Parents are being reminded of available support across Dorset should their children become ill over the half term break.
Choosing the right care or being prepared to minor illnesses can save time or can help you get back to normal more quickly.
Use 111 online or call 111
If you think you need medical help, 111 can tell you what to do next.
If face-to-face support is needed, an appointment may be booked at a local Minor Injuries Unit (MIU) or Urgent Treatment Centre (UTC). While you can simply turn up at an MIU or UTC, you may be offered an appointment later that day (or the next) or signposted elsewhere, depending on your needs.
Make use of your local pharmacy
Pharmacies can help with allergies, constipation, headaches, earaches and many other ailments – find a pharmacy near you at nhs.uk.
Make use of NHS advice online and digital tools
Digital is part of our everyday, even more so since the COVID-19 pandemic.
From ordering our shopping, checking our bank account to helping us manage our health and wellbeing.
There are many apps and services that can get you the help you need.
Find out more at www.staywelldorset.nhs.uk/digital.
If you need support with your mental health, help is available
If you are experiencing something that makes you feel unsafe, distressed, or worried about your mental health, you can now contact your local crisis service in Dorset by calling NHS 111 and selecting the mental health option.
You can call for yourself, or someone else. NHS 111 is for all ages, including children and young people and those with neurodevelopmental needs.
If you’re deaf or have hearing loss, please use the following link to be connected to local crisis service
https://signvideo.co.uk/nhs111/.
For more information on local care and support visit www.staywelldorset.nhs.uk
