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Welcome to Haven Health -a part of Suffolk Primary Care

 

The NHS and Public Health England (PHE) are extremely well prepared for outbreaks of new infectious diseases. The NHS has put in place measures to ensure the safety of all patients and NHS staff while also ensuring services are available to the public as normal.

Stay at home if you have coronavirus symptoms

Stay at home if you have either:

  • a high temperature – you feel hot to touch on your chest or back
  • a new, continuous cough – this means you've started coughing repeatedly

Do not go to a GP surgery, pharmacy or hospital.

You do not need to contact 111 to tell them you're staying at home.

Testing for coronavirus is not needed if you're staying at home.

Read the NHS advice about staying home, including how long to isolate for.

Use the NHS 111 online coronavirus service if:

  • you feel you cannot cope with your symptoms at home
  • your condition gets worse
  • your symptoms do not get better after 7 days

Use the 111 coronavirus service

Only call 111 if you cannot get help online.

Advice in other parts of the UK

For region specific information and advice in:

Did you know that you can measure your own blood pressure and weight in our waiting room? No appointment needed. Why not give it a try?
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Medicine Chest 

 

The following tables contain useful medicines and dressings that could be kept in a home medicine chest. All are quite cheap to buy in pharmacies, and worth keeping at home for minor illnesses.

 

 

Family Medicine Chest Contents:

 

 

 

General Items:

Cuts & Grazes:

Tweezers

Plasters

Thermometer

Gauze Dressing

Travel Sickness Pills

Sticky Tape

Your Doctor's Emergency Telephone Number

Cotton Wool

Record of last Tetanus Vaccination

Antiseptic Cleansing Solution

Scissors

Antiseptic Cream

 

 

Eyes:

General Pain Killers:

Eyebath

For Adults

Sterile Water or 'Optrex'

E.g. Aspirin, Paracetamol, Ibuprofen

 

For Children

Stomach Upsets & Indigestion:

Paracetamol suspension (E.g. Calpol etc)

Electrolyte Replacement Sachets (for dehydration)

Note: Never give Aspirin if under 16 years of age.

Anti-Diarrhoea Tablets (Not for Children)

 

Tablets for Indigestion (E.g. Magnesium trisilicate)

Sprains:

 

Tubigrip

Insect Bites & Stings, Allergies & Sunburn:

Crepe Bandage

Antihistamine Tablets

 

Hydrocortisone Cream

Rashes:

Insect Repellant Spray

Calamine Lotion

 

 

Mouth Ulcers:

Cough Mixtures: 

Choline Salicylate Gel (E.g. Bonjela) may help.

There is no evidence that cough mixtures work so we rarely prescribe them and suggest you save your money! Soothing drinks can be made.

 

 

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