Whatever your illness or injury, you can find the right care by using this guide to local services in your area.
- Self care
- Pharmacy
- NHS 111
- GP advice
- Urgent Care
- Emergency
- Mental Health
- Minor Eye Conditions Service (MECS)
Self Care
- Treat minor ailments such as diarrhoea and vomiting at home:
- Keep stocked up: be prepared with essential medicines and supplies.
Useful items:
- Aspirin
- Paracetamol
- Antidiarrheal medicine
- Cough medicine
- Plasters
- Thermometer
- Antiseptic cream
Pharmacy
Your local pharmacy can help treat minor ailments including:
- Acute ear infection
- Impetigo
- Infected insect bite
- Shingles
- Sinusitis
- Sore throat
- Uncomplicated Urinary Tract Infections (UTIs)
NHS 111
Non-emergency help:
- Feeling unwell?
- Unsure?
- Anxious?
- Need help?
Use 111 if you’re unsure which service you need or require advice and guidance.
- Call 111 or visit www.111.nhs.uk
GP Advice
Skilled team of medical professionals:
- Lasting symptoms
- Chronic pain
- Long-term conditions
- Prescriptions
Urgent Care
Doncaster Same Day Health Centre:
- If you are unable to get an urgent appointment with your practice.
- Call 0300 123 3103
- Evening and weekend appointments available.
Mexborough Minor Injuries Unit:
Montagu Hospital, Adwick Road, Mexborough, S64 0AZ
Can treat:
- Sprains and strains
- Broken bones
- Wounds, lacerations and grazes
- Wound infections caused by an injury
- Minor burns and scalds
- Minor head injuries
- Insect and animal bites
- Minor eye injuries (foreign bodies only)
Cannot treat:
- Chest pain
- Rashes or skin complaints
- Breathing difficulties
- Major injuries
- Problems usually dealt with by a GP
- Stomach pains
- Gynaecological problems
- Pregnancy problems
- Overdoses
- Alcohol related problems
- Mental health problems
- Conditions likely to require hospital admission
Emergency
Emergency Department or 999 for emergencies only:
- Choking
- Chest pain
- Blacking out
- Serious blood loss
- Significant injury or trauma
Mental Health
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- In a mental health crisis:
- Please phone the local service on 0800 804 8999 or call 111.
Minor Eye Conditions Service (MECS)
Conditions treated:
- Red eye or eyelids
- Dry, gritty, or uncomfortable eyes
- Eye irritation and inflammation
- A lot of recent discharge from the eye or watery eye
- Recently occurring flashes or floaters
- Painful eye
- Ingrowing lashes
- Recent and sudden loss of vision
- Foreign body in the eye
Self-referral:
- Call 0800 112 0070 or 111 for assistance.
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