# G. Whitfield Ltd, Houghton Le Spring (44 Market Street)

Pick My Pharmacy (https://pickmypharmacy.co.uk/pharmacies/g-whitfield-houghton-le-spring-dh5/): G. Whitfield Ltd, Houghton Le Spring (44 Market Street) is a GPhC-registered community pharmacy at 44 Market Street, Hetton-le-hole, Houghton Le Spring DH5 9DY (premises no. 9012251, register snapshot 30 Jun 2026). It is an NHS pharmacy providing Pharmacy First, NHS flu jabs, COVID-19 vaccination and the NHS contraception service (NHS data, June 2026). Opening hours: Mon–Fri 09:00–12:00, 13:00–18:00; Sat–Sun closed. This is an independent Pick My Pharmacy listing, not the pharmacy’s own website. Always verify registration on pharmacyregulation.org.

## At a glance

- **Listing:** G. Whitfield Ltd, Houghton Le Spring (44 Market Street) — independent Pick My Pharmacy profile, not the pharmacy’s own site
- **Type:** community (walk-in) pharmacy
- **Address:** 44 Market Street, Hetton-le-hole, Houghton Le Spring DH5 9DY
- **GPhC premises:** 9012251 (snapshot 30 Jun 2026; Registered)
- **NHS prescriptions:** Listed as an NHS dispenser (ODS FRN62) — confirm the contract is current
- **Pharmacy First:** Listed among NHS services — England’s seven pathways; confirm the branch offers it today
- **Phone:** 0191 5173458 (nhsbsa) — numbers change; confirm if you cannot get through
- **Opening hours:** Monday 09:00–12:00, 13:00–18:00; Tuesday 09:00–12:00, 13:00–18:00; Wednesday 09:00–12:00, 13:00–18:00; Thursday 09:00–12:00, 13:00–18:00; Friday 09:00–12:00, 13:00–18:00; Saturday Closed; Sunday Closed

## What is G. Whitfield Ltd, Houghton Le Spring (44 Market Street)?

G. Whitfield Ltd, Houghton Le Spring (44 Market Street) is a community (walk-in) pharmacy at 44 Market Street, Hetton-le-hole, Houghton Le Spring DH5 9DY. Phone on file: 0191 5173458 (source: NHS Business Services Authority open data). NHS ODS code FRN62. This Pick My Pharmacy profile is an independent GPhC-backed listing, not the pharmacy's own site, and not a place to buy medicines.

G. Whitfield Ltd is a GPhC-registered community pharmacy in Houghton Le Spring (premises registration number 9012251), owned by G Whitfield Ltd. Details are taken from the General Pharmaceutical Council public premises register (snapshot 2026-06-30). Always verify the current registration on pharmacyregulation.org before relying on this listing.

G. Whitfield Ltd, Houghton Le Spring (44 Market Street) is the walk-in pharmacy at 44 Market Street, Hetton-le-hole, Houghton Le Spring DH5 9DY. On our snapshot it has been on the GPhC premises register since November 2023. If it still holds an NHS contract, you can usually collect English NHS prescriptions here at the national item charge — the pharmacy cannot set its own NHS price. Pharmacy First is listed: in England that is a free NHS consultation for seven common conditions, if the pharmacist decides you fit the pathway. It is not the same scheme in Scotland, Wales, or Northern Ireland. Services recorded here: nhs prescriptions, pharmacy first, flu jabs, covid vaccinations, contraception service, and more on the list below. Use this page to check registration and compare nearby GPhC-listed pharmacies; use the pharmacy itself for stock, hours, and clinical advice.

## Who should use a different pharmacy?

G. Whitfield Ltd, Houghton Le Spring (44 Market Street) is not a clinic, not a substitute for the live GPhC register, and not medical advice. This page is not G. Whitfield Ltd, Houghton Le Spring (44 Market Street)'s official website, and we do not have one on file. Pick My Pharmacy does not sell or supply medicines. For emergencies use NHS 111 or 999.

## How do I check G. Whitfield Ltd, Houghton Le Spring (44 Market Street) is a legitimate pharmacy?

Search GPhC premises number 9012251 on pharmacyregulation.org and match the trading name and address to 44 Market Street, Hetton-le-hole, Houghton Le Spring DH5 9DY before you send ID or payment.

1. Open the GPhC premises register at pharmacyregulation.org and search 9012251.
2. Check the trading name and address against 44 Market Street, Hetton-le-hole, Houghton Le Spring DH5 9DY.
3. Confirm the register still shows the premises as registered — our snapshot is 30 Jun 2026, not a live feed.
4. Then confirm hours, stock, and (if you are ordering online) that the website belongs to this premises.

G. Whitfield Ltd, Houghton Le Spring (44 Market Street) is listed here from a public-register snapshot. A directory page can lag if a pharmacy closes, changes owner, or updates its website. The GPhC register is the legal source of truth. Pick My Pharmacy does not sell medicines and is not G. Whitfield Ltd, Houghton Le Spring (44 Market Street)'s official site.

## How do I use G. Whitfield Ltd, Houghton Le Spring (44 Market Street) for NHS or private care?

G. Whitfield Ltd, Houghton Le Spring (44 Market Street) is listed as an NHS dispenser in England: collect electronic prescriptions here, or ask about Pharmacy First if that service is on the list and you fit the pathway.

Walk in with a paper prescription, or nominate G. Whitfield Ltd, Houghton Le Spring (44 Market Street) in the NHS App so repeats route here automatically. NHS item charges (where they apply) are national — G. Whitfield Ltd, Houghton Le Spring (44 Market Street) cannot undercut or inflate them. Private services such as travel vaccines or earwax removal are priced by the pharmacy; we only show a figure when it has been published with us. Confirm hours before you travel — they are on this profile.

## How do I get a prescription from G. Whitfield Ltd, Houghton Le Spring (44 Market Street)?

Take a paper prescription to G. Whitfield Ltd, Houghton Le Spring (44 Market Street), or nominate this branch in the NHS App so electronic repeats arrive here.

In England the NHS item charge is the same at every contractor — pick a pharmacy for convenience, not for a cheaper NHS fee. Repeats: ask the pharmacist or use the NHS App to change nomination. Emergency supply of a previous prescription is a clinical decision, not a right — the pharmacist may refuse. Private prescriptions are a separate fee set by the pharmacy. This page does not dispense anything.

## Is G. Whitfield Ltd, Houghton Le Spring (44 Market Street) GPhC-registered?

Yes — G. Whitfield Ltd, Houghton Le Spring (44 Market Street) is listed on the GPhC public premises register as 9012251 (snapshot 30 Jun 2026). Register status on that snapshot: Registered. Always re-check the live register before relying on this listing; pharmacies can close or change status between snapshots.

## What services does G. Whitfield Ltd, Houghton Le Spring (44 Market Street) offer?

G. Whitfield Ltd, Houghton Le Spring (44 Market Street) is flagged as dispensing NHS prescriptions on our records. Pharmacy First is listed among its NHS services — confirm the seven clinical pathways with the branch before travelling. Services on this profile: nhs prescriptions, pharmacy first, flu jabs, covid vaccinations, contraception service, emergency contraception, and more. Confirm live availability with the pharmacy — ODS and register flags can lag behind what the counter offers today.

## How does G. Whitfield Ltd, Houghton Le Spring (44 Market Street) compare with nearby pharmacies?

If G. Whitfield Ltd, Houghton Le Spring (44 Market Street) is closed, unclaimed, or missing a service you need, 11 other GPhC-registered pharmacies in Houghton Le Spring are listed below. Official pharmacy sites do not publish competitors — that comparison layer is why this directory page exists.

## FAQs

**Q: Is G. Whitfield Ltd, Houghton Le Spring (44 Market Street) a GPhC-registered pharmacy?**
A: Yes. G. Whitfield Ltd, Houghton Le Spring (44 Market Street) is on the GPhC public premises register as 9012251. Pick My Pharmacy copied that number from the 2026-06-30 snapshot — it is not a live extract. Check the same number yourself at pharmacyregulation.org before you send ID or payment.

**Q: Is this Pick My Pharmacy page the official G. Whitfield Ltd, Houghton Le Spring (44 Market Street) website?**
A: No. This is an independent Pick My Pharmacy directory profile — we are not G. Whitfield Ltd, Houghton Le Spring (44 Market Street) and we do not sell medicines. We do not have an official website on file. Verify registration at pharmacyregulation.org, then contact the pharmacy directly for hours, stock, and bookings.

**Q: Does G. Whitfield Ltd, Houghton Le Spring (44 Market Street) dispense NHS prescriptions?**
A: Yes. G. Whitfield Ltd, Houghton Le Spring (44 Market Street) is an NHS pharmacy on the NHS England pharmaceutical list (NHS code FRN62) and dispensed 15,438 NHS prescription items in June 2026. NHS prescription charges are set nationally (£9.90 per item in England; free in Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland), not by the pharmacy.

**Q: How do I get a prescription from G. Whitfield Ltd, Houghton Le Spring (44 Market Street)?**
A: Take a paper prescription to G. Whitfield Ltd, Houghton Le Spring (44 Market Street), or nominate this branch in the NHS App so electronic repeats arrive here. NHS charges are national (£9.90 per item in England; free in Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland), not set by the pharmacy. Emergency supply is a clinical decision. Pick My Pharmacy does not dispense.

**Q: How much do private services at G. Whitfield Ltd, Houghton Le Spring (44 Market Street) cost?**
A: G. Whitfield Ltd, Houghton Le Spring (44 Market Street) has not published private service prices with us yet. NHS prescriptions are always £9.90 per item in England; free in Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland. Contact the pharmacy for private flu jabs, travel clinics, or other paid services — we never invent a price to fill a gap.

**Q: Where is G. Whitfield Ltd, Houghton Le Spring (44 Market Street) based, and can it deliver my prescriptions?**
A: G. Whitfield Ltd, Houghton Le Spring (44 Market Street) is a community pharmacy in Houghton Le Spring at 44 Market Street, Hetton-le-hole. Delivery is not listed on this profile; ask the branch if you cannot collect.

**Q: What are G. Whitfield Ltd, Houghton Le Spring (44 Market Street)'s opening hours?**
A: G. Whitfield Ltd, Houghton Le Spring (44 Market Street)'s opening hours: Mon–Fri 09:00–12:00, 13:00–18:00; Sat–Sun closed. Hours change around bank holidays and staff absence — confirm before visiting. These are the hours the pharmacy holds with NHS England (NHSBSA pharmaceutical list).

**Q: What is G. Whitfield Ltd, Houghton Le Spring (44 Market Street)'s phone number?**
A: G. Whitfield Ltd, Houghton Le Spring (44 Market Street)'s phone number on our records is 0191 5173458 (source: NHS Business Services Authority open data, checked 31 August 2026). Numbers change — if you cannot get through, use the official website or the NHS service finder rather than a number copied from an old advert.

**Q: Does G. Whitfield Ltd, Houghton Le Spring (44 Market Street) provide NHS Pharmacy First consultations?**
A: Yes. NHS data shows G. Whitfield Ltd, Houghton Le Spring (44 Market Street) recorded Pharmacy First consultations in June 2026. Pharmacy First lets pharmacists in England assess and treat sinusitis, sore throat, earache, infected insect bites, impetigo, shingles and uncomplicated UTIs (age rules apply), often without a GP appointment. The pharmacist decides whether you are suitable — phone ahead if you need to be seen today.

**Q: What NHS services does G. Whitfield Ltd, Houghton Le Spring (44 Market Street) offer?**
A: NHS data for June 2026 shows G. Whitfield Ltd, Houghton Le Spring (44 Market Street) provided Pharmacy First, NHS flu jabs, COVID-19 vaccination, the NHS contraception service, free emergency contraception and the New Medicine Service, and it gave 166 NHS flu vaccinations in the 2025/26 season. Most of these are free on the NHS if you are eligible. Services depend on staffing on the day, so phone before you travel.

## Sources

- [GPhC premises register](https://www.pharmacyregulation.org/registers/pharmacy)
- [How Pick My Pharmacy vets listings](/methodology/)
- [How to report a concern about a pharmacy](/answers/how-do-i-report-a-concern-about-a-pharmacy/)
- [NHS: find a pharmacy](https://www.nhs.uk/service-search/pharmacy/find-a-pharmacy)

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