The GP should be the place you go for medical help after you’ve tried self-care or seen a pharmacist.
Your GP practice can provide care
and advice for a wide range of things
including:
- Persistent cough (3 weeks or more)
- Ongoing sore throat (1 week or
 more)
- Continuing earache (3 days or
 more)
- Headaches that keep
 coming back
- Cystitis (water infection) that won’t
 go away (3 days or more)
- A breast lump
- Blood in your wee or poo
- Worries about the menopause
- Feeling low or anxious
- Ongoing or long-term conditions