The Self-Care Forum Fact Sheets cover 13 common ailments and are aimed to inform patients on issues around self-care and on how to best handle the symptoms. They provide patients with information around:

• Useful facts
• What patients can expect to happen (the natural history)
• What people can do to help themselves – now and in the future
• When to seek medical help (the ‘red flags’)
• Where to find out more

Click the Selfcareforum button above to download the fact sheets for each of the conditions below:

1. Low Back Pain
2. Eczema
3. Heartburn and indigestion
4. Fever in children
5. Constipation
6. Headache and migraine
7. Coughs
8. Acne
9. Sprains and strains
10. Sore throat
11. Otitis media
12. Common cold
13. Sinusitis