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11 years ago
Not the biggest of chemists but you can get everything you need. Parking can be hard in newtownards but it is free.
104-108 Frances St
Newtownards BT23
United Kingdom
028 9182 3700
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This branch of McKay Pharmacy is situated in an ideal location, especially if you are a patient at…read morethe adjoining Regency Medical Centre. This is incredibly convenient; as you can receive your prescription from the doctors and usually collect it within 10 minutes. The dispensary staff are extremely efficient, working in a factory line-esque manner to ensure that prescriptions are ready for customers as soon as possible. However if there is a slight delay, there is more than plenty to occupy yourself with. Upon entering the shop, it is hard not to ignore the wall of perfumes and cosmetics. As well as perfumes, McKay also sells a large range of toiletries- most of which are usually priced at 99p. There is also a refrigerator stocking energy drinks, as well as a library of pamphlets relating to medical conditions. Although McKay is slightly muddled in its layout, it location (coupled with its professionalism as a dispensary clinic) makes it a winner in my view.
I want to give this chemist shop 2 and a half stars because it has some good pros and some bad…read morecons. Let me start with the cons. I have to go in here every once in a while to collect prescriptions - I won't get into it but I'm fine. I hate the place for prescription collection. The girls behind the counter don't smile or even really make eye contact. There is no personality or feeling in the place and the queues - there must be a lot of sick people in Ards because the shortest amount of time I've had to wait in here was 10 minutes and the longest was knocking on twenty-five! The reasons I like it are that firstly they sell household produce as well so you can pick up some kitchen roll or some cleaning products while you are in. Secondly they seem to have nice little sales on every time I'm in - not everything just selected makeup and perfume and the reductions are good. there was a bottle of Kylie Minogue perfume reduced to £8.00 the other day and I was tempted. To summarise call in if you have time to wait and don't expect anything pleasant except maybe the sale counter. I'm more of a Boots girl myself.
If there's one thing that's better than buying makeup, it's buying reduced makeup. Being a typical…read morefemale, I know I appreciate getting a bargain when it comes to cosmetics. Or a bargain when it comes to anything really. But especially makeup. You can imagine my delight when I discovered a brand new Bourjois mascara with £2 off the RRP, plus a half price Bourjois concealer (which fortunately came in the right colour...I hate when you can only find the darkest shade available when you're like a 'milk-bottle-without-the-milk' shade). Grabbing the two before some other nonexistent customer claimed that concealer, I quickly walked over towards the till and was met by an incredibly pleasant sales assistant. Yes, the world is a much nicer place when people are amiable and smiley... Since I'd been to the other chemists just down the road (review to follow), I hadn't the need to pick anything else up, and quite frankly, I was so overjoyed with my little find that I had no notion of looking any further. The pharmacy itself is a bright, clean and well-stocked one, with many of its prices incredibly good. I mean, it's not everyday you come across a half price Bourjois concealer...trust me.
I went to collect a prescription yesterday and they had to order one item which was expected in…read moretoday. I was on my way to Dublin for a few nights so I phoned to say it would be Friday before I could collect it. I was just about to leave when the door bell rang and the member of staff I had been speaking to yesterday was standing at the door with my prescription. It was definitely service with a smile and they undoubtedly went the extra mile. Amazing service could not recommend this chemist and the staff more highly.
Apart from the fact that this pharmacy instantly reminds me of Little Jack Horner (which has…read morenothing to do with anything, except my randomness), I absolutely love it. And now the world knows. Ah well. I fear I'm going to have to rely on my trusty list method to relay to you why I love Horner's so. It just makes life that little bit easier. So, here we go... 1) This is an extra special pharmacy. Actually. It has a lovely gift section, with cards, jewellery and fancy toiletries. And Yankee Candles. Oooh baby. Which leads me to my next point... 2) It has Yankee Candles! Ok, ok...they're really, really cheap Yankee Candles. I picked up a couple of brand new scented tarts / melts (whatever you want to call them) for a mere 90p. This still excites me greatly, so I'm going to pause for a minute to compose myself... 3) Ok, I'm good to go. It's not just those Yankee Candles that are super cheap [breathes] - pretty much everything in the shop is excellently priced. My fave deodorant was £1.00, I got the delicious Radox Smoothie shower gel for £1.25 (half price), and to be fair, I probably could have bought an awful lot more. But I didn't. Self-control was exercised. 4) The staff were lovely, like really, really cheerful and pleasant. Thumbs up for them. I probably could go, but I won't. I'll just leave you experience Horner's for yourself. Aren't I nice?
Oh dear, what can I say? Yes the previous reviewer is totally correct in that the pharmacy is…read morelovely & nice stock etc but that's were it ends. Totally incompetent staff of a few young girls who haven't got a clue. Messed up my prescription of controlled drugs causing me major stress and inconvenience and days of trying to sort out myself with my GP. If it's a Yankee candle or a mascara grand but for a prescription, sorry I won't be back ever!!!
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In a shopping centre that has a Boots and A Superdrug Semi Chem faces some stiff competition, but…read moreit manages to overcome this competition. How I hear you ask? Well In my opinion it is a little different to all of the other chemists, firstly it is not a typical chemist, you can not pick up your prescription in Semi Chem but you can pick up you deodorant, aftershave and maybe even some hair wax. But you can do all this in Boots? Yes, but Semi Chem is like the lovechild of Boots and Pound land as it provides all your personal hygiene items for around about a pound. Semi Chem also always have special offers on Aftershave sets, so if you want to smell like David Beckham did when he played for Man Utd I would go to Semi Chem and pick up a bargain. The staff are always really good in here too, Boots is the snob of the Chemist world whereas Semi Chem is the warm friendly next door neighbour that you can share your troubles and a cup of tea with and come out smelling of roses or just lynx.
Not my usual type of place to review as I avoid going into them and make my way to Argos or easons…read moreinstead, other than that id be asked my opinion on make up or hair dyes and other things i have no idea about. its only came into my head today to review it as my shoes have completely disintegrated and the insoles I bought from Superdrug two years ago are the only surviving things,their not the usual shoal brand and their a thick gel material shaped and moulded and have made both my work boots and my shoes comfortable to walk in. I'm definitely going back to buy a new pair as they're really good. Anyway apart from the insoles they sell all the usual make-up, hair care and chemist type products you'd expect and the shops a big enough size.
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This is a brilliant Chemist. Granted not as large as the Boots in the centre, but they have a…read morebrilliant range of goods in the shop and it is really bright and well presented. Any time I have used this pharmacy I have been able to get whatever I was looking for, even the obscure! I've used the dispensary too, and received advice from the Pharmacist who was really helpful. They have a really wide range of makeup and tanning products in here, something always catches my eye and I end up coming out with more than I meant to. That's my excuse!
Great staff went outta there way to get my daughter's prescription ordered in for next day brilliantread more
A superb GP surgery which is situated on lower Ormeau Road. The practice area covers a 10 mile…read moreradius surrounding the clinic and caters for postcode areas BT6, BT7 and BT8. A few years ago when I lived nearby I attended Ormeau Health Centre as my local GP Surgery. As with all Surgeries these days, getting an appointment unfortunately proved tricky, with waits of up to a few days or even weeks on occasion. Thankfully though, they did offer a convenient telephone line whereby you could ring and speak to a Doctor or order prescriptions. You can also book appointments online and order repeat prescriptions 24 hrs a day, 7 days a week via their website. Plus Ormeau Health Centre have a travel clinic if you need to get jabs for your holidays. I always found the Receptionists, Nurses and Doctors friendly, helpful and professional. I would give this clinic a full 5 star rating if it weren't for the long waiting times before obtaining an appointment. Plus only allowing 10 minutes per patient for a Doctors appointment feels very rushed. However I think this is an issue with the Health Service overall (or our politicians and government) rather than this particular clinic, which I always found excellent.
Great g.p. especially with kids! Chemist is also close by with car parking available. Waiting times…read moreare not as long in comparison to other places I have been. The chemist would usually have a display table on show which changes every month. For example today was smoking awareness and the benefits of quiting the help and information that is available to anyone wanting to quit and example nicotine packs to help tou choose the right approach.
You'd think it would be hard to get excited about getting a prescription, but today, weirdly I did…read more With the other half jetting of to Fancy-land with work he needed special travel tablets, so typical me I went round to the local chemist last minute. They didn't have them but could order them, or I could try the chemist in King's Square. So I did. What a revelation. Located on the far side of the Square which looks like it was last resurfaced in the 1980's, with an interior the polar opposite to the drab outside, Medicare has everything you could possibly need. The pharmacist was utterly helpful, not just dishing out the pills but checking that they were appropriate and giving good advice on taking them. While I was waiting I had a little nosy round, and the place is amazing. You can pretty much get everything from a new handbag to athlete's foot powder and their makeup counters could rival Boots. The whole experience was so uplifting I can't wait to go back- hopefully not for medicine, but I'll definitely get a lipstick! ;-)
Great doctors practice. It's a massive facility with…read morenumerous doctors surgeries inside up the stairs. The nurses are located on the ground floor. They also do small operations in here. The pharmacy to collet perscription is cross the road. A very disabled friendly place with door button open doors and lifts.
This is a beautiful modern building and has the benefit of a little cafe and lots of comfy seating…read moreareas. However, it doesn't benefit from an appropriate amount of parking. Cars are often abandoned on double yellow lines and whilst it does have disabled spaces, I am yet to come across an empty one. The centre is usually always busy and it often takes a couple of weeks to a get a GP appointment, but then it seems everywhere does. The two things that make the greatest difference for me is the nurses station and the baby clinic. My hubby sliced his finger and fearing hours at a&e, we popped over to the nurses station, no appointment, no problem. He was in and out in 10 mins with bandages, ointment and aftercare advice. It was quick, efficient and easy, as it should be! The baby clinic runs on Thursday afternoons, it's also drop in, where after about a 10-15min wait you can see a Health Visitor and you don't even have to be registered there. Now if only they could sort out the parking...
I've had tennis elbow, from golf, and frozen shoulder from painting, for years and years. After…read moreseeing Gerrard shoulder much better and tennis elbow totally cured. Brilliant service and unexpected cure. I've always been told tennis elbow cannot be fixed. They need to see Gerrard, (sorry, don't know his surname).
On holywood road, Holywood road surgery has been my doctors all my life, good service , electronic…read moreappointment check in system. Also order repeat prescriptions online, 2 day prescription wait, sometimes quicker, baby clinic held every tuesday Friendly staff and doctors.lots of information leaflets inside.
Is it really possible to say I'm a fan of the doctors? I mean, really? Sure, Kerrsland is a lovely,…read moreairy surgery, and I only had to wait a miraculous five days for an appointment, and the GPs are all helpful enough...but it is a doctors. Fine, four stars it is. I am fortunate enough to not be a regular attendee at such a place. The last time I went was due to my hayfever, three years ago, as it had gotten particularly bad and I was to spend the next five days camping. At that time, prescriptions were £3.50, so I was only prescribed a nasal spray, despite the fact that the locum doctor was adamant that I would get them for free since I was a student. I managed to persuade that this really wasn't the case, and I also had to fork out for dental treatment. She was appalled at this, and I was rather appalled that she hadn't known this fact. Lovely lady though. This visit was linked to my sore foot, and I hesitantly made an appointment with another locum doctor, who was pleasant enough and tried his best to figure out what was up. He informed he that I was suffering from foot-pain (gosh), and that he would prescribe me some anti inflammatories, and that it would probably be a good idea for me to get an arch support too. Prescriptions are now free (happy days), so I didn't mind this too much at all. Awk, they do do a good job. I just really hope I won't be back mind you. Simply because it is a doctors. Nothing else.
Kerrsland surgery is a great community practice. I can honestly say that I have never had to wait…read morefor an appointment to see the doctor in this surgery which is excellent by today's standards!! The staff are lovely and friendly and the reception very efficient. Kerrsland members can take advantage of open surgery each morning, providing you are in the practice by 10.30am you will see a doctor!! The surgery is open late nights also but by appointment only.
I recently had to attend a few appointments at this hospital and have to say that the overall…read moreexperience was a positive one. The hospital is a mixture of old and new buildings set in a beautiful open woodland area . The older buildings have that wonderful solid but austere impression from the Victorian era . There has been a lot of renovation done over recent years to bring these buildings up to safety standards.The new buildings fit in well with the old and clearly give the onlooker the confidence that behind the doors there is equipment and staff fully trained for the specialist care that this hospital has to offer. Although the waiting lists for orthopaedic operation is sadly longer than we want this is not the fault of the specific hospital and staff are understanding of this . The overall care and success rate is good and thanks to the thorough pre assessment examination there are very few problems including risk of infection. It is very reassuring to know that we still have the best health service with specialist areas like that which Musgrave Park Hospital can provide.
The hospital is widely known as being the place you go to for any major orthopaedic surgery. My mum…read moreattended Musgrave for spinal surgery and still attends follow up consultations there. Its a bit of a maze to drive around but there's loads of parking and pick up spaces by the entrance. The hospital is fairly old now and hopefully in the future there will be more development and investment in it. Excellent staff.
I got physio here for a while and it was brilliant. After an old injury flared up and 2 years of…read moreuseless doctor appointments I was as good as new after only 5 sessions here. The physio staff and reception staff are lovely and make you feel very comfortable. The service provided was top class and I have and would recommend it to anyone. They are so knowledgeable and fab at fixing you. 1st class.
I have been going to this doctors surgery since i was born and now my children go here. The…read moredoctors, nurses and other staff are fantastic. They offer loads of services e.g. bloods clinic, midwives, baby clinic and late night opening on mondays till 8.30pm which is fantastic if you find it difficult to get out of work for appointments. You rarely have to wait to long for your appointment and it has open surgery in the mornings. Also the building itself is very modern, fully accessible and very clean. There is a car park for patients but also its easy to get parked on the road outside.