I went to Boots Tavistock to buy a wound dressing for my husband. He had been discharged from hospital following a knee operation and needed another dressing. I was told it was not possible to buy these as they had to be obtained from the hospital. I then, with the help of an assistant, chose a roll of waterproof plaster + a roll of micropore tape. Whilst shopping in a local supermarket a while later I enquired at the pharmacy counter as to whether they stocked wound dressings. To my surprise the answer was yes as " hospitals don't give you any replacements". I was offered a choice from a wide range of sizes and chose the exact one needed. It is annoying to think I spent a needless 5.99 due to wrong information.