The Belsize Journal
Clear thinking for care
that happens at a distance.
Practical explanations from an online NHS pharmacy: how prescriptions move, when to contact us, how to prepare for private care and what our specialist partnerships offer.
Written for Belsize patients
Latest from the pharmacy desk
13 guides, with sources and clear next steps.
13 guides · Newest first
Online NHS pharmacy
Online pharmacy or high street pharmacy? What changes for NHS prescriptions
Compare online-only and high street NHS pharmacies, including nomination, prescription requests, delivery, urgent medicines and changing your choice.
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NHS App
Waiting, approved, preparing, dispatched: your prescription status explained
Understand common NHS App prescription statuses, who is responsible at each stage and when to contact your GP, pharmacy or NHS 111.
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Belsize Road appointments
A private appointment at Belsize Road: what to confirm before you come
Prepare for an arranged private pharmacy appointment at Belsize Priory: confirm the service, practitioner, location, costs and what to bring.
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Hair & skin
Hair loss: what to ask before choosing a treatment pathway
Prepare for a hair-loss consultation in London: understand the cause, compare HLC pathways and ask about suitability, costs, maintenance and aftercare.
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Hair & skin
Your first skin consultation: a practical guide to arriving prepared
What to bring, what to ask and when to see a GP before a private Pharmacillin skin consultation at Belsize Priory Pharmacy on Belsize Road, London.
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Travel health
Before you fly: your travel-health appointment checklist
Prepare for a travel-health consultation at Belsize Road: timing, itinerary, vaccine records, medicines, costs and questions for the North London Travel Clinic partnership.
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Everyday wellbeing
Choosing a halal supplement: five things to check on the label
Check purpose, ingredients, halal information, dose and medicine suitability before buying a supplement. A practical guide with Ummah Supplements links.
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Our partnerships
Belsize Priory Pharmacy and Ummah Supplements: informed everyday wellbeing
Learn about the Belsize Priory Pharmacy and Ummah Supplements partnership, plus practical UK guidance for choosing and using food supplements safely.
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How NHS pharmacy nomination works for repeat prescriptions
A practical guide to choosing a nominated NHS pharmacy, requesting repeat prescriptions in the NHS App and knowing what happens next.
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Pharmacy First
Pharmacy First: the seven conditions and what happens in a consultation
Learn which seven conditions NHS Pharmacy First covers in England, the age ranges, what a pharmacist checks and when referral is safer.
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Private pharmacy
Private pharmacy services: what they cover and what to expect
Understand how private pharmacy consultations work, which services may be available and what a safe assessment should include before treatment.
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Men's health
Feeling unlike yourself? MensHealthTRT at Belsize Priory Pharmacy explained
Access MensHealthTRT through Belsize Priory Pharmacy in London. Learn how the free consultation, in-person blood testing, assessment and monitoring pathway works.
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Weight management
Weight management consultations: assessment, safety and ongoing support
What a safe weight-management consultation should cover, how treatment decisions are made and why follow-up and lifestyle support matter.
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Useful, source-backed and honest about limits.
Health information is linked to current NHS, NICE, MHRA or regulator guidance. It is general information, not a diagnosis or a substitute for a consultation. We date each guide so changing advice can be reviewed.