Minor Ailments
Minor ailments
An infection, a rash or an allergy that needs sorting?
A 20-minute appointment for everyday problems that need a clinician but shouldn't mean a long wait. We find out what's going on, tell you what will help, and treat it where that's right for you.
Book a Minor Ailments Consultation
Online by video call, anywhere in the UK, or in the clinic in Milton Keynes.
What we can help with
Urine infections
Burning or stinging when you wee, and needing to go more often.
Sore throat and earache
When it's not getting better on its own, or it's keeping you up at night.
Sinus pain
Pain and pressure around your nose and eyes that won't settle.
Skin infections and bites
Impetigo, an infected cut, or an insect bite that's red, hot and spreading.
Rashes, eczema and allergies
Itchy skin, an eczema flare, hives or hay fever.
Shingles
A painful, blistering rash on one side of your body. Treatment works best when it starts early.
Thrush
Itching, soreness and discharge, or thrush that keeps coming back.
Cold sores and conjunctivitis
A cold sore that won't heal, or sore, sticky, red eyes.
Not sure if yours counts? Book, and if it needs a different appointment we'll tell you which one.
How it works
Talk
20 minutes, by video call or in the clinic. Your symptoms, how long you've had them, your health and any medicines you take.
Decide
We tell you what it is and what will help, and agree the plan with you.
Treat
If you need a prescription and it's right for you, we arrange it.
Who it's for
- Adults aged 18 and over.
- In some cases, children aged 5 and over. A parent or guardian books and stays with the child for the whole appointment.
- This appointment isn't for you if you're pregnant or breastfeeding.
When you need urgent help instead
Call 999 if you have chest pain, struggle to breathe, have swelling of your lips, tongue or throat, or feel very unwell with a high temperature, confusion, a stiff neck, a severe headache or a rash that doesn't fade when you press a glass on it.
Call 111 today if you have:
- pain in your back or side with a fever, or blood in your urine
- swelling or redness around your eye, double vision or a change in your sight
- a painful red eye, light hurting your eyes, or a red eye when you wear contact lenses
- shingles near your eye, or blisters spreading over skin with eczema
- a sore throat so bad you can't swallow your own saliva or open your mouth
- swelling or redness behind your ear
Any bleeding after the menopause, or unusual vaginal bleeding, needs an urgent referral through your GP to be seen within 2 weeks. Ask for it by name.
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Debora Tentis, Women's Health Pharmacist Prescriber.