Pharmacies open over the Christmas and New Year bank holidays 2025/26

Here you can find information on the local pharmacies in the East of England that have been commissioned by NHS England to be open over the Christmas holiday period.  For opening times of other pharmacies, visit the NHS website ‘Find a pharmacy‘ page where you can enter your postcode to find out the opening times of pharmacies near to you.You  can also scan the QR code below to take you directly to the webpage.Alternatively, if you do not have access to the internet, please ask a relative or friend to check for you.

Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes

Hertfordshire & West Essex

Mid & South Essex

Cambridgeshire & Peterborough

Suffolk & North East Essex

Norfolk & Waveney – Christmas Day and Boxing Day

Norfolk & Waveney – New Year’s Day

The above information was correct at time of publication (11 December 2025) 

 

Your local pharmacy can give you advice on a range of conditions and suggest medicines that can help.

Some pharmacies may be able to offer treatment and some prescription medicine for some conditions, without you needing to see a GP (this is called Pharmacy First). Conditions they can treat as part of Pharmacy First are:

  • earache (aged 1 to 17 years)
  • impetigo (aged 1 year and over)
  • infected insect bites (aged 1 year and over)
  • shingles (aged 18 years and over)
  • sinusitis (aged 12 years and over)
  • sore throat (aged 5 years and over)
  • urinary tract infections or UTIs (women aged 16 to 64 years)

Other services pharmacies provide include:

  • advice on medicines
  • disposal of old medicines
  • help with new medicines
  • emergency contraception
  • free blood pressure checks

For more information on the services pharmacies provide, including a find your local pharmacy application, please visit www.nhs.uk