MINOR ILLNESS APPOINTMENTS


Our nurses are qualified to assess and manage certain conditions, so you may be offered a 'minor illness' appointment, thereby freeing up GP time to deal with more complex cases as appropriate.  

PROBLEMS THAT CAN BE DEALT WITH:
·     ASTHMA
·     COLDS AND FLU
·     CONTRACEPTION
·     COUGH
·     DIABETES
·     DIARRHOEA
·     EARACHE
·     EMERGENCY CONTRACEPTION
·     FEVER
·     GYNAECOLOGICAL PROBLEMS eg. Vaginal Discharge
·     HAY FEVER
·     INFECTED WOUNDS
·     CELLULITIS
·     MASTITIS
·     MINOR INJURIES (including “A Pulled Back”)
·     RASHES eg. Chicken Pox, Shingles, Allergies, Eczema, Scabies, Fungal Infections.
·     SORE EYES/STYES/CONJUNCTIVITIS
·     SORE THROAT
·     URINARY TRACT INFECTION/CYSTITIS


Please be aware however that they are unable to deal with the following:
·     REQUEST FOR SICK NOTES
·     IF THE PATIENT HAS PREVIOUSLY BEEN SEEN BY THE MINOR ILLNESS NURSE, OR A DOCTOR, FOR THE SAME PROBLEM

·     PROBLEMS IN YOUNG CHILDREN