FIT TO FLY

We are unable to issue letters/certificates stating patients are 'fit to fly'. Assessing whether someone can fly calls outside our area of expertise as General Practitioners (GPs).

Your hospital team will be better placed than us to inform your airline of some conditions. Pregnant women may be able to obtain the required paperwork from their obstetrician/midwife team.

The UK Civil Aviation Authority states:

'Most airlines have medical advisors who advise and clear passengers as fit to fly. The final decision on whether or not to carry a passenger is that of the airline.

For further information, please see the health pages on the UK Civil Aviation Authority website.

NHS- PHARMACY FIRST 

The NHS have introduced a new service which is now available in local pharmacies.

Pharmacists can now offer advice to patients and supply NHS medicines where clinically appropriate (including some prescription only medicines), to treat 7 common health conditions,

These conditions include:

• Sinusitis
• Sore throat
• Earache
• Infected insect bites
• Impetigo
• Shingles
• Uncomplicated urinary infections in women aged between 16-64

If you are suffering with any of the above symptoms you can visit your local pharmacy for an assessment, advice and treatment (if it is deemed necessary) without the need to wait for a GP appointment.

You can also still ask your pharmacist for advice on minor ailments such as:

• Back-ache, sprains and strains
• Colds
• Conjunctivitis 
• Coughs
• Diarrhoea
• Earache 
• Haemorrhoids
• Hay fever
• Head lice 
• Headache and fever
• Heartburn and indigestion
• Insect bites and stings
• Mild eczema and dermatitis
• Minor fungal and skin infections
• Mouth ulcers
• Nappy rash
• Sore throat 
• Teething 
• Threadworm
• Thrush