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Self Care

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

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 can click on the links underneath the listed ailments below to access further information about managing your condition.

Alternatively, you can click on the link at the top of this page to access the NHS website's A-Z list of health conditions to read more.

 
Common ailments that can be self managed :

Back pain

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Chicken Pox

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Cold sores

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Common Cold

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Conjunctivitis

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Constipation

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Cough

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Diarrhoea

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Dysmenorrhoea (painful periods)

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Earache

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Earwax build-up

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Haemorrhoids

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Hayfever

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Head lice

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Headache

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Heartburn & Indigestion

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Heat Rash

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Influenza

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Insect bites

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Migraine

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Nappy Rash

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Nasal congestion

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Sinusitis

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Sore throat

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Sprains and strains

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Thrush

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Tonsillitis

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Warts and Verrucas

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