Tooley Street runs through the heart of the London Bridge business district, lined with offices and flanked by More London and the riverside. Thousands of people work along it — and for most of them, personal health admin is the thing that keeps sliding down the list because there's simply no obvious time for it.
Qrystal Pharmacy is a short walk away on Borough High Street, and much of what you need can be handled inside a lunch break. Here's how to make the working day work for your health.
A short walk from the office
We're at 301 Borough High Street, London SE1 1JH, easily reached from Tooley Street.
- On foot from Tooley Street: head west toward London Bridge and onto Borough High Street — roughly 10 minutes depending where along Tooley Street you start.
- London Bridge (Northern & Jubilee lines, National Rail): about 8 minutes' walk from us — the station most of the area commutes through.
- Borough Underground (Northern line): about 2 minutes from our door.
- Buses: frequent routes stop on Borough High Street, seconds away.
Lunch-hour consultations
The most useful service for office workers is Pharmacy First — an NHS scheme allowing our pharmacists to assess and, where clinically appropriate, treat seven common conditions on the spot:
- Sinusitis
- Sore throat
- Earache (in children)
- Infected insect bites
- Impetigo
- Shingles
- Uncomplicated UTIs (women aged 16–64)
A consultation takes around 10–15 minutes in our private room and is free on the NHS. Where treatment is needed — including antibiotics where genuinely indicated — we supply it there and then. For a working day, that's the difference between sorting something today and waiting a week for a GP slot.
Prescription management that runs itself
If you take regular medication, nominate us through the Electronic Prescription Service. Your repeats then arrive with us automatically, and you can either:
- Collect on your way home through London Bridge — a 30-second stop, not a separate errand.
- Have them delivered free to a local SE1 address if collection is hard to fit in.
For a lot of office workers, that turns a recurring monthly nuisance into something that quietly takes care of itself.
Vaccinations and health checks
Worth doing before the season forces the issue:
- Flu vaccination ahead of winter — sensible when open-plan offices and packed trains do their best to share every bug going.
- Travel clinic for work trips or holidays abroad, ideally booked well before you fly.
- Private blood tests and blood pressure checks — easy to overlook when a desk job leaves little time, and quick to do.
For employers along Tooley Street
If you manage an office nearby and want to make health easier for your team — coordinated flu vaccination ahead of winter, or simply a local pharmacy your staff can rely on for prescriptions and minor illness — we're happy to talk through what would help. The best starting point is a short conversation about what your people actually need.
Call 020 7403 2237 or get in touch and we'll work out the practicalities with you.
When it needs more than a pharmacy
We handle everyday health, not emergencies. For chest pain, breathing difficulty, or any rapidly serious symptom, call 999 or seek emergency care; NHS 111 covers urgent advice out of hours.
Fit us into your working day
- Call: 020 7403 2237
- Visit: 301 Borough High Street, London SE1 1JH (Mon–Fri 9:00–18:30, Sat 9:00–14:00)
- Book online to reserve a lunch-hour slot.
Working on Tooley Street shouldn't mean putting your own health last. Most of what you need is one short walk and one lunch break away.
