Health & First Aid
Medical help and travel health essentials, all in one place
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For a life-threatening emergency, call 999
NHS 111 can help when you need urgent medical advice but are not sure which service you need.
📍 Find medical help
Use your current location or enter a town, village or postcode, then choose what you need.
Urgent treatment / walk-in
For urgent problems that are not life-threatening.
Nearby map searches work across the UK. NHS service-finder availability and naming can vary between England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
🩹 First aid & common travel problems
Short reminders only — open the NHS guide for full, up-to-date advice.
Cuts & grazes
Stop bleeding with firm pressure, clean the wound and cover it. Get urgent help for severe or uncontrolled bleeding.
Read NHS guidance ↗Burns & scalds
Cool a burn with cool or lukewarm running water and seek medical advice for serious burns. Do not use ice directly on a burn.
Read NHS guidance ↗Bites & stings
Know how to manage common bites and stings and recognise when swelling or breathing problems need emergency help.
Read NHS guidance ↗Heat & dehydration
Act early if someone becomes very hot, dizzy, weak or confused. Keep drinking water available when travelling and walking.
Read NHS guidance ↗Cold exposure
Wet clothes, wind and cold nights can become serious quickly. Warm the person gradually and seek help if they are very cold or confused.
Read NHS guidance ↗Ticks
Check skin after countryside walks and remove attached ticks correctly as soon as possible.
Read NHS guidance ↗Be prepared
🎒 First aid & medication checklist
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First-aid kit
Medication before a trip
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🚐 Campervan & motorhome health safety
Simple habits that are especially useful when living and travelling in a small vehicle.
- Keep a working carbon-monoxide alarm in the living area and never ignore an alarm or suspected fumes.
- Keep first-aid supplies somewhere easy to reach, not buried under luggage.
- Carry drinking water and plan extra water for hot weather, walking and unexpected delays.
- Take extra care with boiling water, pans, heaters and confined cooking spaces.
- Keep emergency contacts and your campsite or stop location easy to find on your phone.
Emergency help
Recognise a medical emergency
Quick signs to help you act fast. This is not a diagnosis — if someone is seriously ill, badly injured or in immediate danger, call 999.
Stroke
Call 999 immediately if you notice FAST signs — even if they improve or stop.
- Face: one side may droop or the person may struggle to smile.
- Arms: weakness or numbness may stop them lifting both arms.
- Speech: speech may be slurred, confused or difficult.
- Time: call 999 straight away.
What to do: Note when the symptoms started if you can, and do not drive the person to A&E yourself.
Read NHS guidance ↗Heart attack
Call 999 for suspected heart-attack symptoms.
- Chest pain, pressure, tightness or squeezing that does not go away.
- Pain spreading to an arm, the neck, jaw, back or stomach.
- Shortness of breath, sweating, sickness or feeling light-headed may also happen.
What to do: Sit and rest while waiting for help, keep checking the person is responsive and breathing, and follow the 999 call handler's instructions.
Read NHS guidance ↗Serious fall
Call 999 after a fall if a head, back, neck or hip injury is suspected, or the person cannot get up.
- Severe pain or an obvious injury after the fall.
- Possible injury to the head, back, neck or hip.
- The person cannot safely get up.
What to do: Keep them comfortable and warm. Do not try to lift them yourself. If you are unsure whether the injury is an emergency, contact NHS 111.
NHS 111 can advise after a fall where the person may be injured, in pain or unwell but it does not appear immediately life-threatening.
Read NHS guidance ↗Head injury
Call 999 for a serious head injury or worrying neurological symptoms.
- Knocked out and not waking, cannot stay awake, or has a seizure.
- New weakness or numbness, or problems walking, balancing, speaking or understanding.
- Clear fluid or bleeding from the ears or nose, a high-speed impact, or a major fall.
What to do: Do not drive yourself to A&E after a significant head injury. Follow the 999 call handler's advice.
Contact NHS 111 after a recent head injury if there is vomiting, dizziness, blood-thinning medication or other symptoms you are worried about.
Read NHS guidance ↗Private reminder tool
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