Free NHS Text Service
Free Text Service to Help Ease Pressure on A&E
and 999 services
Local high-street chemists in Cheshire, Halton and Warrington are giving their support to an NHS campaign to tackle the high numbers of people who use A&E and 999 services. They are using National Pharmacy Week to highlight their backing for the Choose Well campaign, which aims to relieve the pressure on emergency services; and are promoting a free “chemist finder” text service.
NHS hospitals in Cheshire, Halton and Warrington are facing their busiest winter yet.
There are concerns that one out of every four people who go to A&E don’t need to be there. And this is putting a strain on our emergency services, which need to be able to focus on caring for people with life-threatening and serious conditions, such as heart attacks, strokes, lung disease and serious accidents.
All you have to do is text “pharmacy” to 64746 to receive three free texts with the name, address and telephone number of your three nearest chemists. And as the service makes use of global positioning satellite or GPS, it doesn’t matter if you are in Stockport one day and Southport the next.
For more information about choosing the right NHS service in
your area, visit Choose Well.