980 1231 | 10am – 6pm | 10am – 6pm | 10am – 6pm |
| Fairlop Pharmacy (87 High Street, Barkingside, Ilford, IG6 2AH) Telephone: 020 8551 3017 | 12pm – 11.59pm | 12pm – 11.59pm | 12pm – 11.59pm |
| Gold’s Pharmacy Gants Hill (24 Seven Ways Parade, Woodford Avenue, Gants Hill, Ilford, IG2 6JX) Telephone: 020 8550 1050 | 9.30am – 10pm | 9.30am – 0pm | 9.30am – 10pm |
| Beehive Pharmacy (8 Beehive Lane, Gants Hill, Ilford, IG1 3RD) Telephone: 020 8554 3560 | 9am – 5pm | 9am – 5pm | Closed |