Local pharmacies

Your local pharmacy will be able to provide you with advice and medication to help relieve the symptoms of common ailments. You can find your local pharmacy on the NHS website.

When the GP practice is closed

If you need medical help fast but it’s not an emergency call 111, if it’s a life-threatening emergency call 999.

NHS 111 is the number to call when you need medical help fast but it’s not a life-threatening emergency. Calls to 111 are FREE from landlines and mobiles and is available 24/7, every day of the year.

When to call 111:

• You think you need to go to A&E or to
• Another NHS urgent care serviceyour GP surgery is closed and you need healthcare advice
• You don’t know who to call for medical help

When to call 999:

• Major accident or trauma
• Severe breathlessness
• Severe bleeding
• Loss of consciousness
• Severe chest pain