Minor health conditions

Minor Ailments Scheme:

patients can self-refer to any pharmacy for the Minor Ailments Scheme, which provides medicines on the NHS for eligible conditions:

• Cystitis (aged 16 to 65 years)
• Vaginal thrush
• Impetigo
• Insect bites
• Mild skin conditions e.g. eczema
• Conjunctivitis (aged 1 to 2 years) (over 2 years treatment is available OTC)
• Migraine

 

over-the-counter treatment – patients can see their local pharmacy for treatment minor health conditions (see list below). See NHS Cornwall and isles of Scilly – Visit Your Pharmacy.

• Acne, spots, or pimples
• Ankle or foot pain
• Athlete’s foot
• Back or neck pain (acute) in adults
• Blister
• Cold sores
• Cold symptoms (without cough or fever)
• Conjunctivitis or sticky eyes
• Constipation
• Corns or callous of feet
• Diarrhoea or tummy bug
• Dry skin, eczema, or dermatitis
• Dry, sore, or watery eyes
• Ear wax of blocked ear in patients aged 5 years or older
• Earache in patients aged 2 years or older
• Flu symptoms
• Hair loss in male patients
• Hay fever
• Head lice
• Headache or migraine
• Hip pain
• Indigestion and reflux
• Infant colic
• Insect bites or stings
• Mouth ulcers
• Muscle pains
• Nappy rash
• Oral thrush
• Piles or haemorrhoids
• Scratches or grazes
• Sinusitis
• Skin rash in patients aged 1 year or older
• Sleep problems
• Sore throat and tonsillitis
• Sprains and strains
• Teething in babies
• Threadworms
• Thrush affecting the mouth
• Toothache
• Vaginal thrush
• Warts and verrucae
• Wrist, hand, or finger pain