Healthy Living Pharmacy
Community pharmacy support for prevention, lifestyle change, and wellbeing
Overview
As a Healthy Living Pharmacy, Gilbert & Johnson provides practical support for healthier living, including smoking cessation guidance, alcohol support conversations, and signposting for drug addiction and wider wellbeing services.
What is a Healthy Living Pharmacy?
A Healthy Living Pharmacy is designed to do more than dispense medicines. It offers accessible health promotion, prevention advice, and community support. Trained pharmacy team members can provide guidance and signpost patients to the most appropriate local or NHS services.
Healthy living support areas
Stop smoking support
Advice and signposting to help patients quit smoking
Alcohol support conversations
Practical first-step guidance for reducing harmful drinking
Drug addiction support signposting
Guidance to access NHS addiction help pathways
General healthy lifestyle advice
Diet, activity, and prevention-focused wellbeing support
How it works
How support is provided
We provide clear, practical advice and help you connect with the right follow-on services.
- In-pharmacy conversation about your health goals and concerns
- Advice tailored to lifestyle risk and readiness to change
- Signposting to NHS or local specialist support where needed
- Follow-up encouragement and practical next steps
- Escalation to GP services when clinical assessment is required
Who Can Access These Services?
- Anyone seeking practical healthier-living advice
- People wanting support with smoking, alcohol, or lifestyle habits
- Patients needing signposting to specialist support services
- Adults and families looking for prevention-focused guidance
- Local patients who want easy community access to advice
Service Cost
Free
Most healthy living advice and signposting support is available free at the point of care.
Important Information
Healthy living advice complements, but does not replace, GP diagnosis and ongoing medical care. We can support behaviour change and help you access the right clinical services when needed.
When to See Your GP
If you have chest pain, breathing difficulty, severe withdrawal concerns, or urgent mental or physical health symptoms, contact GP, NHS 111, or emergency care immediately.
Why Choose Our Healthy Living Services?
- Accredited Healthy Living Pharmacy
- Friendly, practical advice in a local setting
- Early prevention support before problems escalate
- Clear links to NHS and community specialist services
- Confidential and non-judgmental conversations
- Support for long-term behaviour change
What is included
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Frequently asked questions
Yes. We can offer first-line advice and direct you to the most suitable NHS or local support pathway.
Need support from our pharmacy team?
For more information, or to book an appointment, contact us and we will guide you to the right service.