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Abdominal Pain

Who do I see: GP
Advice: Please book an appointment online, or contact reception on 020 8423 8423 to make an appointment.

Acute Asthma

Who do I see: GP/Practice Nurse
Advice: Please book an appointment online, or contact reception on 020 8423 8423 to make an appointment.

Alcohol Advice

Who do I see: RISE/AA/GP
Advice: Please visit ealingrise.org.uk or alcoholics-anonymous.org.uk for self referrals. Please book an appointment online [link to Online Services], or contact reception on [Practice Tel No] to make an appointment with a GP.

Anxiety

Who do I see: IAPT Service/GP
Advice: Visit ealingiapt.co.uk for IAPT services, or please book an appointment online/ contact reception on 020 8423 8423 to make an appointment.

Back Pain

Who do I see: Community Pharmacy/GP after 7 days
Advice: Search for your nearest community pharmacist. For GP appointments, please book an appointment online, or contact reception on 020 8423 8423 to make an appointment.

Blood Pressure Monitoring

Who do I see: Practice Nurse
Advice: Please contact reception on 020 8423 8423 to make an appointment.

Blood Tests

Who do I see: Practice Nurse
Advice: Please contact reception on 020 8423 8423 to make an appointment. Appointments for blood tests MUST have been requested by your doctor or other health care professional.

Blue Badge Forms

Who do I see: Contact Ealing London Borough Council
Advice: Ealing Blue Badge Scheme, Tel: 020 8825 5000

Boils

Who do I see: GP
Advice: Please book an appointment online, or contact reception on 020 8423 8423 to make an appointment.

Breathlessness

Who do I see: GP or A&E for severe symptoms
Advice: Telephone 999 or 111 if symptoms are severe. For less serious breathing issues such as COPD or chest infections, please book an appointment online, or contact reception on 020 8423 8423 to make an appointment.

Breastfeeding Advice

Who do I see: Self Help/Health Visitor/GP
Advice: Visit NHS advice pages, or search for a breastfeeding support service near you. You can also book an appointment online, or contact reception on 020 8423 8423 to make an appointment with the GP.

Bruised Ribs

Who do I see: Community Pharmacist/GP
Advice: For pain relief, please search for your nearest community pharmacy. For difficulty breathing, please book an appointment online, or contact reception on 020 8423 8423 to make an appointment.

Burns

Who do I see: Practice Nurse/GP/Urgent Care Centre if severe
Advice: If severe, please search for your nearest Urgent Care Centre. If not, please book an appointment online, or contact reception on 020 8423 8423 to make an appointment.

Cellulitis

Who do I see: GP
Advice: Please book an appointment online, or contact reception on 020 8423 8423 to make an appointment.

Cervical Smears

Who do I see: Practice Nurse
Advice: Once you are invited, please contact reception on 020 8423 8423 to make an appointment, on a day that you are not bleeding or on your period.

Chest Infections

Who do I see: GP if persists for more than 1 week, or other chest issues (asthma/COPD)
Advice: Please book an appointment online, or contact reception on 020 8423 8423 to make an appointment.

Chest Pain

Who do I see: GP or A&E for severe symptoms
Advice: Telephone 999 or 111 if symptoms are severe. If not severe and has lasted for more than a few days, please book an appointment online, or contact reception on 020 8423 8423 to make an appointment.

Children’s Immunisations

Who do I see: Practice Nurse
Advice: Baby Clinic is run by our Practice Nurses, appointments needed for immunisations; please book an appointment online, or contact reception on 020 8423 8423 to make an appointment. Find out more at NHS Choices.

Chronic Heart Disease

Who do I see: GP
Advice: Please book an appointment online [link to Online Services], or contact reception on [Practice Tel No] to make an appointment with the correct GP.

Cold Sores

Who do I see: Community Pharmacy
Advice: Search for your nearest community pharmacist.

Colds

Who do I see: Community Pharmacy
Advice: Search for your nearest community pharmacist. Antibiotics are NOT needed for the common colds, as colds are caused by a virus. Find out more at NHS choices.

Constipation or Piles

Who do I see: Community Pharmacy/GP if persists more than 1 week
Advice: Search for your nearest community pharmacist. For a GP, please book an appointment online, or contact reception on 020 8423 8423 to make an appointment.

Contraception and Family Planning

Who do I see: Family Planning Clinic/GP/Practice Nurse
Advice: Find out more information about Ealing Family Planning Clinics. For a GP or a Practice Nurse, please book an appointment online, or contact reception on 020 8423 8423 to make an appointment.

Cough

Who do I see: Community Pharmacy/GP if persists for more than 3 weeks
Advice: Search for your nearest community pharmacist. For a GP, please book an appointment online, or contact reception on 020 8423 8423 to make an appointment.

Cystitis

Who do I see: Community Pharmacy/GP if persists for more than 3 days
Advice: Search for your nearest community pharmacist. For a GP, please book an appointment online, or contact reception on 020 8423 8423 to make an appointment.

Dental Problems

Who do I see: Dentist/GP for dental abscess if no emergency dentist available
Advice: Please book an appointment with your dentist or find a dentist near you: NHS Find Dentist Services. For a GP, please book an appointment online, or contact reception on 020 8423 8423 to make an appointment.

Depot Injection (contraception)

Who do I see: Family Planning Clinic/Practice Nurse/GP for new appointments
Advice: Find out more information about Ealing Family Planning Clinics. For a GP or a Practice Nurse, please book an appointment online, or contact reception on 020 8423 8423 to make an appointment.

Depression

Who do I see: IAPT Service/GP
Advice: Visit ealingiapt.co.uk for IAPT services, or please book an appointment online, or contact reception on 020 8423 8423 to make an appointment.

Diabetes Monitoring

Who do I see: Practice Nurse (full annual)/GP (medication)
Advice: Reception staff will direct you to the most appropriate health care professional. For the surgery, please book an appointment online, or contact reception on 020 8423 8423 to make an appointment.

Diarrhoea

Who do I see: Community Pharmacist/GP if persists longer than 7 days or in a career dealing with food or caring for others
Advice: Search for your nearest community pharmacist. For a GP, please book an appointment online, or contact reception on 020 8423 8423 to make an appointment.

Diet/Lifestyle Changes

Who do I see: ONE YOU Ealing, Practice Nurse
Advice: Please visit oneyouealing.org, Tel: 0300 4560556, or for a Practice Nurse, please book an appointment online, or contact reception on 020 8423 8423 to make an appointment.

Dizziness

Who do I see: GP
Advice: Please book an appointment online, or contact reception on 020 8423 8423 to make an appointment.

Dressings

Who do I see: Practice Nurse
Advice: Please contact reception on 020 8423 8423 to make an appointment.

Drug Addiction

Who do I see: RISE, AA, FRANK, GP
Advice: Please visit ealingrise.org.uk, Tel: 0800 1958100, or alcoholics-anonymous.org.uk, or talktofrank.com, Tel: 0300 1236600, for self referral help. Please book an appointment online [link to Online Services], or contact reception on [Practice Tel No] to make an appointment.

Ear Care/Ear Wax

Who do I see: Community Pharmacy
Advice: Search for your nearest community pharmacist. Also please check the following information on NHS Choices.

Earache

Who do I see: GP
Advice: Please book an appointment online, or contact reception on 020 8423 8423 to make an appointment.

ECG

Who do I see: Practice Nurse
Advice: Please contact reception on 020 8423 8423 to make an appointment. An appointment should only be booked if you have been asked to do so by a GP at the practice.

Eczema

Who do I see: Community Pharmacy/GP if persists for more than 4 weeks or is infected
Advice: Search for your nearest community pharmacist. For a GP, please book an appointment online, or contact reception on 020 8423 8423 to make an appointment.

Emergency Contraception

Who do I see: Community Pharmacy/Family Planning Clinic/GP
Advice: Search for your nearest community pharmacist, or for your nearest Family Planning Clinic. For a GP, please book an appointment online, or contact reception on 020 8423 8423 to make an appointment. Find out more information.

Eye Infection

Who do I see: Optometrist/Community Pharmacy/GP if persists for more than 7 day or vision is impaired
Advice: Search for your nearest community pharmacist, or for your nearest opticians. For a GP, please book an appointment online, or contact reception on 020 8423 8423 to make an appointment.

Eye Injuries

Who do I see: Urgent Care Centre/A&E if severe
Advice: Please search for your nearest Urgent Care Centre. If severe, please go to Moorfields or Western Eye Hospital’s A&E departments.

Fit Note (Sick note)

Who do I see: Self certify first 7 days, then routine GP appointment
Advice: For a GP, please telephone the surgery between 12.00-12.30 to speak to a GP or book a GP telephone consultation with reception. If you have been discharged from hospital, your hospital team will issue any fit notes for the entire period of your recovery. Please contact the ward staff (even after discharge). Schools should not request a GP letter to confirm absence, this can be written by a parent or guardian.

Flu

Who do I see: Community Pharmacy/GP if persists for more than 7 days or difficulty breathing
Advice: Search for your nearest community pharmacist. For a GP, please book an appointment online, or contact reception on 020 8423 8423 to make an appointment.

Flu Vaccine

Who do I see: Practice Nurse
Advice: If you are eligible for this vaccine under the NHS, please contact reception on 020 8423 8423 to make an appointment.

Forms, certificates and medicals

Who do I see: Medical Secretary
Advice: A medial examination will be booked if necessary. Completion of forms, certificates and medicals are not covered under the NHS. Payment for reports must accompany the request or appointment booking (i.e. in advance). Charges are aligned with the BMA’s guidelines. Please read the form carefully and fill in and sign any parts that you need to complete before you bring the form to the surgery. Allow up to 14 days for the process to be completed, you will be contacted by phone when your form is ready for collection. Please note we do not sign passport forms.

Fungal Infections

Who do I see: Community Pharmacy/GP if it persists
Advice: Search for your nearest community pharmacist. For a GP, please book an appointment online, or contact reception on 020 8423 8423 to make an appointment.

General Advice

Who do I see: Self-Care/111/Community Pharmacy
Advice: Please visit the NHS information home pages. You can also telephone 111 for any non-urgent medical issues or you can search for your nearest community pharmacist.

Genital Infections including Herpes

Who do I see: Genitourinary (GUM) Clinic/GP
Advice: Please visit either Ealing Hospital GUM clinic, or West Middlesex Hospital GUM Clinic. For a GP, please book an appointment online, or contact reception on 020 8423 8423 to make an appointment.

Hay Fever

Who do I see: Community Pharmacy/GP for new cases
Advice: Search for your nearest community pharmacist. For a GP, please telephone the surgery between 12.00-12.30 to speak to a GP or book a GP telephone consultation with reception. If you are already taking medication for hayfever and need a repeat prescription, please submit a repeat prescription request with reception 48 hours in advance. Please do not make an appointment for a repeat prescription only.

Head Injuries

Who do I see: Community Pharmacy/GP/Urgent Care Centre if severe
Advice: Please search for your nearest Urgent Care Centre, or search for your nearest community pharmacist. For a GP, please book an appointment online, or contact reception on 020 8423 8423 to make an appointment.

Head Lice

Who do I see: Community Pharmacy/School Nurse
Advice: Please search for your nearest community pharmacist.

Headaches

Who do I see: GP
Advice: For a GP, please book an appointment online, or contact reception on 020 8423 8423 to make an appointment.

Holiday Cancellation Certificate

Who do I see: GP Surgery Receptionist
Advice: Please attend in person. Holiday Cancellation forms are not covered by the NHS, there will be a charge for this service. Payment for reports must accompany the request or booking (i.e. in advance). Charges are aligned with the BMA’s guidelines. Please read the form carefully and fill in and sign any parts that you need to complete before you bring the form to the surgery. We ask that you allow up to 14 days for the process to be completed, you will be contacted by phone when your form is ready for collection.

Indigestion

Who do I see: Community Pharmacy/GP if it persists
Advice: Please search for your nearest community pharmacist. For a GP, please book an appointment online, or contact reception on 020 8423 8423 to make an appointment.

Infected Wounds

Who do I see: Practice Nurse
Advice: Please contact reception on 020 8423 8423 to make an appointment.

Ingrowing Toenail

Who do I see: Community Pharmacy/Podiatrist/Practice Nurse (dressing)/GP (infected)
Advice: Please search for your nearest podiatrist, or search for your nearest community pharmacist. For a GP or a Practice Nurse, please book an appointment online, or contact reception on 020 8423 8423 to make an appointment.

Insect Bites

Who do I see: Community Pharmacy/GP if severely infected
Advice: Please search for your nearest community pharmacist. For a GP, please book an appointment online, or contact reception on 020 8423 8423 to make an appointment.

Insomnia

Who do I see: Community Pharmacy/IAPT Service/GP
Advice: Please visit ealingiapt.co.uk for IAPT services, or search for your nearest community pharmacist. For a GP, please book an appointment online, or contact reception on 020 8423 8423 to make an appointment.

Insurance Reports

Who do I see: GP Surgery Receptionist
Advice: Completion of forms, certificates and medicals are not covered under the NHS. Please read the form carefully and fill in and sign any parts that you need to complete before you bring the form to the surgery. Note that payment in advance will be required. We ask that you allow up to 14 days for the process to be completed, you will be contacted by phone when your form is ready for collection.

Medical Reports

Medication Reviews

Who do I see: GP
Advice: Please book an appointment online, or contact reception on 020 8423 8423 to make an appointment.

Memory Problems

Who do I see: GP
Advice: Please book an appointment online, or contact reception on 020 8423 8423 to make an appointment.

Missed Contraceptive/Emergency Contraception

Who do I see: Family Planning Clinic/Community Pharmacy/Practice Nurse/GP
Advice: For emergency contraception, please find your nearest community pharmacy. For other issues please search for your nearest family planning clinic, or please book an appointment online at the surgery, or contact reception on 020 8423 8423 to make an appointment.

Moles

Who do I see: GP
Advice: For a GP, please book an appointment online, or contact reception on 020 8423 8423 to make an appointment.

Mouth Problems

Who do I see: Community Pharmacy/Dentist/GP for non-dental problems
Advice: Please book an appointment with your dentist or find a dentist near you: NHS Find Dentist Services, or you may find your nearest community pharmacy. For a GP, please book an appointment online, or contact reception on 020 8423 8423 to make an appointment.

Nappy Rash

Who do I see: Community Pharmacy/Health Visitor
Advice: Please search for your nearest community pharmacist.

Neck Pain

NHS Health Check

Who do I see: Practice Nurse
Advice: Please contact reception on 020 8423 8423 to make an appointment.

Nosebleeds

Who do I see: 111/Urgent Care if severe/GP if several episodes
Advice: Pinch nose (do not lean head back) and apply ice pack for at least 5 minutes. Find out more information about nose bleeds. If concerned, you can ring 111, or search for your nearest Urgent Care Centre. For a GP, please book an appointment online, or contact reception on 020 8423 8423 to make an appointment.

Panic Attacks

Who do I see: IAPT Service/GP
Advice: Visit ealingiapt.co.uk for IAPT services, or please book an appointment online, or contact reception on 020 8423 8423 to make an appointment.

Passport Forms

Who do I see: We do not sign passport forms
Advice: Passport forms are not covered by the NHS. Find Out More here.

Period Problems

Who do I see: GP
Advice: Please book an appointment online, or contact reception on 020 8423 8423 to make an appointment.

Phobias

Who do I see: IAPT Service/GP
Advice: Visit ealingiapt.co.uk for IAPT services, or please book an appointment online, or contact reception on 020 8423 8423 to make an appointment.

Pneumoccocal Vaccine

Who do I see: Practice Nurse
Advice: If you are eligible for this vaccine under the NHS, please contact reception on 020 8423 8423 to make an appointment.

Rashes

Who do I see: Community Pharmacy/GP if persists
Advice: Please search for your nearest community pharmacist. For a GP, please book an appointment online, or contact reception on 020 8423 8423 to make an appointment.

Rectal Problems

Removal of Stitches

Who do I see: Practice Nurse
Advice: Please contact reception on 020 8423 8423 to make an appointment.

Sick Note (Fit Note)

Sinusitis

Skin Conditions

Smoking Cessation

Who do I see: OneYou Ealing/SmokeFree Clinics Ealing/Practice Nurse
Advice: You can visit oneyouealing.org, Tel: 0300 4560556, or phone SmokeFree Clinics Ealing on 0800 8766683 or 02007 5798622. Find out more from the NHS advice page.

Sore Eyes

Who do I see: Optician/Community Pharmacy/GP if it persists
Advice: If severe, please go to Moorfields or Western Eye Hospital’s A&E departments. Please search for your nearest opticians or search for your nearest community pharmacist. For a GP, please book an appointment online, or contact reception on 020 8423 8423 to make an appointment.

Sore Penis

Who do I see: Sexual Health Clinics/GP if it persists
Advice: Please visit either Ealing Hospital GUM clinic, or West Middlesex Hospital GUM Clinic. For a GP, please book an appointment online, or contact reception on 020 8423 8423 to make an appointment.

Sore Throat

Sprains

Who do I see: Community Pharmacy/GP if it persists over 7 days/Urgent Care Centre
Advice: Please search for your nearest community pharmacist. For a GP, please book an appointment online, or contact reception on 020 8423 8423 to make an appointment. If it is a suspected serious injury, please search for your nearest Urgent Care Centre.

Spirometry Testing

Stings

Who do I see: Community Pharmacy
Advice: Please search for your nearest community pharmacist.

Styes

Who do I see: Community Pharmacy/Optician/GP if it persists
Advice: Please search for your nearest opticians or search for your nearest community pharmacist. For a GP, please book an appointment online, or contact reception on 020 8423 8423 to make an appointment.

Sunburn

Who do I see: Community Pharmacy
Advice: Please search for your nearest community pharmacist.

Tetanus Injection

Who do I see: Practice Nurse
Advice: Please contact reception on 020 8423 8423 to make an appointment.

Threadworm

Who do I see: Community Pharmacy
Advice: Please search for your nearest community pharmacist. You can also use NHS Choices page for more information.

Thrush (Vaginal)

Who do I see: Self-Help Advice/Community Pharmacy/Sexual Health Clinic
Advice: You find information on the NHS choices help page. You can also search for your nearest community pharmacist. If you are sexually active, you can also visit either Ealing Hospital GUM clinic, or West Middlesex Hospital GUM Clinic.

Travel Vaccinations

Who do I see: Practice Nurse
Advice: Please book at least 1 month before travelling and contact reception on 020 8423 8423 to make an appointment.

Urine Infections

Who do I see: GP
Advice: Please bring a urine sample into the consultation; sterile pots available at reception. Please book an appointment online, or contact reception on 020 8423 8423 to make an appointment.

Vaginal Discharge

Who do I see: Sexual Health Clinic/GP
Advice: You can search for your nearest community pharmacist. If you are sexually active, you can also visit either Ealing Hospital GUM clinic, or West Middlesex Hospital GUM Clinic. For a GP, please book an appointment online, or contact reception on 020 8423 8423 to make an appointment.

Verrucae

Who do I see: Community Pharmacy/GP if longer than 3 months
Advice: Please search for your nearest community pharmacist. You can book an appointment with a GP for cryotherapy by booking an appointment online, or contacting reception on 020 8423 8423 to make an appointment.

Vitamin B12 or Vitamin D Injection

Vomiting

Who do I see: Community Pharmacy/GP
Advice: Please search for your nearest community pharmacist. For babies and toddlers, or if it persists longer than 1 week in children and adults, please see the GP by booking an appointment online, or contacting reception on 020 8423 8423 to make an appointment.

Warfarin Monitoring

Who do I see: Practice Nurse
Advice: Please contact reception on 020 8423 8423 to make an appointment.

Warts

Who do I see: Community Pharmacy/GP
Advice: Please search for your nearest community pharmacist. You can book an appointment with a GP by booking an appointment online, or contacting reception on 020 8423 8423 to make an appointment.

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Helping you to manage your health

Self Help

Who do I see?

Abdominal Pain

Acute Asthma

Alcohol Advice

Anxiety

Back Pain

Blood Pressure Monitoring

Blood Tests

Blue Badge Forms

Boils

Breathlessness

Breastfeeding Advice

Bruised Ribs

Burns

Cellulitis

Cervical Smears

Chest Infections

Chest Pain

Children’s Immunisations

Chronic Heart Disease

Cold Sores

Colds

Constipation or Piles

Contraception and Family Planning

Cough

Cystitis

Dental Problems

Depot Injection (contraception)

Depression

Diabetes Monitoring

Diarrhoea

Diet/Lifestyle Changes

Dizziness

Dressings

Drug Addiction

Ear Care/Ear Wax

Earache

ECG

Eczema

Emergency Contraception

Eye Infection

Eye Injuries

Fit Note (Sick note)

Flu

Flu Vaccine

Forms, certificates and medicals

Fungal Infections

General Advice

Genital Infections including Herpes

Hay Fever

Head Injuries

Head Lice

Headaches

Holiday Cancellation Certificate

Indigestion

Infected Wounds

Ingrowing Toenail

Insect Bites

Insomnia

Insurance Reports

Medical Reports

Medication Reviews

Memory Problems

Missed Contraceptive/Emergency Contraception

Moles

Mouth Problems

Nappy Rash

Neck Pain

NHS Health Check

Nosebleeds

Panic Attacks

Passport Forms

Period Problems