Asthma support in Bristol

“A lovely small chemist staff are really kind and helpful.”

“Referred to Keynsham medical centre at 6.30am on Easter Sunday with suspected DVT following surgery. Received excellent service from Dr Gates, very thorough and well explained examination and treatment advised. What an excellent facility and terrific service - Thank You.”

“Top service - always friendly and efficient. I recommend them :-)”

“Great COVID vaccinations this morning by a member of staff who was pleasant and welcoming. The best experience in a pharmacy for some time! Thank you so much. Thoroughly recommended.”

“I have been a frequent visitor to this pharmacy for some time. There has been a pharmacy at 246 North Street for a great many years (GK Chemist originally). The other address was the old Bernard Hunter Photography at 244 North Street which I have also visited. The new expanded Lloyds Pharmacy now takes up two units having expanded next door. I normally drop in a couple of Prescriptions as needed and collect. I find this always much easier to do here than up the old Surgery (now private as Bridge View Medical Group) and my abiding impression is friendly staff. The now expanded place has made great use of the extra space, easy to move around and one of the easiest places for disabled and those of restricted mobility to enter and exit with the ramped entry and automatic door and push button exit and as before move around. Many pharmaceutical, baby, child, bathroom and medical products available. So always worth a look for small items and general medicines. Some items are available at a good price such as Carex handwash, others like Bathroom essentials like Brut can be more expensive. Everything is easy to find and see, labelled. I would have also highly recommended them for mobility aids, so if anyone ever needed an aluminium walker. In recent days they no longer do these, a pity, as that was simplicity itself and the walker for my Mum is wonderful. Bright, White, well-lit and I must add spotlessly clean. Hospitals could take note. The best part I note is getting any medicines on Prescription. The process of doing it via the Pharmacy is fuss free I find, and they take notice of your notes on your prescription. The time has lengthened recently so drop in Monday could get it by Friday. The amount of people using the Pharmacy in recent months has increased massively. An increasing number of NHS services are delivered by the Pharmacy instead of the Surgery, such as Flu Jabs and Health Checks. That has gone very well, and I note they seem interested and enquiring into your health, much like GP Surgery used to be. All in all, much busier, hence at times even late on Friday for instance, quite a wait for things to be finished. I have found them much more approachable and helpful regarding medical questions. Keeping in mind they are Pharmacists and not Doctors of Medicine. I was informed that in fact I am eligible for free Prescriptions whereas I believed after a change in circumstances almost 2 years ago I was not. Like many things why couldn’t the GP tell me that. Another is for an illness I had, I was told by the GP nothing could be done, yet spoke to the Pharmacist, yes there is something I can take, so sorted. The irony I find, having only 3 GP’s in my life till recent years is that on a basis of trust. I trust Lloyds Pharmacy far more than a Surgery now. On that basis and the friendliness and approachability of staff. I give them my highest recommendation.”