If you need a prescription filled or some health advice from a trained clinician on bank holiday Monday (August 27), there are pharmacies open in the Braintree, Maldon and Witham areas.
In an emergency, pharmacies can sometimes issue a medicine without a prescription.
Take along an old prescription or the medicine's packaging if you can to help the pharmacist.
If you can’t get to a pharmacy, there are still a number of ways you can get urgent help.
For general information about options available to you when your usual pharmacy is closed, visit NHS Choices at bit.ly/2Gm1LlX.
You can also call NHS 111 free of charge.
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