Western Road Medical Centre
99 Western Road, Romford, Essex, RM1 3LS
It's Sunday 3:23 AM — Sorry, we're closed
Prescribing Changes (July 2017)
Changes are being introduced to what we will be able to prescribe. See our guide to the changes from the local prescribing guidelines – What your GP can prescribe on the NHS:
So that we can protect funding for the most essential NHS services for local people – things like emergency and cancer care – maternity and mental health services, your local NHS has stopped funding and prescribing some medicines and procedures.
Your GP can no longer give you an NHS prescription for:
- Gluten-free products – e.g. bread
- Medicines for dental conditions – e.g. mouthwashes, toothpastes
- Head lice and/or scabies medication
- Muscle rub creams such as Deep Heat and Tiger balm
- Omega 3 and other fish oil supplements
- Multivitamin supplements
- Eye vitamin supplements
- Colic remedies for babies
- Cough and cold remedies
- Paracetamol and ibuprofen (except in solution for children if appropriate)
- Soya-based formula milk
Travel vaccinations - Your GP can no longer provide these travel jabs on the NHS: Hepatitis A and B combined, hepatitis B, meningococcal meningitis, Japanese encephalitis, rabies, tick-borne encephalitis, TB, yellow fever.
Opening Times
- Monday
Open (Basic queries only): 08.00am l Clinics start: 9:00 l Close: 6.30pm - Tuesday
Open (Basic queries only): 08.00am l Clinics start: 9:00 l Close: 6.30pm - Wednesday
Open (Basic queries only): 08.00am l Clinics start: 9:00 l Close: 6.30pm - Thursday
Open (Basic queries only): 08.00am l Clinics start: 9:00 l Close: 6.30pm - Friday
Open (Basic queries only): 08.00am l Clinics start: 9:00 l Close: 6.30pm - Saturday
CLOSED - Sunday
CLOSED
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