There are 118 community pharmacies in County Durham, North East. 14 are open on Sundays and 11 stay open until 9pm or later on weekdays. 113 offered NHS Pharmacy First consultations between April and June 2026, so a pharmacist can treat some common conditions without a GP appointment.
At a glance
- Pharmacies
- 118
- Open on Sundays
- 14
- Open until 9pm or later on weekdays
- 11
- Latest weekday closing
- 9:30pm (Derwent Valley Pharmacy)
- NHS Pharmacy First
- 113
- Free emergency contraception
- 101
- Blood pressure checks
- 96
- Nearest A&E
- University Hospital North Durham, about 2.1 miles
Open late tonight
Pharmacies in County Durham open until 8pm or later today (Tuesday).
| Pharmacy | Open until | Telephone |
|---|---|---|
| Asda Pharmacy, Front Street Front Street, Stanley, DH9 0NB | 9pm | 01207 288810 |
| Asda Pharmacy, South Church Road South Church Road, Bishop Auckland, DL14 7LB | 9pm | 01388 600210 |
| Asda Pharmacy, St Andrew's Lane St Andrew's Lane, Spennymoor, DL16 6QB | 9pm | 01388 824510 |
| Asda Pharmacy, Surtees Road Asda Stores LTD, Surtees Road, Peterlee, SR8 5HA | 9pm | 0191 587 8510 |
| Boots Pharmacy, Bishop Auck Shop Park 8 Bishop Auck Shop Park, Tindale Crescent, Bishop Auckland, DL14 9FA | 9pm | 01388 665183 |
| Crook Pharmacy 50 Hope Street, Crook, DL15 9HU | 9pm | 01388 417460 |
| Derwent Valley Pharmacy 11-12 Station Road, Consett, DH8 5RL | 9:30pm | 01207 503349 |
| Station Road Pharmacy 9 Station Road, Consett, DH8 5RL | 9pm | 01207 588239 |
| Tesco Instore Pharmacy, County Durham St Helen Auckland Ind Est, Bishop Auckland, DL14 9AB | 9pm | 0345 026 9626 |
| Tesco Instore Pharmacy, Dragon Lane Dragon Lane, Durham, DH1 2XQ | 9pm | 0345 677 9201 |
| Tesco Instore Pharmacy, Greenwell Road Greenwell Road, Newton Aycliffe, DL5 4DH | 9pm | 0345 677 9201 |
No pharmacy in County Durham is listed as open until 8pm or later on Tuesday. For urgent help, use NHS 111 online or call 111.
Hours do not cover bank holidays. Check with the pharmacy before you travel.
Open on Sunday
| Pharmacy | Sunday opening times | Telephone |
|---|---|---|
| Asda Pharmacy, Front Street Front Street, Stanley, DH9 0NB | 10am to 4pm | 01207 288810 |
| Asda Pharmacy, South Church Road South Church Road, Bishop Auckland, DL14 7LB | 10am to 4pm | 01388 600210 |
| Asda Pharmacy, St Andrew's Lane St Andrew's Lane, Spennymoor, DL16 6QB | 10am to 4pm | 01388 824510 |
| Asda Pharmacy, Surtees Road Asda Stores LTD, Surtees Road, Peterlee, SR8 5HA | 10am to 4pm | 0191 587 8510 |
| Boots Pharmacy, 2-5 Market Place 2-5 Market Place, Durham, DH1 3NB | 11am to 5pm | 0191 384 2213 |
| Boots Pharmacy, Bishop Auck Shop Park 8 Bishop Auck Shop Park, Tindale Crescent, Bishop Auckland, DL14 9FA | 10am to 4pm | 01388 665183 |
| Boots Pharmacy, Durham Unit B, Arnison Centre Retail Pk, Pity Me, DH1 5GB | 10:30am to 4:30pm | 0191 386 9618 |
| Boots Pharmacy, McIntyre Way U9 Durham City Retail Pk, McIntyre Way, Belmont, DH1 2RP | 10:30am to 4:30pm | 0191 374 0664 |
| Crook Pharmacy 50 Hope Street, Crook, DL15 9HU | 10am to 4pm | 01388 417460 |
| Derwent Valley Pharmacy 11-12 Station Road, Consett, DH8 5RL | 9am to 6pm | 01207 503349 |
| Station Road Pharmacy 9 Station Road, Consett, DH8 5RL | 10am to 8pm | 01207 588239 |
| Tesco Instore Pharmacy, County Durham St Helen Auckland Ind Est, Bishop Auckland, DL14 9AB | 10am to 4pm | 0345 026 9626 |
| Tesco Instore Pharmacy, Dragon Lane Dragon Lane, Durham, DH1 2XQ | 10am to 4pm | 0345 677 9201 |
| Tesco Instore Pharmacy, Greenwell Road Greenwell Road, Newton Aycliffe, DL5 4DH | 10am to 4pm | 0345 677 9201 |
Sunday hours do not cover bank holidays or Easter Sunday.
NHS services at pharmacies in County Durham
Based on the NHS services pharmacies claimed for between April and June 2026. Services can change, so check with the pharmacy before you go.
- NHS Pharmacy First: 113. A pharmacist can assess and treat sinusitis, sore throat, earache, infected insect bites, impetigo, shingles and urinary tract infections in women, without a GP appointment. How NHS Pharmacy First works.
- Free emergency contraception: 101. The morning after pill, free from the NHS.
- NHS contraception service: 104. Start or continue the contraceptive pill without seeing a GP.
- NHS blood pressure checks: 96. Free checks for adults aged 40 and over.
All pharmacies in County Durham
Grouped by postcode area, then A to Z. Today’s opening times are for Tuesday and do not cover bank holidays. We do not rank pharmacies.
DH1 (10 pharmacies)
6 Blue House Buildings, High Street, Belmont, DH1 1AR
Today: 9am to 1pm, 2pm to 6pm
Telephone: 0191 384 7708
Boots Pharmacy, 2-5 Market Place
2-5 Market Place, Durham, DH1 3NB
Today: 8:30am to 5:30pm
Telephone: 0191 384 2213
Unit B, Arnison Centre Retail Pk, Pity Me, DH1 5GB
Today: 9am to 7pm
Telephone: 0191 386 9618
U9 Durham City Retail Pk, McIntyre Way, Belmont, DH1 2RP
Today: 9am to 7pm
Telephone: 0191 374 0664
10 Cheveley Park, Belmont, DH1 2AA
Today: 9am to 5:30pm
Telephone: 0191 386 3683
29 Front Street, Framwellgate Moor, Durham, DH1 5EE
Today: 9am to 1pm, 2pm to 6pm
Telephone: 0191 386 2193
M Whitfield Pharmacy, Sunderland Road
34 Sunderland Road, Gilesgate, DH1 2LG
Today: 9am to 12:30pm, 2pm to 6pm
Telephone: 0191 384 2172
55 Carr House Drive, Framwellgate Moor, Durham, DH1 5LT
Today: 9am to 1pm, 2pm to 6pm
Telephone: 0191 386 6867
Tesco Instore Pharmacy, Dragon Lane
Dragon Lane, Durham, DH1 2XQ
Today: 9am to 9pm
Telephone: 0345 677 9201
25 Gilesgate, Gilesgate, DH1 1QW
Today: 8:30am to 6pm
Telephone: 0191 386 5762
DH2 (4 pharmacies)
Cestria Health Centre, Whitehill Way, DH2 3DJ
Today: 8:30am to 5:30pm
Telephone: 0191 388 3088
Pelton Primary Care Ctr, Ouston Lane, Pelton, Chester Le Street, DH2 1EZ
Today: 8:30am to 6pm
Telephone: 0191 370 0351
Fell Road, Pelton Fell, Chester Le Street, DH2 2NR
Today: 9am to 6pm
Telephone: 0191 387 5775
Unit 1d Drum Industrial Estate, Chester Le Street, DH2 1SS
Today: 9am to 5:30pm
Telephone: 0191 340 2425
DH3 (5 pharmacies)
Boots Pharmacy, St.cuthberts Walk
8/9 St.cuthberts Walk, Chester Le Street, DH3 3YQ
Today: 9am to 5:30pm
Telephone: 0191 388 6262
5 Bridge End, Chester-Le-Street, DH3 3RE
Today: 9am to 1pm, 2pm to 6pm
Telephone: 0191 388 2777
Cohens Chemist, 15 Middle Chare
15 Middle Chare, Chester-Le-Street, DH3 3QD
Today: 9am to 6pm
Telephone: 0191 389 0023
13 Lombard Place, Great Lumley, Chester Le Street, DH3 4QP
Today: 8:30am to 5:30pm
Telephone: 0191 388 8547
Superdrug Pharmacy, Front Street
48-50 Front Street, Chester-Le-Street, DH3 3BD
Today: 8:30am to 5:30pm
Telephone: 0191 388 3388
DH4 (2 pharmacies)
G Whitfield Pharmacy, Gill Crescent North
38 Gill Crescent North, Fencehouses, DH4 6AW
Today: 9am to 12:30pm, 2pm to 6pm
Telephone: 0191 385 2233
The Store House, Rainton Gate, Houghton-Le-Spring, DH4 6SQ
Today: 8:15am to 12:30pm, 1:30pm to 6pm
Telephone: 0191 584 7586
DH6 (9 pharmacies)
Boots Pharmacy, South Hetton Health Ctr
South Hetton Health Ctr, Front Street, South Hetton, DH6 2TH
Today: 8:30am to 5:30pm
Telephone: 0191 526 2907
2 Ash Terrace, Bowburn, DH6 5AS
Today: 9am to 12:45pm, 1:45pm to 6pm
Telephone: 0191 377 3413
80 Front Street, Haswell, DH6 2BL
Today: 9am to 5:30pm
Telephone: 0191 526 1445
M Whitfield Pharmacy, Sanderson Street
1 Sanderson Street, Cornforth Lane, Coxhoe, DH6 4DF
Today: 9am to 12:30pm, 2pm to 6pm
Telephone: 0191 377 0234
M Whitfield Pharmacy, Stanley Terrace
2 Stanley Terrace, Thornley, DH6 3ES
Today: 9am to 12:30pm, 2pm to 6pm
Telephone: 01429 820297
M Whitfield Pharmacy, Thornley Road
The Primary Care Centre, Thornley Road, Wheatley Hill, DH6 3NR
Today: 9am to 12:30pm, 2pm to 6pm
Telephone: 01429 820313
Pharmacy Express, Front Street
Hilary House, Front Street, Kelloe, DH6 4PE
Today: 8:30am to 4:30pm
Telephone: 0191 377 9445
2 Harley Terrace, Sherburn, DH6 1DS
Today: 8:45am to 6pm
Telephone: 0191 372 0767
2 Front Street, Shotton Colliery, DH6 2LT
Today: 9am to 1pm, 2pm to 6pm
Telephone: 0191 526 1426
DH7 (8 pharmacies)
Boots Pharmacy, The Medical Centre
The Medical Centre, Front Street, Sacriston, DH7 6JW
Today: 9am to 6pm
Telephone: 0191 371 0342
Manchester House, Commercial Street, Brandon, DH7 8PL
Today: 9am to 6pm
Telephone: 0191 378 9066
1 New House Road, Esh Winning, DH7 9JU
Today: 9am to 12:30pm, 1:30pm to 6pm
Telephone: 0191 373 4249
15 Front Street, Lanchester, DH7 0LA
Today: 8:30am to 6pm
Telephone: 01207 520365
Amr Building, Ind Est, Plawsworth Road, Sacriston, DH7 6JX
Today: 9am to 5pm
Telephone: 0191 371 0704
Well Pharmacy, 40 Front Street
40 Front Street, Langley Park, DH7 9SA
Today: 8:30am to 6pm
Telephone: 0191 373 1216
Health Centre, Sawmills Lane, Meadowfield, DH7 8NH
Today: 8:15am to 6pm
Telephone: 0191 378 0033
Flass Terrace, Ushaw Moor, DH7 7LD
Today: 9am to 12:30pm, 1:30pm to 6pm
Telephone: 0191 373 0255
DH8 (8 pharmacies)
Boots Pharmacy, Station Yard West
Station Yard West, Delves Lane, Consett, DH8 5YA
Today: 8:30am to 5:30pm
Telephone: 01207 502535
Unit 19b Number One Industrial Est, Consett, DH8 6SY
Today: 9am to 5:30pm
Telephone: 01207 654161
11-12 Station Road, Consett, DH8 5RL
Today: 8:30am to 9:30pm
Telephone: 01207 503349
83 Queens Road, Shotley Bridge, Consett, DH8 0BW
Today: 8:30am to 5pm
Telephone: 01207 504131
George Ewen House, Watling Street,leadgate, Consett, DH8 6DP
Today: 8:30am to 5:30pm
Telephone: 01207 502774
Consett Park Terrace, Moorside, Consett, DH8 8ET
Today: 8:30am to 2:30pm
Telephone: 01207 502485
9 Station Road, Consett, DH8 5RL
Today: 9am to 3pm, 4pm to 9pm
Telephone: 01207 588239
Well Pharmacy, The Derwent Centre
The Derwent Centre, Middle Street, Consett, DH8 5QW
Today: 9am to 5:30pm
Telephone: 01207 502365
DH9 (8 pharmacies)
3 West Road, Annfield Plain, Stanley, DH9 7XA
Today: 9am to 6pm
Telephone: 01207 234392
Front Street, Stanley, DH9 0NB
Today: 9am to 12:30pm, 1pm to 4:30pm, 5pm to 9pm
Telephone: 01207 288810
Boots Pharmacy, 53 Front Street
53 Front Street, Stanley, DH9 0SY
Today: 8:30am to 5:30pm
Telephone: 01207 232353
Clifford Road Pharmacy, Clifford Road, Stanley, DH9 0AB
Today: 9am to 6pm
Telephone: 01207 788972
6 Standerton Terrace, Craghead, Stanley, DH9 6DD
Today: 8:30am to 12:30pm, 1:30pm to 5:30pm
Telephone: 01207 290630
Lesbury House, Front Street, Dipton, Stanley, DH9 9AD
Today: 9am to 1pm, 2pm to 6pm
Telephone: 01207 570213
79 Front Street, Stanley, DH9 0TB
Today: 9am to 5:30pm
Telephone: 01207 235281
226 Park Road, South Moor, Stanley, DH9 7AN
Today: 9am to 6pm
Telephone: 01207 232344
DL4 (4 pharmacies)
5 Cheapside, Shildon, DL4 2HP
Today: 8:45am to 1pm, 2pm to 5:30pm
Telephone: 01388 777734
1 Main Street, Shildon, DL4 1AJ
Today: 9am to 6pm
Telephone: 01388 772280
Unit 10j Dabble Duck Ind Est, Shildon, DL4 2RA
Today: 9am to 1pm, 2pm to 6pm
Telephone: 01388 335397
14 Church Street, Shildon, DL4 1DX
Today: 8:30am to 1pm, 2pm to 5:30pm
Telephone: 01388 772147
DL5 (6 pharmacies)
27 Bewick Crescent, Newton Aycliffe, DL5 5LH
Today: 9am to 5:30pm
Telephone: 01325 321010
57 Beveridge Way, Newton Aycliffe, DL5 4DU
Today: 9am to 5:30pm
Telephone: 01325 300355
6 Neville Parade, Newton Aycliffe, DL5 5DH
Today: 9am to 1pm, 2pm to 6pm
Telephone: 01325 312018
Pease Way Medical Centre, Newton Aycliffe, DL5 5NH
Today: 9am to 6pm
Telephone: 01325 318135
Tesco Instore Pharmacy, Greenwell Road
Greenwell Road, Newton Aycliffe, DL5 4DH
Today: 9am to 9pm
Telephone: 0345 677 9201
Pioneering Care Centre, Cobbler's Hall, Burn Lane, DL5 4SE
Today: 8:30am to 1pm, 2pm to 5:30pm
Telephone: 01325 311297
DL12 (3 pharmacies)
Boots Pharmacy, 37-39 Market Place
37-39 Market Place, Barnard Castle, DL12 8NE
Today: 9am to 5:30pm
Telephone: 01833 638151
Day Lewis Pharmacy, County Durham
86 Galgate, Barnard Castle, DL12 8BJ
Today: 8:30am to 6pm
Telephone: 01833 637413
Day Lewis Pharmacy, Market Place
19 Market Place, Middleton-in-Teesdale, Barnard Castle, DL12 0QG
Today: 9am to 5:30pm
Telephone: 01833 640202
DL13 (4 pharmacies)
38 Front Street, Cockfield, Bishop Auckland, DL13 5DS
Today: 9am to 5pm
Telephone: 01388 300193
79 Front Street, Stanhope, Bishop Auckland, DL13 2TZ
Today: 9am to 12:15pm, 1:30pm to 5:30pm
Telephone: 01388 528237
126 Dans Castle, Tow Law, Bishop Auckland, DL13 4AZ
Today: 9am to 12:30pm, 1:30pm to 6pm
Telephone: 01388 730279
12 Market Place, Wolsingham, Bishop Auckland, DL13 3AE
Today: 9am to 5pm
Telephone: 01388 527484
DL14 (9 pharmacies)
Asda Pharmacy, South Church Road
South Church Road, Bishop Auckland, DL14 7LB
Today: 9am to 12:30pm, 1pm to 4:30pm, 5pm to 9pm
Telephone: 01388 600210
Bishop Auckland Pharmacy, Newgate
203 Newgate Street, Bishop Auckland, DL14 7EL
Today: 8:30am to 5:30pm
Telephone: 01388 602069
Bishop Auckland Pharmacy, St Helen
144 Melrose Drive, St Helen Auckland, Bishop Auckland, DL14 9DN
Today: 8:30am to 5:30pm
Telephone: 01388 604300
Boots Pharmacy, Bishop Auck Shop Park
8 Bishop Auck Shop Park, Tindale Crescent, Bishop Auckland, DL14 9FA
Today: 9am to 9pm
Telephone: 01388 665183
Bishop Auckland Pcc, Watling Road, Bishop Auckland, DL14 6RP
Today: 9am to 6pm
Telephone: 01388 663774
Victoria Lane, Coundon, DL14 8NL
Today: 8:45am to 5:30pm
Telephone: 01388 603447
Tesco Instore Pharmacy, County Durham
St Helen Auckland Ind Est, Bishop Auckland, DL14 9AB
Today: 9am to 9pm
Telephone: 0345 026 9626
Station View Medical Ctr., 29a Escomb Road, Bishop Auckland, DL14 6AB
Today: 8:45am to 5:45pm
Telephone: 01388 662888
172-174 Newgate Street, Bishop Auckland, DL14 7EJ
Today: 8am to 5:30pm
Telephone: 01388 450943
DL15 (5 pharmacies)
8 North Terrace, Market Place, Crook, DL15 9AZ
Today: 9am to 5:30pm
Telephone: 01388 762726
46 High Street, Willington, Crook, DL15 0PG
Today: 8:30am to 12:30pm, 1:30pm to 5:30pm
Telephone: 01388 746269
Clemitsons Pharmacy, 25a Hope Street
25a Hope Street, Crook, DL15 9HS
Today: 8:30am to 5pm
Telephone: 01388 764939
Clemitsons Pharmacy, 51 Hope Street
51 Hope Street, Crook, DL15 9HU
Today: 8:30am to 6pm
Telephone: 01388 762533
50 Hope Street, Crook, DL15 9HU
Today: 9am to 9pm
Telephone: 01388 417460
DL16 (4 pharmacies)
Asda Pharmacy, St Andrew's Lane
St Andrew's Lane, Spennymoor, DL16 6QB
Today: 9am to 12:30pm, 1pm to 4:30pm, 5pm to 9pm
Telephone: 01388 824510
18 Cheapside, Spennymoor, DL16 6DJ
Today: 9am to 6pm
Telephone: 01388 814976
22 Cheapside, Spennymoor, DL16 6DJ
Today: 9am to 6pm
Telephone: 01388 816158
Well Pharmacy, St Andrews Lane
St Andrews Medical Centre, St Andrews Lane, Spennymoor, DL16 6QA
Today: 8:30am to 6pm
Telephone: 01388 815536
DL17 (4 pharmacies)
2 North Street, Ferryhill, DL17 8HX
Today: 9am to 6pm
Telephone: 01740 651137
Chilton Medical Centre, Dale Street, Chilton, Ferryhill, DL17 0HQ
Today: 8:45am to 12:30pm, 1:30pm to 5:30pm
Telephone: 01388 720874
11 Main Street, Ferryhill, DL17 8LA
Today: 8:30am to 5:30pm
Telephone: 01740 651200
West Cornforth Med Ctr, Reading Street, West Cornforth, Ferryhill, DL17 9LH
Today: 9am to 1pm, 1:30pm to 5:30pm
Telephone: 01740 654669
NE16 (1 pharmacy)
Cedar Crescent, Burnopfield, NE16 6HU
Today: 9am to 5:30pm
Telephone: 01207 270326
SR7 (9 pharmacies)
63 Church Street, Seaham, SR7 7HF
Today: 9am to 1pm, 2pm to 5pm
Telephone: 0191 581 2358
Foster Morton Healthcare Pharmacy
13-14 Woods Terrace, Murton, SR7 9AD
Today: 8:30am to 6pm
Telephone: 0191 526 2052
G Whitfield Pharmacy, Woods Terrace East
16 Woods Terrace East, Murton, Seaham, SR7 9AA
Today: 9am to 12:30pm, 1:30pm to 5:30pm
Telephone: 0191 526 2028
1 West Grove, Westlea Estate, Seaham, SR7 8EL
Today: 9am to 5:30pm
Telephone: 0191 581 3271
Unit 5 Byron Place, Seaham, SR7 7DR
Today: 9am to 6pm
Telephone: 0191 581 3788
Unit 15 Byron House, Seaham Grange Ind Est, Seaham, SR7 0PY
Today: 9am to 6pm
Telephone: 0191 523 7299
43 Church Street, Seaham, SR7 7HF
Today: 8:30am to 12:30pm, 1:30pm to 6pm
Telephone: 0191 581 4007
Well Pharmacy, St Johns Square
Seaham Primary Care Ctr, St Johns Square, Seaham, SR7 7JE
Today: 8am to 6pm
Telephone: 0191 581 3203
1 the Avenue, Deneside, Seaham, SR7 8LQ
Today: 9am to 6pm
Telephone: 0191 581 6008
SR8 (8 pharmacies)
Asda Stores LTD, Surtees Road, Peterlee, SR8 5HA
Today: 9am to 12:30pm, 1pm to 4:30pm, 5pm to 9pm
Telephone: 0191 587 8510
Boots Pharmacy, 30-32 the Chare
30-32 the Chare, Peterlee, SR8 1AE
Today: 9am to 5:30pm
Telephone: 0191 586 2640
Craddock Hse, Seaside Ln, Easington Colliery, Peterlee, SR8 3PF
Today: 9am to 5:30pm
Telephone: 0191 527 0412
William Brown Centre, Manor Way, Peterlee, SR8 5SB
Today: 8:30am to 7pm
Telephone: 0191 518 3899
30 Fourth Street, Horden, Peterlee, SR8 4LD
Today: 9am to 12:30pm, 1:30pm to 5:30pm
Telephone: 0191 586 4129
Peterlee Health Centre Pharmacy
9 the Chare, Peterlee, SR8 1AE
Today: 9am to 5:30pm
Telephone: 0191 586 2861
81 Edenhill Road, Peterlee, SR8 5DD
Today: 9am to 5pm
Telephone: 0191 586 4444
60 York Road, Peterlee, SR8 2DP
Today: 9am to 1pm, 1:30pm to 5pm
Telephone: 0191 586 2180
TS21 (2 pharmacies)
9 Alhambra Terrace, Fishburn, Sedgefield, TS21 4BU
Today: 8:30am to 12:30pm, 1:30pm to 5:30pm
Telephone: 01740 620314
11 Front Street, Sedgefield, Stockton-on-Tees, TS21 3AT
Today: 9am to 1pm, 2pm to 6pm
Telephone: 01740 622725
TS27 (2 pharmacies)
M Whitfield Pharmacy, Middle Street
28 Middle Street, Blackhall Colliery, Hartlepool, TS27 4EA
Today: 9am to 12:30pm, 1:30pm to 5:30pm
Telephone: 0191 587 2088
Well Pharmacy, 51 Middle Street
51 Middle Street, Blackhall Colliery, Hartlepool, TS27 4EE
Today: 9am to 5:30pm
Telephone: 0191 586 4225
TS28 (1 pharmacy)
Boots Pharmacy, Medical Centre
Medical Centre, Front Street, Wingate, TS28 5PZ
Today: 8:30am to 6pm
Telephone: 01429 838323
TS29 (2 pharmacies)
11 Luke Street, Trimdon Colliery, TS29 6DP
Today: 9am to 1pm, 1:30pm to 5:30pm
Telephone: 01429 881613
23a Church Road, Trimdon Village, TS29 6PY
Today: 9am to 12:45pm, 1:45pm to 6pm
Telephone: 01429 880352
A&E and urgent help near County Durham
Urgent help
If someone is seriously ill or injured and their life is at risk, call 999. For urgent help that is not an emergency, use NHS 111 online or call 111.
A&E departments open 24 hours in and near County Durham:
- University Hospital North Durham: A&E open 24 hours, in County Durham, about 2.1 miles from the centre of County Durham
- Sunderland Royal Hospital: A&E open 24 hours, in Sunderland, about 12.3 miles from the centre of County Durham
- Queen Elizabeth Hospital: A&E open 24 hours, in Gateshead, about 12.6 miles from the centre of County Durham
Distances are straight lines from the centre of the area (the average position of its pharmacies), not travel distances.
Frequently asked questions
Which pharmacies in County Durham are open on Sundays?
14 pharmacies in County Durham are open on Sundays. The latest to close on a Sunday is Station Road Pharmacy, at 8pm. Sunday hours do not cover bank holidays, so check with the pharmacy before you travel.
Is there a late-night pharmacy in County Durham?
11 pharmacies in County Durham stay open until 9pm or later on weekdays. The latest weekday closing time is 9:30pm, at Derwent Valley Pharmacy.
Can a pharmacist treat a sore throat or UTI in County Durham?
113 of the 118 pharmacies in County Durham offered NHS Pharmacy First consultations between April and June 2026. Pharmacy First covers sinusitis (aged 12 and over), sore throat (aged 5 and over), earache (aged 1 to 17), infected insect bites and impetigo (aged 1 and over), shingles (aged 18 and over) and urinary tract infections (women aged 16 to 64).
Where can I get free emergency contraception in County Durham?
101 pharmacies in County Durham provided free NHS emergency contraception (the morning after pill) between April and June 2026. Each pharmacy page lists the NHS services it provides.
Where is the nearest A&E to County Durham?
In an emergency, call 999. The nearest A&E departments open 24 hours to the centre of County Durham are University Hospital North Durham (about 2.1 miles) and Sunderland Royal Hospital (about 12.3 miles), measured in a straight line.