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What do you need help with?

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Cut that bleeds 10+ mins

Bad sprain

Burn or scald

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Painful injury

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Skin infection

Bad stomach pain

Urgent Treatment Centre
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Prescriptions

Vaccinations

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Screenings and blood tests

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Long term symptoms

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Long term pain

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Anxiety, stress, low mood

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High fever

Wound dressing

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Stomach pain

GP practice
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Prescriptions, medicines, treatments

Vaccinations

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Earache

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Contraceptive pill

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Blood pressure testing

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Sore throat

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Earache

Image of a woman with their eyes closed and their hands on their temples. between their eyes, a red circle and lines indicate pain.

Sinus pain

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Itchy skin or rash

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Sore bite or sting

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Pain when peeing

Pharmacy
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Minor cuts and grazes

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Sprain

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Bruising

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Colds

Coughs

Hayfever

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Indigestion

Headache

Care at home

If you need help with…

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Eye problems

For minor eye problems like:

  • Change in vision
  • Red eyes
  • Pain

Contact your local optician offering the free NHS minor eye conditions service.

Joints, muscles, bones (Musculoskeletal – or MSK)

Worried about your mental health?

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Anxiety, stress, low mood? Contact your GP practice.

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Or – call 111 and choose the mental health option. Risk to life? Call 999.
Ask for an interpreter if you need help in another language.

Our mental health services’ websites are:

Serious injury? Life or death emergency?

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Call 999 for an ambulance, or go to a hospital Emergency Department (ED).
Ask for an interpreter if you need help in another language.