Self Help & Minor Illness

cold We are keen to help patients improve their understanding of minor illness and how they may 'self help' with the management of certain conditions prior to making an appointment to see a doctor.

Take a look and see if you can improve your own understanding of your health and well-being! Please encourage others to look here too.

Here is a list of common ailments that can often be safely self managed without necessarily needing to see a doctor. You will see that there are a number of sources of information for you to look at for each of the ailments listed, each providing detailed information about the condition, advice about self management and treatment and when to seek a doctors appointment.

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Self Help & Minor Illness

Common ailments that can be self managed :

Back pain

Cold sores

Common Cold

Conjunctivitis

Constipation

Cough

Diarrhoea

Dysmenorrhoea (painful periods)

Earache

Haemorrhoids

Hayfever

Head lice

Headache

Heartburn & Indigestion

Influenza

Insect bites

Migraine

Muscular pain

Nappy rash

Nasal congestion

Sinusitis

Sore throat

Sprains and strains

Thrush

Warts and Verrucas