Haven Health- Personal Medical Services

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"Our aim is to provide the traditional values of General Practice and Family Medicine, and to harmonise these with modern ideas and methods in a warm friendly and efficient environment"

Telephone

  • Reception : 01207 214 707

Opening Times

  • Monday-Friday 8:00-6:30
  • Wednesday 8:00-12.00 noon

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Practice News

. The practice has recently become a teaching Surgery

. Internet access for patients

. Circumcision Service introduced

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Medicine Chest

The following tables contain useful medicines and dressings that could be kept in a home medicine chest. Burnhope Practice in its pharmacy stock all these itemsand we recommend our patients to stock these at home for minor illnesses.


Family Medicine Chest Contents:

General Items:

Scissors

Tweezers

Thermometer

Travel Sickness Pills

Your Doctor's Emergency Telephone Number

Record of last Tetanus Vaccination

General Pain Killers:

For Adults

E.g. Aspirin, Paracetomol, Ibuprofen

For Children

Paracetamol suspension (E.g. Calpol etc)

Note: Never give Aspirin if under 12 years of age.

Cuts & Grazes:

Plasters

Gauze Dressing

Sticky Tape

Cotton Wool

Antiseptic Cleansing Solution

Antiseptic Cream

Sprains:

Tubigrip or Crepe Bandage

Eyes:

Eyebath

Sterile Water or 'Optrex'

Insect Bites & Stings, Allergies & Sunburn:

Antihistamine Tablets

Hydrocortisone Cream

Insect Repellant Spray

 

Stomach Upsets & Indigestion:

Electrolyte Replacement Sachets (for dehydration)

Anti-Diarrhoea Tablets (Not for Children)

Tablets for Indigestion (E.g. Magnesium trisilicate)

 

Rashes:

Calamine Lotion

Cough Mixtures:

Dry Coughs:

eg Simple linctus (or Simple linctus paediatric for children).

To stop coughs at night:

eg Pholocodeine linctus (not recommended in children)

Mouth Ulcer Treatments:

Mouth Ulcers:

Choline Salicylate Gel (E.g. Bonjela)