Eight top tips if you fall ill

 

Care for yourself

 

Lots of minor ailments – like coughs and colds – can be treated at home so it’s worth stocking up on common remedies. Caring for yourself also means making the right decisions about what you eat, how you exercise and whether you drink and smoke.

 

Local pharmacist

 

You can get free, valuable advice at your local pharmacy.  Find out opening times of your local pharmacist by calling NHS Direct on 0845 46 47. For opening times over the Christmas and New Year period 2011 click here.


 

NHS Direct - 08 45 46 47

 

Call NHS Direct on 0845 46 47 for confidential advice 24-7. Calls are charged at local rates. If English is not your first language, NHS Direct can provide interpreters.

 

 

Walsall Walk-in Health Centre

 

For treatment for minor injuries and illnesses with no appointment necessary, call in at our NHS Walk-in Centre at 19-21 Digbeth, Market Square, Walsall WS1 1QZ, telephone 01922 605730. The Walk in Centre is open 8am-8pm, 7 days a week, 365 days a year.

 

 

Your GP

 

Walsall has more than 120 GPs. Many open at different times of the day. Most will be closed on bank holidays.  Contact your own GP for details. When you need to see a GP out of hours, we have an Urgent Care Centre based at the Manor Hospital.

 

 

Urgent Care Centre

 

For illnesses where you need to see a GP out of hours, we now have an urgent care centre based at the manor hospital.

 

 

Dental Emergencies 

 

Contact your own dentist or NHS direct on 0845 46 47.

 

 

Accident and Emergency

 

Our local A&E is at the Manor Hospital, Moat Road, Walsall WS2 9PS, telephone 01922 721172.

Please keep A&E for emergencies only – for example chest pains, heavy blood loss, broken bones and deep wounds.

 

 

Emergencies only (999)

 

Please make sure that your call to 999 really is an emergency.