Self Care

Self care means looking after yourself in a healthy way, whether it’s brushing your teeth, taking medicine when you have a cold, or doing some exercise.

Self-care is the best choice to treat very minor illnesses and injuries. A range of common winter illness and injuries can be treated at home simply by combining a well-stocked medicine cabinet with plenty of rest.

It is important to live well and to try and prevent ill health. On this website there are links to staying healthy. Church Street Practice wants to support you looking after your health and there are often many things you can do to improve your health as well as treating minor ailments without needing to see us. However if you are concerned or want further advice our GPs and Nurses are here to support you.

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Choose Well
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The link to the left goes to the Manchester Choose Well website which has great advice for self-care of both adults and children. Please note any phone numbers or regional hospital links other than 111 are not applicable for Oxfordshire.
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NHS Choices
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This website has reliable information on different conditions, medications and even a symptom checker.
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Change4life
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Change4life is an NHS supported program which can help you make some healthy changes and improve your life from eating well to becoming more active.
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Your Medicine Cabinet
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This website details a Pharmacist’s advice on what medicines to keep at home.
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Patient.co.uk
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This is the main website we use as GPs to get patient leaflets. It has a lot of health information, a symptom checker and a health test as well as a search tool to find out more about different medical conditions.
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Exercise Advice Leaflets
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Developed by Arthritis Research UK and the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy, these free resources offer exercise and advice to help combat common pains and conditions such as tennis elbow and carpal tunnel syndrome.
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