Self Help
Self Help
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 will see that you can take a look via the hyperlink at the other websites which can offer you further information about managing your condition.
Common ailments that can be self managed :
Back pain | Cold sores NHS Choices |
Common Cold NHS Choices | Conjunctivitis |
Constipation | Cough |
Diarrhoea | Dysmenorrhoea (painful periods) |
Earache | Haemorrhoids |
Hayfever | Head lice |
Headache | Heartburn & Indigestion |
Influenza | Insect bites |
Migraine | Nasal congestion |
Nappy rash | Sore throat |
Sinusitis | Sprains and strains |
Thrush | Warts and Verrucas |