Health information

Your complete guide to conditions, symptoms and treatments, including what to do and when to get help.

Find out how your medicine works, how and when to take it, possible side effects and answers to your common questions.

Get the latest NHS information and advice about coronavirus (COVID-19).

The NHS app lets you book appointments, order repeat prescriptions and access a range of other healthcare services.

NHS 111 online is a fast and convenient alternative to the 111 phone service and provides an option for people who want to access 111 digitally.

Use this service to get your NHS number.

Your NHS number is a 10 digit number, like 485 777 3456.

You do not need to know your NHS number to use NHS services, but it can be useful to have it.

This guide includes all you need to know about trying for a baby, pregnancy, labour and birth.

Find information and support for your mental health.

If you or someone you know needs help with day-to-day living because of illness or disability, this website explains your options and where you can get support.

Reasonable Adjustments

The Equality Act (2010) states all organisations including health and social care, such as hospitals and GP surgeries must take steps to remove the barriers individuals face because of disability.

The NHS must make it as easy for disabled people to use health services as it is for people who are not disabled.

Disability is one of the nine protected characteristics under the Equality Act 2010. The Act says that a person has a disability if they have a “physical or mental impairment”, and the impairment has a “substantial and long-term adverse effect on [their] ability to carry out normal day-to-day activities.”

Reasonable Adjustment Digital Flag

The Reasonable Adjustment Digital Flag is a national, visible marker on a person’s record, which indicates any reasonable adjustments needed by a person with a disability whenever and wherever they are seen or treated by any publicly-funded health and social care service.

Please complete our online questionnaire if you think you may need extra help during your health and social care appointments.