The Common Ailments Service should be used as an alternative to seeing a GP.
Patients registered with a Welsh GP surgery are eligible to use this service. The only exclusions are:
- Temporary residents whose usual address is outside of Wales
- Care home residents
- Sometimes when you or your family are unwell you may not need to make an appointment to see your doctor. Your local participation community pharmacist is a trained medical professional who can provide free advice and now free treatment on a range of common ailments. See your local pharmacist for more details. .
Please see below the list of conditions included in the Common Ailments Service:
| Acne | Athletes foot | Backache (Adult) |
| Chickenpox | Cold Sores* | Colic* |
| Conjunctivitus (bacterial) | Constipation | Dermatitis (acute) |
| Diarrhoea* | Dry Eye | Haemorrhoids |
| Hay fever | Head lice | Indigestion/reflux |
| Ingrowing toenail* | Interigo/ringworm | Mouth ulcers |
| Nappy rash | Oral thrush | Scabies |
| Sore throat/tonsilitis | Teething | Threadworm |
| Vaginal thrush | Verruca |
There are no evidenced based NHS treatments available for conditions marked with *. Pharmacists will provide advice on self-care and ongoing management of symptoms.