We are keen to help patients improve on self help and hope that the following information will offer some insight into that.
Take a look and see if you can improve your own understanding of your health and well-being!
Try looking at the following websites:
Common Ailments
Common ailments that can often be self-managed with the need for an appointment:
Condition | Website | Printable Leaflets |
Acne (spots) | NHS Choices | |
Back Pain | NHS Choices | Lower back pain Back Pain (Arthritis Research) |
Bunions | NHS Choices | Bunions |
Big Nutrition for Small Appetites | Leaflet | |
Cold Sores | NHS Choices | |
Common Cold | NHS Choices | |
Conjunctivitis | NHS Choices | Information Leaflet |
Constipation | NHS Choices | |
Cough | Information Leaflet | |
Cuts & Grazes | NHS Choices | |
Diarrhoea | NHS Choices | |
Earache | NHS Choices | |
Hay Fever | NHS Choices | |
Headache | NHS Choices | |
Head lice | NHS Choices | |
Haemorrhoids | NHS Choices | |
Heartburn & Indigestion | NHS Choices | |
Hip Pain Exercises | Leaflet | |
Influenza | NHS Choices | Information Leaflet |
Insect Bites | NHS Choices | |
Keeping well in cold weather | General guidance | |
Knee Pain (Anterior) | Leaflet | |
Long Acting Reversible Contraceptives (LARC) | Leaflet | |
Medicines and Your Kidneys | Leaflet | |
Migraine | NHS Choices | |
Nappy rash | NHS Choices | |
Nasal congestion | NHS Choices | |
Neck Pain | NHS Choices | Leaflet |
Osteoarthritis of the Knee | Leaflet | |
Pelvic Floor Exercises for Women | Leaflet | |
Plantar Fasciitis | NHS Choices | Leaflet |
Semen Analysis | Leaflet | |
Sinusitis | NHS Choices | |
Sore throat | NHS Choices | Information Leaflet Self-care forum (sore throat) |
Sprains and strains | NHS Choices | Self-care forum (sprains & strains) |
Sunburn | NHS Choices | |
Thrush | NHS Choices | |
Vomiting (adults) | NHS Choices | |
Vomiting in babies & children | NHS Choices | |
Warts and Verrucae | NHS Choices |