Minor Illness and Injury

The links below will take you to advice pages about the named minor illnesses, ailments and injuries on the NHS UK website. You can also search for advice about a huge range of conditions using the NHS A-Z of Health which is embedded in our website.

Back Pain
Bites & stings
Burns & Scalds
Colds
Cold Sores
Coughs
COVID-19
Cuts & Grazes
Fever in Adults
Fever in Children
Hay Fever
Headaches
Head Injury / Concussion
Norovirus
Sprains
 

Community pharmacies can offer treatment for seven common conditions without patients needing to see a GP or get a prescription, as part of a major transformation in the way the NHS delivers care. Highly trained pharmacists at more than nine in ten pharmacies can now assess and offer treatment for:

  • Earache (aged 1 to 17 years)
  • Impetigo (a contagious skin infection - aged 1 year and over) 
  • Infected insect bites (aged 1 year and over)
  • Shingles (aged 18 years and over)- infection that causes a painful rash
  • Sinusitis (aged 12 years and over)- infection of the sinuses (behind the forehead, cheeks and nose)
  • Sore throat (aged 5 years and over)
  • Urinary tract infections (UTIs) (women aged 16 to 64 years)

book your pharmacy first appointment directly here