Period Delay Service
For most women, a period is a regular monthly occurrence, which occasionally may coincide with a very important event such as exams, music festivals, holidays, or a wedding and customers may require their period to be postponed temporarily until a more convenient time.
This new private service allows your female customers convenient access to a prescription only treatment to temporarily delay their period. This service will be offered via a Patient Group Direction (PGD) which requires the customer to have a consultation with a PGD authorised pharmacist.
Community pharmacy is ideally placed to improve the accessibility of such treatments to eligible customers at a time when it is increasingly difficult to obtain an appointment with a GP.
Working in partnership with PharmaDoctor members have access to a range of private PGDs. Numark members being eligible for a 10% discount on the standard cost of PGDs .
Numark has also developed a range of resources to help you implement and deliver a successful service including:
Period Delay Service support pack
Period Delay Pharmacy Excellence Module
Period Delay Service counter checklist
Period Delay Service GP implementation letter
Period Delay Service GP notification letter
Period Delay Service GP referral letter
Patient Access For Professionals
Providing one service per week can generate over £800 profit per year as extra service income.
Findings from Patient Access highlighted period delay as a service that was frequently searched by customers. however with very few being able to locate a convenient pharmacy to book an online appointment.
Using an online booking platform such as Patient Access has been shown to increase the number of customers booking private services, helping you to increase your services profitability.
Find out more about Patient Access For Professionals
Pharmacist Accreditation* Process
*Check for any additional requirements from your PGD provider, such as being able to take accurate blood pressure readings.