WHB Sutherland Pharmacy - Stromness

20/11/2025

We would be grateful if patients would take a moment to cancel their appointment if they don’t need it. This helps reduce waiting times for everyone and makes the best use of our clinicians consulting time.

In the same 4 week period we received 1052 requests for an on the day review from patients who felt unable to wait for our next routine appointments which are currently 3 weeks away.

If you no longer need your appointment, please let us know as soon as possible, even if it’s last minute. We can almost always fill the space.

18/11/2025

We have a few flu vaccine appointments left tomorrow. Call 01856 850338 to book

** We are running another flu vaccination clinic in the pharmacy on Wednesday 19th November for patients who are not eligible for free vaccines from the NHS. The vaccine will cost £20. Please call us on 01856 850338 to make an appointment **

15/11/2025

Halloween and Bonfire night are by so that can only mean one thing - Christmas! We can hardly believe but the Bonanza started today. For every £5 you spend in the pharmacy you get one number, for a chance to win £1000.
Look out for Mulled Wine Sunday next week when the Stromness shops open on Sunday and its double bonanza numbers 🎄

15/11/2025

14/11/2025

Reducing Medicine Waste

Over the coming weeks we will be sharing ways that you can help us reduce medicine waste.

Unused medicines cost the NHS an estimated £300m per year, and approximately 1 in 10 medicines in Scotland are wasted. Medicine waste can also be harmful to the environment and wildlife.

Medicines can go to waste when they expire, are damaged or are no longer required for treatment. It is important that you safely dispose of any unused medicines.

You should take all unused medicines to a community pharmacy for safe disposal. This includes tablets, eye drops, inhalers, creams, liquids, patches, sprays and any other forms of medication. You can also take medication that you have bought, regardless of where you purchased them from. As a reminder, never share your medicines with other people, and do not dispose of them in the toilet or household bin.

04/11/2025

** We are running another flu vaccination clinic in the pharmacy on Wednesday 19th November for patients who are not eligible for free vaccines from the NHS. The vaccine will cost £20. Please call us on 01856 850338 to make an appointment **

29/10/2025

Please take care if driving in for scripts today, there is flooding in many areas. The verges in Stenness are particularly bad

Updated 03:34pm

The Grainshore Road junction with the A965 has reopened.

The A960 to the airport remains open. Please allow extra time for your journey and take care due to flooding in the area.

With all the rain and waterlogged ground, there's standing water on most roads. Please take care when driving and slow down for the conditions.

Take extra care on the A960 between Heathery Loan and Tankerness Hall Road.

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16/10/2025

⚠️ Product Recall - Food Allergy Alert ⚠️

Three products have been recalled due to undeclared allergens.

• M&S Milk Chocolate Honeycomb - undeclared peanuts https://bit.ly/4haIJQQ

• Durra Falafel Mix - undeclared sesame http://bit.ly/3WF23fw

• Tesco Free From Breadcrumbs - undeclared wheat (gluten) https://bit.ly/4nbgmU9

07/10/2025

💉 The flu vaccination team are all set up and ready to go!

We’re looking forward to welcoming our patients to the first flu clinic of the season today.
If you’ve booked your appointment, we’ll see you soon and thank you for helping keep our community healthy this winter! 🍂

06/10/2025

** We are running a flu vaccination clinic in the pharmacy from Monday 13th - Wednesday 15th October for patients who are not eligible for free vaccines from the NHS. The vaccine will cost £20. Please call us on 01856 850338 to make an appointment **