Minor Ailment Service
The Minor Ailment Service (MAS) allows eligible individuals to register with and use a community pharmacy as the first port of call for the treatment of common illnesses on the NHS. A patient registers with the community pharmacy of their choice in order to use MAS. Once registered they can present at any point with symptoms and the pharmacist, having ascertained whether the patient is still eligible to use the service, will treat, advise or refer them to another health care practitioner where appropriate.
Resources
- NHS Forth Valley Minor Ailments Service Formulary (V6, May 2019)
- MAS Chloramphenicol Eye Drops PGD (May 2019)
- MAS Fluconazole PGD (August 2018)
- NHS Forth Valley Head Lice Policy (14 January 2015)