Most minor illnesses and injuries can be treated at home. Keep your medicine cabinet well-stocked wth essentials like pain killers, antihistamine, cold and flu remedies, anti-diarrhoea and indigestion medication. If you have children, make sure you have the right medicines for their age.

If you are suffering from a cold, cuts and grazes, or minor illness, your pharmacist will be able to help you so you don’t have to see a GP or nurse. Your local pharmacist is a trained expert in medicines who can dispense and advise you on the safe use of prescriptions, repeat prescriptions and over-the-counter medicines. Pharmacists are often open late and at weekends. Find a Pharmacy near you.

If you have been unwell for 48 hours and need medical help, you can book an appointment wtih a healthcare professional at the GP surgery. When you contact us we will direct you to the healthcare professional best suited to your health care needs.

Local dentists offer a range of treatments on the NHS such as routine check-ups, scale and polish, crowns, abscesses, dentures and more. If you need urgent dental care, contact your usual dentist as some offer emergency dental appointments. You can also contact NHS111 who can put you in touch with an urgent dental service.

If you have an urgent medical problem and you’re not sure what to do, NHS 111 can help. You can contact the NHS 111 service online at www.111.nhs.uk or you can call 111 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Your symptoms will be assessed and you will be provided with healthcare advice. If needed NHS111 can also send an ambulance or where available can also book appointment times to some services.

If you are very unwell, but it’s not an emergency, NHS111 can make you an appointment at a local Urgent Treatment Centre or you can use a Walk-in Centre.

999 and A&E are for life threatening conditions or a genuine emergency. If it’s not, please use the alternative options available to you.