A few
weeks ago whilst Lee was at work Bug was under the weather. After being a touch grumpy for a couple of
days previously he took a turn for the worse and a trip to the doctors was
called for. Whilst phoning our doctors
for an appointment I realised that with it being a Wednesday afternoon they
were closed.
As our
doctors were closed I rang NHS Direct Wales for some advice and after speaking
to a very helpful and friendly nurse I was advised to get in touch with the out
of hours doctor.
After
speaking to an out of hours doctor, with a little help from my mum who was more
than happy to be my taxi, Bug was given a course of antibiotics to clear up an
infection.
Thankfully
after completing the course of antibiotics and having lots of snuggles with
mummy Bug was well once again.
Even though
Bug was not drastically ill, as his mummy I was worried about him especially as
we were home without a car. It is at
times like these that I love and appreciate the fact that my mum is there for me
and always willing to help us out.
I was also
grateful for the helpful and friendly advice I had from the nurse I spoke to on
the NHS Direct Wales helpline. I think
it is fantastic that this health advice and information service is available
for people to use 24 hours a day, every day so that they can access advice and
information about health services. It is
so useful that people can simply call 0845 46 47 to access health information
on a wide range of conditions, treatments and local health services as well as
get advice about what to do is they are feeling ill.
The NHS Direct Wales website is also very
useful with an A-Z encyclopaedia of health information and a search function
allowing users to search for local NHS services such as dentists, pharmacies
and support groups in their area.
NHS Direct Wales took a
little worry out of the situation and knowing I could talk to a knowledgeable,
medical professional about my little Bug
was very reassuring.
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