This page contains links for both
local Doctors and medical sources / products and it also contains links
to web sites for national organisations, such as the NHS Direct service.
Your local
Pharmacist is a goldmine of knowledge and
it is often very worth making them your first port
of call for minor ailments, they will be only to pleased to give
accurate advice and reassurance, if they can't help then they
will recommend you see your Doctor.
By doing this you are taking some of the strain off the Surgery and
allowing the Doctors to concentrate on non minor ailments.
However for cases of serious injury or illness
you should contact your Doctor or the Emergency Service 999, but please
if using 999 make sure that your call is truly necessary, as so much
time is wasted on this valuable service by ailments which could have
waited for the attention of a Doctor or even a Pharmacist.