Self Help

We are keen to help patients improve on self help and hope that the following information will offer some insight into that.

Please use link below to check on your symptoms:

https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/

You can also log on to GP Online services via the home screen to find more self help information.

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 ailments that can be safely self managed. You will see that you can take a look via the hyperlink at the other websites which can offer you further information about managing your condition.

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

Nasal congestion

Nappy rash

Sore throat

Sinusitis

Sprains and strains

Thrush

Warts and Verrucas



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