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Safety Netting Advice Links
Need help when we are not open? - Check out the links below
Take a look below for some common queries
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Get help for your symptoms - NHS 111 Please Here you can obtain help with:
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Seeking Review at Minor injuries Unit |
Seeking review at a Minor Injuries Unit Minor Injury Units - Wiltshire Health and Care | Enabling people to live independent and fulfilling lives (minor cuts and lacerations, dog and cat bites, bruises, strains and sprains, simple fractures and dislocations, minor burns and scalds, minor head injuries, minor eye injuries, splinter and foreign bodies, insect bites and stings. Note Minor injuries units cannot see children under 1 year old)
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Seeking Review at Urgent treatment centres.
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Urgent Treatment Centre - Royal United Hospitals, Bath - NHS (www.nhs.uk) (they can manage sprains and strains, suspected broken bones, injuries, cuts and bruises, stomach pain, vomiting and diarrhoea, skin infections and rashes, high temperatures in children and adults, mental health concerns)
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Cold/cough safety netting (<1yr) |
Please find attached information explaining important symptoms and signs to look out for in a child with a cold or cough and the appropriate action to take. https://what0-18.nhs.uk/professionals/gp-primary-care-staff/safety-netting-documents-parents/coughcolds-children-under-1-year-age-advice-sheet
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Cold/cough safety netting (>1yr) |
Please find attached a link to information explaining important symptoms and signs to look out for in a child with a cold or cough and the appropriate action to take.
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Fever safety netting advice (>5yrs) |
Please find attached a link to information explaining important symptoms and signs to look out for in a child with fever and the appropriate action to take. https://what0-18.nhs.uk/professionals/gp-primary-care-staff/safety-netting-documents-parents/fever-children-over-5-years
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Safety netting - antibiotics for UTI |
Your symptoms are consistent with a urinary tract infection and I have sent a prescription to your nominated pharmacy for antibiotics. If you develop severe abdominal or back pain, high fever or vomiting you should seek urgent medical review. Please contact the surgery if your symptoms persist after treatment. |
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Safety Netting - Earache Adult |
Please read the following information about earache and when to seek help |
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Safety netting - Eustachian tube dysfunction |
Your symptoms are consistent with eustachian tube dysfunction which is common after a viral illness or due to hay fever. Please find attached a link to useful patient information about self care and when to seek further advice. https://patient.info/ears-nose-throat-mouth/earache-ear-pain/eustachian-tube-dysfunction |
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Safety netting - fever advice (<5yrs) |
Please find attached a link to information explaining important signs and symptoms to look out for in a child with fever and the appropriate action to take.
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Safety Netting - Headache |
Most headaches go away on their own and are not a sign of anything serious. If you have any of the following symptoms with your headache please let us know: Jaw pain, changes to your vision, scalp tenderness, a temperature. If you have any of the following please phone 999: sudden severe headache, a rash that won't fade on glass test, weakness or numbness, speech changes. |
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Safety netting - headache in child |
Please find attached a link explaining important signs and symptoms to look out for in a child with headache and the appropriate action to take.
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Safety Netting - Insect Bites |
It is common for insect bites to itch and for a small area of skin around them to become red and swollen. Please read the following information which tells you when to seek further assessment. https://www.nhsinform.scot/illnesses-and-conditions/injuries/skin-injuries/insect-bites-and-stings |
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Safety Netting - Sinusitis |
Please read the following information about sinusitis including when to seek help https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/sinusitis-sinus-infection/
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Safety Netting abdominal pain |
If any of the below symptoms occur between now and your GP appointment please attend A&E as these are a sign of a more serious problem. Severe pain, inability to pass wind, tummy swelling, passing blood in stools, fever, persistent vomiting, vomiting blood. |
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Safety netting Back Pain |
In most case back pain goes away on its own. Please read the safety information on the link below. If your back pain doesn't resolve after a few weeks call
Please have a look at these websites which contain information and exercises for specific conditions and details of how to self refer to NHS physio (if required): https://wiltshirehealthandcare.nhs.uk/physiotherapy/ https://www.csp.org.uk/public-patient/rehabilitation-exercises https://www.versusarthritis.org/about-arthritis/conditions/?alphabeticIndex=O |
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Safety Netting Blood Pressure |
If your blood pressure is 180/120 or greater with any one of the following symptoms: Headache, Visual changes, new confusion, chest pain or new shortness of breath. Please attend A&E today due to the high risk of stroke. |
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Safety Netting Chest Pain |
Chest pain, discomfort or tightness can be a sign of a heart attack if you have any of these symptoms currently please call 999. If you do not currently have these symptoms but have had in the past 2 days please attend A&E today. Further advice can be found here: https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/chest-pain/
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Safety netting Conjunctivitis in Children |
Most cases of conjunctivitis will settle with self-care and do not need antibiotics. Please read the following link for information on self management and advice about symptoms that do need further treatment. https://what0-18.nhs.uk/professionals/gp-primary-care-staff/safety-netting-documents-parents/conjunctivitis-children-advice-sheet
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Safety Netting Constipation |
Constipation can be treated with dietary and lifestyle changes or by seeking over the counter treatment from a pharmacist. For details of how to treat constipation and when to seek help please read the following. https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/constipation/
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Safety netting Cough |
Most cough symptoms will clear up without treatment within 3-4 weeks with self care. Please contact the surgery again if you are very short of breath, coughing up blood, losing weight or having a high fever. https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/cough/
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Safety Netting D&V |
Diarrhoea and Vomiting are very common and mostly resolve within a week without intervention. It is important to stay hydrated, this is best achieved by drinking small amounts regularly. Please click the link for further advice. https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/diarrhoea-and-vomiting/
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Safety netting Diarrhoea/Vomiting in Children |
Gastroenteritis is very common in babies and children. Please read the following link for information about self management and about symptoms that need further review, if they develop. https://what0-18.nhs.uk/professionals/gp-primary-care-staff/safety-netting-documents-parents/diarrhoea-andor-vomiting-advice-sheet
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Safety Netting Otalgia in Children |
Most children with earache do not require antibiotics. Please read the following link for more information about self care and about symptoms that do need further review, if they develop.
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Safety netting sore throat |
90% of sore throats are caused by a virus and most symptoms can be treated by your pharmacist. Please read the attached information and contact the surgery if your symptoms persist after a week or you have a fever/shaking or cannot swallow liquids. https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/sore-throat
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Safety netting sore throat in children |
Most cases of sore throat in children are caused by viral illnesses and do not need antibiotics. Symptoms usually improve with self care in 4-7 days. Please read the following link for information about self management and symptoms that do need further review, if they develop.
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Safety netting UTI symptoms |
You have contacted us with symptoms suggestive of a urinary tract infection which often will settle with self care. Please contact us again if things have not settled after 2 days or you have any of the red flag symptoms mentioned in this link https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/urinary-tract-infections-utis/
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Safety netting mental Health Issues |
If experiencing a significant mental health crisis or suicidal thoughts: Book an urgent GP appointment. Out of opening hours, call NHS 111. Samaritans: Call 116 123 The Mix, under 25yrs only: 0808 8084994 CALM (over the age of 15):0800 585858 (5pm-midnight) Silence of Suicide (over the age of 12): 0808 115 1505 Hopeline247 (Papyrus UK, under the age of 35): 0800 068 41 41. SHOUT (text service, 24/7): 85258 Saneline: 4pm to 10pm: 0300 304 7000. Attend an A and E department, or call 999 are also options when feeling unable to keep yourself safe. |