Many common aches and pains can be simply treated at home without the need to consult a doctor.
General advice on the treatment of many common minor illness and accidents can be found by on our "useful resources" pages.
In an emergency it may not always be appropriate to attend Accident and Emergency. Your condition could be treated at the Minor Injuries departments based at Uckfield Community Hospital and Crowborough War Memorial Hospital (details below)
Uckfield Community Hospital 01825 769999 open 8.00am to 8.00pm
Crowborough War Memorial Hospital 01892 603602 open 8.00am to 8.00pm
For those with access to the internet good interactive and structured advice can be accessed via NHS on www.nhs.uk. Further reliable sources of health information are found at www.bbc.co.uk/health and www.patient.co.uk
Talk & support, parent to parent
Are you pregnant or have a baby and feeling low, anxious, alone?
‘The volunteer makes me feel normal. She listens like it’s okay.’
‘The 1:1 support really helped my confidence – as a mum and in myself.’
‘I was made to feel really comfortable. Nothing was a problem; it was just“talk to us about it.”’
‘Everyone there has been through similar things – it feels like a family.’
For more information text/call Ruby on: 07731 994 579 or email: parentsinmind.es@nct.org.uk
Registered charity in England and Wales: 801395 and Scotland: SC041592.
coldAlert - Helping you prepare for severe cold weather
coldAlert is a FREE severe weather warnings service which sends you an alert by text, voicemail or email when there are severe cold weather warnings in your area.
The service runs annually from November to March.
For more information visit:
www.coldalert.info
Email: information@coldalert.info
Tel: 01273 484337
Follow us on Twitter: @coldalertsussex
heatAlert - Helping you prepare for a heatwave
heatAlert is a FREE service which sends you an alert by text, voicemail or email when there are heatwaves or very hot temperatures forecast in your area.
The service runs annually from June to September.
For more information visit:
www.heatalert.org.uk
Email: information@heatalert.org.uk
Tel: 01273 484337
Follow us on Twitter: @heatalertsussex