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“Every year the Accident and Emergency
(A&E) departments in Worcestershire see around 130,000
patients, but many of these could have been treated more
appropriately somewhere else. Using A&E inappropriately is
increasing, and costing millions of pounds, when there are more
suitable health services available.
“Local people can make a difference this winter and help NHS teams
to make sure they have the time to treat people with
life-threatening and serious conditions, such as heart attacks,
strokes, breathing problems and serious accidents.
The NHS Choose Well campaign asks the public to think about how
serious their health problem is and then choose the right
service.
- For very minor problems such
as a hangover, indigestion, or a grazed knee, people should
self-care
- For minor infections, coughs
and colds, advice can be given by local pharmacies
- For ailments such as stomach
pain and vomiting, a persistent cough or ear pain call your GP
surgery,
- For more serious illnesses,
if your GP is closed, then Worcestershire’s GP Out of Hours Service
can be contacted on 0300 123 3211. If you’re not registered with a
GP you can also visit the Worcester Walk-in Health Centre, Farrier
Street, Worcester,WR1 3BH, Telephone number 01905 879100, for
treatment, which is open from 8am to 8pm, 365 days a year.
- Patients with a wide range of
minor injuries which do not require a visit to A&E (such as
cuts, grazes, wounds, sprains, strains and minor burns) may be
treated at Minor injury units at Bromsgrove, Evesham,
Kidderminster, Malvern and Tenbury. To find out the opening hours
of your local Minor Injury Unit visit http://www.worcestershire.nhs.uk/.
- If you are not sure which
service to choose, call NHS Direct on 0845 4647
Download a copy of the Choose Well
Leaflet which will give you more information about
choosing the right place to go
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