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Abdominal aortic aneurysm screening

Age-related macular degeneration AMD

Alzheimer’s disease

Amblyopia or Lazy eye

Angina

Anorexia nervosa

Anxiety disorder in children

Aortic aneurysm repair

Aortic valve replacement

Aphasia

Asbestosis Mesothelioma

Asthma

Attention Deficit Disorder ADHD

Autism

Bacterial vaginosis

Benign brain tumour non-cancerous

Bipolar disorder

Bleeding after the menopause

Bleeding from the bottom rectal bleeding

Blisters

Blood poisoning Sepsis

Blood transfusion

Bone density scan DEXA scan

Borderline personality disorder

Bowel colonoscopy

Bowel incontinence

Braces and orthodontics

Breast reduction on the NHS

Breast screening mammogram

Broken arm or wrist

Burns and scalds

Bursitis

Buttock pain see Sciatica.

CABG see Coronary artery bypass graft

Caesarean section

Cancer

Cardiac catheterisation and coronary angiography

Cardiovascular disease

Cataract

Catarrh

Cervical Screening / Smear Test

Cervical spondylosis

Charles Bonnet syndrome

Chest infection

Chronic lymphocytic leukaemia

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease COPD

Cluster headaches

Coeliac disease

Cognitive behavioural therapy CBT

Colic

Cornea transplant

Coronary angioplasty and stent insertion

Coronary heart disease

Corticosteroids see Steroids

Cough

Croup

CT scan

Cystic fibrosis

Dandruff

Deafness see Hearing loss

Decompression sickness see Air or gas embolism

Delirium see Sudden confusion delirium

Dental pain see Toothache

Detached retina

Developmental co-ordination disorder dyspraxia in children

DEXA scan see Bone density scan DEXA scan

Diabetes

Diabetic eye screening

Diabetic retinopathy

Dialysis

Diarrhoea and vomiting

Dislocated shoulder

Diverticular disease and diverticulitis

Do not attempt cardiopulmonary resuscitation DNACPR decisions

Dry eyes

Dupuytrens contracture

DVT deep vein thrombosis

Dysphagia swallowing problems

Dyspraxia developmental co-ordination disorder in adults

Early menopause

Eating disorders

Eczema (Atopic Eczema)

Edwards syndrome trisomy 18

Elbow and arm pain

Electrocardiogram ECG

Electroencephalogram EEG

Embolism

Enhanced recovery

Epidural

Epilepsy

Erectile dysfunction impotence

Eye tests for children

Eyelid problems

Fainting

Falls

Feeling sick nausea

Female genital mutilation FGM

Fever in children see High temperature fever in children

Fibroids

Foetal alcohol spectrum disorder

Frontotemporal dementia

Frozen shoulder

Gastroenteritis see Diarrhoea and vomiting

General anaesthesia

Generalised anxiety disorder in adults

Gestational diabetes

Glandular fever

Glaucoma

Glue ear

Having an operation surgery

Heart-lung transplant

Heel pain / Plantar Fascia

Help for suicidal thoughts

Hernia

High blood pressure

Hip pain in adults

Hip replacement

Hoarding disorder

Hormone headaches

Human papillomavirus HPV

Hypertension see High blood pressure hypertension

Hypotension see Low blood pressure hypotension

IBS see Irritable bowel syndrome IBS

Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis

Impetigo

Incontinence urinary see Urinary incontinence

Influenza see Flu

Insect bites and stings

Insomnia

Iron deficiency anaemia

Irregular periods

Irritable bowel syndrome IBS

IVF

Jaundice

Kidney transplant

Knee ligament surgery

Knee replacement

Kyphosis

Labyrinthitis and vestibular neuritis

Lazy eye

Learning disabilities

Leg ulcer see Venous leg ulcer

Liver transplant

Local anaesthesia

Lost or changed sense of smell

Low blood pressure

Lower back pain see Back pain

Lumps

Lung transplant

Lupus

Male menopause see The male menopause

Mammogram see Breast screening mammogram

Mastitis

Menstrual pain see Period pain

Migraine

Mitral valve problems

Moles

Motion sickness

Motor neurone disease

MRI scan

MRSA

Munchausen syndrome

Myalgic encephalomyelitis or chronic fatigue syndrome ME/CFS

Mycobacterium chimaera infection

Myopia see Short-sightedness myopia

Neuroendocrine tumours

Newborn jaundice

Norovirus vomiting bug

NSAIDs

Obsessive compulsive disorder OCD

Obstructive sleep apnoea see Sleep apnoea

Pacemaker implantation

Parkinsons disease

Pelvic inflammatory disease

Pelvic organ prolapse

Perimenopause see Menopause

Peripheral neuropathy

PET scan

Phobias

Piles haemorrhoids

Plantar fasciitis

Post-traumatic stress disorder PTSD

Postmenopausal bleeding

Postnatal depression

Prader-Willi syndrome

Pressure ulcers pressure sores

Problems swallowing pills

Prostate enlargement see Benign prostate enlargement

PROSTHETIC PHYSIOTHERAPY

Raynauds

Reactive arthritis

Respiratory Physiotherapy

Rheumatoid arthritis

Seasonal affective disorder SAD

Sepsis

Sexually transmitted infections STIs

Shortness of breath

Shoulder impingement

Sickle cell disease

Sinusitis sinus infection

Solar keratoses see Actinic keratoses solar keratoses

Spinal muscular atrophy

Sports injuries

Sprains and strains

Squint

Steroid cream see Topical corticosteroids

Steroid injections

Stomach bug see Diarrhoea and vomiting

Stop smoking treatments

Strep A

Stroke

Stye

Subarachnoid haemorrhage

Sudden infant death syndrome SIDS

Suicidal thoughts see Help for suicidal thoughts

Sunburn

Surgery having an operation see Having an operation surgery

Swallowing pills see Problems swallowing pills

Swallowing problems see Dysphagia swallowing problems

Syphilis

Tension headaches

The male menopause

Throat sore see Sore throat

Toe pain

Topical corticosteroids

Tourettes syndrome

Travel vaccinations

Trigeminal neuralgia

Tummy ache see Stomach ache

Tummy bug see Diarrhoea and vomiting

Turner Syndrome

Type 1 diabetes

Type 2 diabetes

Ultrasound scan

Upper back pain see Back pain

Urinary incontinence

Venous leg ulcer

Vertigo

Vomiting bug see Norovirus vomiting bug

Weight loss surgery

Whiplash

Winter vomiting bug see Norovirus vomiting bug

Abdominal aortic aneurysm screening