A Guide to Self Care
The Importance of Self Care
Having the confidence to take charge of your own health is often daunting, therefore we have put together an information page to help with the process.
To start with, it may be worth looking at the Power of Self Care factsheet provided by the Self Care Forum.
Self-care allows you to take charge of your own health and wellbeing. When needed, this can take place with the assistance of a health care professional, such as the doctor, nurses and healthcare assistants.
This self-care guide will hopefully help with recognising symptoms of common conditions such as headaches, coughs and colds and back pain, just to mention a few. The list below contains information about many common conditions that may prevent you having to book an appointment to see your GP.
For further information, the Self Care Forum is a great website to help you recognise what could be going on. It also helps you assess when it’s the right time to visit the GP.
A guide to help with Common Conditions:
Middle Ear Infection in Children
Venous Disease - Looking after your legs
How to help myself after Covid-19?
Below are a few guides to help you after you have suffered with Coronavirus.
Getting Help from the Pharmacy
If you want to view more information on a condition which isn't mentioned above, please visit The NHS Website or Patient Info.
Do not hesitate to contact a pharmacy or the GP surgery if you are unsure on what to do. An appointment can be made if the problems needs to be discussed further.