What to do if you need medical help over Easter

What to do if you need medical help over Easter

Follow the advice given in the ‘3 before GP’ campaign, which Bath and North East Somerset Clinical Commissioning Group is backing:

  1. Self-care

You can safely treat the symptoms of many minor ailments at home, with rest and over-the-counter medicines.

  1. Use trusted NHS online services

The NHS Choices website offers advice on a range of health issues and is a useful place to turn for guidance. Another resource on offer in B&NES is the paediatric HANDi app. It’s free to download to smartphones and tablets and contains expert advice about the most common childhood illnesses, as well as lots of specific advice about how common ailments can be treated at home.

  1. Ask your pharmacist

Pharmacists are an excellent source of health advice, particularly about long-term conditions and common illnesses such as coughs, colds and stomach upsets. You don’t need an appointment to see them and many have private consultation areas. Your pharmacist will tell you if you need further medical attention.

If you have followed the three steps above and still need medical help:

  1. Call 111

If your GP surgery is closed and you’re not sure where to go then you should make a free phone call to NHS 111, which is available 24/7.

An adviser will ask questions to assess your symptoms and then give you the advice you need or direct you to the best service for you in your area. If required, the adviser will book you an appointment with the GP out-of-hours service at the Royal United Hospital in Bath or Paulton Memorial Hospital.

  1. Emergency departments and 999 are for life-threatening emergencies

Emergency departments and the ambulance service are for life-threatening emergencies and accidents including loss of consciousness, suspected heart attacks, breathing difficulties or severe bleeding that cannot be stopped. Emergency departments are likely to be extremely busy over the Easter weekend with long waiting times, so please call NHS 111 for advice first if you are not sure where to go.

 

GP Practice Opening Times

The 26 GP practices in B&NES will be closed over the Easter weekend. This includes:

Friday 30 March 2018

Saturday 31 March 2018

Sunday 1 April 2018

Monday 2 April 2018

 

Please follow the advice given above if you need medical attention on one of these days.

 

Pharmacy Opening Times

Good Friday 30 March 2018

10.30am to 4.30pm

Boots, 33-35 Westgate, Bath, BA1 1EL

Tel: 01225 482069

10am to 4pm

Lloyds Pharmacy, Green Park Station, Green Park Road, Bath, BA1 2DR

Tel: 01225 332046

8.30am to 5.30pm (lunch 2pm to 2.30pm)

Superdrug, 30-32 Westgate Street, Bath, BA1 1EL

Tel: 01225 336198

11am to 4pm

Lifestyle Pharmacy, 15 Westgate Street Bath BA1 1BE

Tel: 01225 465576

8am to 7pm

Boots, 1 Newark Street, Southgate, Bath, BA1 1AT

Tel: 01225 461251

10am to 4pm

Lloyds Pharmacy, Chesterfield House, High Street, Midsomer Norton, BA3 2DD

Tel: 01761 413251

Easter Saturday 31 March 2018

Pharmacies open as usual. 

Easter Sunday 1 April 2018

 11am to 1pm

Westfield Pharmacy, 9 Elmtree Avenue, Westfield, Radstock, BA3 3SX

Tel: 01761 434692. 

1pm to 3pm

Lloyds Pharmacy, 88 Frome Road, Odd Down, Bath, BA2 2PP

Tel: 01225 833003

3pm to 5pm

Chandag Road Pharmacy, 47 Chandag Road, Keynsham, BS31 1PW

Tel: 0117 9864121

Easter Monday 2 April 2018

 10:30am to 4.30pm

Boots, 33-35 Westgate, Bath, BA1 1EL

Tel: 01225 482069

10am to 4pm

Lloyds Pharmacy, Green Park Station, Green Park Road, Bath, BA1 2DR

Tel: 01225 332046

11am to 4pm

Lifestyle Pharmacy, 15 Westgate Street, Bath, BA1 1BE

Tel: 01225 465576

8am to 7pm

Boots, 1 Newark Street, Southgate, Bath, BA1 1AT

Tel: 01225 461251

10am to 4pm

Lloyds Pharmacy, Chesterfield House, High Street, Midsomer Norton, BA3 2DD

Tel: 01761 413251

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