Minor ailments
For example: coughs and colds, hay fever, headaches, thrush, warts and verrucas. You can obtain medication for minor ailments such as these from your local pharmacist.
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To make contact with a doctor, use AskmyGP – the fast and easy way to ask for help of any kind. This 24 by 7 service is available to all our patients. We respond during working hours Monday to Friday, usually within an hour (after 5pm you may hear from us the next day). You can select a telephone, email or video call response. We encourage everyone who has access to a computer, smart phone or tablet to use askmyGP. Please click on the logo opposite to contact us via AskmyGP.
Need help in a hurry? NHS 24 can help. NHS 24 operates an out-of-hours phone service, providing help if the surgery is closed and you are too ill to wait until it re-opens. Call 111 any time, day or night.
Further speedy advice can be available from NHS Inform, the organisation which provides a single source of quality assured health information for the public in Scotland. NHS Inform’s self-help guides allow you to check your symptoms online, get advice to manage your condition, and can signpost you to the right service.
