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The NHS website is full of information to help you to manage your health. Please visit www.nhs.uk
If you have any of the symptoms below, please use the service shown...
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Chest pain
Cut/laceration/minor burns & scalds (Minor Injuries Unit)
Collapse & altered consciousness
Eye injuries
Extensive burns
Injured limb/fracture/sprain
Facial/limb weakness FAST
Persistent nosebleed (>20 mins - non warfarin)
Fitting (if 1st episode)
STI (GU clinic)
Headache with loss of consciousness
Toothache - Dentist
Major burns/scalds
 
Neck pain with additional symptoms
 
Non-blanching rash (failed glass test)
 
Poisoning/overdose
 
RTA
 
Severe allergy especially if lips & tongue swelling
 
Spinal injury
 
Trauma bleeding, heavy & persistent (non menstrual)
 
Unusual breathing difficulties/difficulty on talking
 
Unwell floppy infant
 
Community Pharmacist
Back pain
Cold sores
Colds/cough
D&V
Dry skin
Emergency contraception
Eye infections
Female >18 non recurrent UTI/cystitis
Haemorrhoids
Hay fever
Head lice
Impetigo
Insect bites
Minor cuts/grazes
Nappy rash
Oral thrush
Runny nose/nasal congestion
Sinusitis <10 days
Sore throat
Sunburn
Threadworm
Vaginal thrush
Warts/verrucae
Community pharmacy

If you need advice or medication for a minor self-limiting condition, please consider seeking advice and support from your community pharmacy that would be able to advise on self-care and appropriate purchase of over-the-counter medicines. You could also visit:
  • NHS website
  • Self-Care Forum

If you feel however that your condition is worsening despite over-the-counter treatment, please contact us.
Social prescribing

Improving your lifestyle can be very challenging and people often feel daunted at the prospect of change and not sure where to start.

There is a fantastic range of activities and organisation in the local community and social prescribing is all about linking you to these opportunities with the aim of improving your health.

Find out more about the social prescribing opportunities available.
MSK self-management resources

The Chartered Society of Physiotherapy website provides a range of online resources to help you to manage your bone, joint or muscle pain.

Visit www.csp.org.uk/conditions/managing-pain-home
NNT website

The NNT website provides quick summaries of evidence-based medicine. It has been developed by physicians and provides:
  • A rating system to evaluate therapies based on their patient-important benefits and harms
  • A system to evaluate diagnostics by patient sign, symptom, lab test or study.
Please visit http://www.thennt.com/.
Healthy Cornwall

You can contact Healthy Cornwall, online or via telephone, for help in making health changes to your life. Healthy Cornwall provide help with things such as weight loss and stopping smoking. For more information please visit the Healthy Cornwall website.

Diabetes education

The Diabetes Education sessions are held once a month on a Wednesday evening at Wheal Northey.  Please ask at reception for more information.

There is also useful information available in the NHS Kernow Diabetes video library.

PSA testing and prostate cancer

PSA testing and prostate cancer leaflet
PSA testing leaflet page 2
Nutrition advice for increasing calorie intake
Making the most of your food
Helpful tips
What foods should I choose?
Fortifying your food

Homemade fortified drinks
Nourishing drinks
Nourishing desserts
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