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If you have any of the symptoms below, please use the service shown...
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Minor Injury Units
You can walk into any minor injury unit without needing to book an appointment or calling 111.
Minor injury units see injuries less than 2 weeks old and minor illnesses when GPs are closed.
Live wait and opening times are published online. Your nearest one may not be the quickest, so it is worth checking before you go if you have transport: https://www.cornwallft.nhs.uk/miu-waiting-times
Please note that minor injury units cannot x-ray hips, femurs, backs, chests, ribs, faces or children under 2.
If you are not sure if the minor injury unit is the right place for you, please visit NHS 111 online or call 111 to check.
If there is a life or limb threatening illness or injury, then you should call 999. This includes patients who have suffered a head injury with loss of consciousness or who are on blood thinners; chest pain without injury, stroke symptoms; abdominal pain; severe bleeding.
You can walk into any minor injury unit without needing to book an appointment or calling 111.
Minor injury units see injuries less than 2 weeks old and minor illnesses when GPs are closed.
Live wait and opening times are published online. Your nearest one may not be the quickest, so it is worth checking before you go if you have transport: https://www.cornwallft.nhs.uk/miu-waiting-times
Please note that minor injury units cannot x-ray hips, femurs, backs, chests, ribs, faces or children under 2.
If you are not sure if the minor injury unit is the right place for you, please visit NHS 111 online or call 111 to check.
If there is a life or limb threatening illness or injury, then you should call 999. This includes patients who have suffered a head injury with loss of consciousness or who are on blood thinners; chest pain without injury, stroke symptoms; abdominal pain; severe bleeding.
Pharmacy First
Visit your local pharmacy for help with seven minor conditions which used to require a GP appointment.
As experts in medicines and managing minor illnesses, pharmacists have been backed by Government and the NHS to provide a new ‘Pharmacy First’ service.
The scheme has just started, and more pharmacies are expected to join soon. Locally, both Day Lewis pharmacies and ASDA pharmacy in St Austell, and the Boots pharmacy in Mevagissey are offering this service.
You can book an appointment online for Day Lewis in St Austell: www.daylewis.co.uk/pharmacy-first/
And walk-in without an appointment for Boots in Mevagissey: www.boots.com/healthhub/a-z-services/pharmacy-first
You can walk-in without an appointment at ASDA pharmacy in St Austell.
This scheme will support people in certain age groups seeking help for sore throats, earache in children, sinusitis, infected insect bites, impetigo, shingles, and urinary tract infections in women.
Under the new service pharmacists can provide advice and, if clinically necessary, will offer an NHS medicine to treat it (NHS prescription charge apply if you normally pay for medicines supplied on prescription). Should the pharmacy team be unable to help, you will be directed to your GP surgery or A&E as appropriate.
As experts in medicines and managing minor illnesses, pharmacists have been backed by Government and the NHS to provide a new ‘Pharmacy First’ service.
The scheme has just started, and more pharmacies are expected to join soon. Locally, both Day Lewis pharmacies and ASDA pharmacy in St Austell, and the Boots pharmacy in Mevagissey are offering this service.
You can book an appointment online for Day Lewis in St Austell: www.daylewis.co.uk/pharmacy-first/
And walk-in without an appointment for Boots in Mevagissey: www.boots.com/healthhub/a-z-services/pharmacy-first
You can walk-in without an appointment at ASDA pharmacy in St Austell.
This scheme will support people in certain age groups seeking help for sore throats, earache in children, sinusitis, infected insect bites, impetigo, shingles, and urinary tract infections in women.
Under the new service pharmacists can provide advice and, if clinically necessary, will offer an NHS medicine to treat it (NHS prescription charge apply if you normally pay for medicines supplied on prescription). Should the pharmacy team be unable to help, you will be directed to your GP surgery or A&E as appropriate.
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Community pharmacy If you need advice or medication for a minor self-limiting condition, please ask for help from your community pharmacy. The community pharmacy will be able to advice on self-care, and offer over-the-counter medicines. You could also visit: If you feel 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. Palliative and End of Life Care A Palliative and End of Life Care website for Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Integrated Care System that brings together new and existing resources, information and guidance suitable for people facing a terminal illness, those caring for someone towards the end of their lives, and for health care professionals delivering care. https://cios.icb.nhs.uk/health/palliative-and-end-of-life-care/ |
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:
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 EducationThe 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. |
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