Self Care

For hay fever and allergies, can you buy what you need?

For hay fever and allergies have you thought about talking to your pharmacist and buying what you need?

Prescribing readily available medication like antihistamines costs the NHS millions every year, adding unnecessary strain to local GPs and the NHS Processing these prescriptions can cost 20
times the price of buying identical medication at your local pharmacy it supermarket.

Before you call a GP, talk to your pharmacist. You don't need an appointment and for most minor illnesses it's faster and easier.

If you take care of the little things, your NHS can keep taking care of you.

Please see link below, which has useful information sheets to help you manage certain conditions:

www.selfcareforum.org/fact-sheets

Please read the most recent diabetes bulletin