Our Nurses run Minor Illness Clinics each morning, which have proved to be a huge success.
The Minor Illness appointments are Book on the Day only appointments and are for patients who have a 'new' condition/problem that the patient feels needs to be treated the same day. It is important to remember that if you are already seeing a Doctor with a problem, it is not appropriate to make an appointment to see the Nurse, at the Minor Illness Clinic, for the same problem.
Conditions the Nurse can treat in this clinic are:
Upper Respiritory Conditions - coughs/colds/flu, sore throat, sinusitis, earache, hayfever
Ophthalmic Conditions - conjunctivitis, styes/sore eyes/swollen eyelids
Musculoskeletal Conditions - minor injuries, back/neck pain, sprains
Gynaecological Conditions - thrush, vaginal discharge
Urological Conditions - urine infection
Emergency Contraception - and follow up for oral contraception
Dermatological Conditions - skin rash, insect bites, eczema
Gastrointestinal Conditions - diarrhoea/vomiting, thread worms, constipation, haemorrhoids