Minor health conditions
Minor Ailments Scheme:
patients can self-refer to any pharmacy for the Minor Ailments Scheme, which provides medicines on the NHS for eligible conditions:
- Cystitis (aged 16 to 65 years)
- Vaginal thrush
- Impetigo
- Insect bites
- Mild skin conditions e.g. eczema
- Conjunctivitis (aged 1 to 2 years) (over 2 years treatment is available OTC)
- Migraine
over-the-counter treatment – patients can see their local pharmacy for treatment minor health conditions (see list below). See NHS Cornwall and isles of Scilly – Visit Your Pharmacy.
- Acne, spots, or pimples
- Ankle or foot pain
- Athlete’s foot
- Back or neck pain (acute) in adults
- Blister
- Cold sores
- Cold symptoms (without cough or fever)
- Conjunctivitis or sticky eyes
- Constipation
- Corns or callous of feet
- Diarrhoea or tummy bug
- Dry skin, eczema, or dermatitis
- Dry, sore, or watery eyes
- Ear wax of blocked ear in patients aged 5 years or older
- Earache in patients aged 2 years or older
- Flu symptoms
- Hair loss in male patients
- Hay fever
- Head lice
- Headache or migraine
- Hip pain
- Indigestion and reflux
- Infant colic
- Insect bites or stings
- Mouth ulcers
- Muscle pains
- Nappy rash
- Oral thrush
- Piles or haemorrhoids
- Scratches or grazes
- Sinusitis
- Skin rash in patients aged 1 year or older
- Sleep problems
- Sore throat and tonsillitis
- Sprains and strains
- Teething in babies
- Threadworms
- Thrush affecting the mouth
- Toothache
- Vaginal thrush
- Warts and verrucae
- Wrist, hand, or finger pain