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The information in this leafl et will help you fi nd the right expert care to meet your needs.
One out of every four people who go to A&E could have been treated elsewhere in the community, or could have self-treated. Your local pharmacy can help treat common illnesses. A&E and 999 services are for life-threatening and emergency conditions only.
By following a few tips, we can all give ourselves the best possible chance of staying well.
friend or neighbour know you are ill.
NHS 111 is a free to call service which will help you when you need to access medical help fast but it is not an emergency. It is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week to help you access local urgent health care services. Call 111. There is an interpretation service available in many languages and text type.
2013 North Somerset Clinical Commissioning Group is the best choice to treat very minor illnesses, ailments and injuries. A range of common illnesses and complaints, such as coughs, colds, sore throats and upset stomachs and aches and pains can be treated with a well stocked medicine cabinet and plenty of rest.
NHS Choices
NHS Choices
is a dedicated website where you can fi nd NHS 111 is a free to call service which will help you when you need to access www.nhs.uk
www.nhs.uk
up-to-date and expert advice on a range of illnesses and medical help fast but it is not an emergency. It is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a complaints, as well as fi nd your nearest NHS services, week to help you access local urgent health care services. Call 111.
such as GPs, dentists, pharmacists, Walk-in Centres. NHS Direct (which will be absorbed into NHS111 in the autumn 2013) is available to give advice and guidance on health issues. Call: 0845 46 47.
Your local high street pharmacy can provide confi dential, expert advice and treatment for a range of common To fi nd your local pharmacy with longer opening hours, go to www.nhs.uk or illnesses and complaints, without having to wait for a GP call NHS 111, or visit www.northsomersetccg.nhs.uk If you have an illness or injury that won’t go away, make an appointment with your GP. They provide a range To fi nd your local GP surgery, opening times and out-of-hours service, go to of services by appointment, including medical advice, www.northsomersetccg.nhs.uk or NHS Choices: www.nhs.uk or call NHS 111.
examinations and prescriptions. For urgent GP care out-of-hours contact your GP surgery.
Minor Injuries Units (MIU) are able to help with minor injuries and illnesses. The units are equipped with x-ray and other diagnostic equipment. They can treat injuries • Clevedon Hospital, Old Street, Clevedon, North Somerset, BS21 6BS. that are not critical or life threatening. Examples include strains, sprains, broken bones, minor head injuries and • Southmead Hospital: 0117 323 5100. Open everyday 9am-8pm • South Bristol NHS Community Hospital: 0117 342 9692. Open everyday: A&E departments and the 999 ambulance service should only be used in a serious or life-threatening situation. If in Emergency Department: open all day every day: Weston General Hospital, doubt ring NHS 111 for advice. Dialling 999 and stating an Grange Road, Uphill, Weston-super-Mare, North Somerset, BS23 4TQ Tel- emergency situation will result in a response vehicle being ephone: 01934 636363 For further information, go to www.northsomersetccg.
nhs.uk or NHS Choices website: www.nhs.uk or call NHS 111.

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