1. What to do if you are unwell
In Durham Dales, Easington and Sedgefield areas

3. What to do if you are unwell
If you live in the area you will have received a pocket guide that will help guide you on the best place for you to go.

4. Think GP first If you are unwell during the day
Between 8am-6pm, Monday-Friday you will need to ring your GP surgery.
Ring up for same day appointments with a health professional in your GP surgery or a GP Surgery near you.
Same day appointments are based on need.
Think GP first

5. When your GP surgery is closed
Between 6pm-8am, Monday-Friday and at weekends you should ring NHS 111 You will be seen based on your need and signposted to the most appropriate service. This could be a GP practice close to where you live, known as a Primary Care Service, or an Out Of Hours Service at Peterlee Community Hospital or Bishop Auckland Hospital.

6. Minor Injury? Examples of minor injury are
Examples of minor injuries are:
• Sprains and strains
• Broken bones
• Wound infections
• Minor burns and scalds
• Minor head injuries
• Minor eye injuries
• Insect and animal bites

7. What else can you do?
There’s a lot that you can do at home by having a well stocked medicine cabinet and there’s lots more information on line to help you treat common conditions.
We all know that pharmacists dispense medicines, but they do a lot more than that too.

8. Medical emergency
There are no changes to this service

9. Additional pocket guides are available from your GP practice