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Acute Illness Clinic
HAYMEADS HEALTH CENTRE
Book in Monday - Friday from 8:30 – 10:00am.
Our specially trained nurses can assess, manage and prescribe for a number of common illnesses, such as:
Chest
- Chest infections
- Worsening asthma and COPD
- Coughs*,
- colds*,
- flu,
- Hay fever*
Ear, Nose & Throat:
- Sore throats,
- tonsillitis,
- sinusitis,
- Earache,
- Nose bleeds.
Urology:
- Urinary Tract Infections,
- Cystitis.
Abdomen:
- Indigestion,
- Constipation,
- Diarrhoea,
- Threadworm*
Eye infections:
- Conjunctivitis*,
- Stye,
- Sore/ Sticky eye*.
Female complaints & infections:
- Vaginal discharge,
- Emergency contraception
Skin conditions & infections:
- Wound infections,
- Boils,
- Abscesses,
- Rashes,
- Acne,
- Chicken pox,
- Head lice*.
*You may be asked to attend a local pharmacy if you present with the following minor and self-limiting conditions: Cough, cold, hay fever, warts, verrucae, threadworm, head lice.
Please go to the Minor Injuries Unit (2yrs+) at the Herts & Essex Hospital for:
Minor injuries - Cuts and burns - Sprains and strains - Suspected fractures