Stay well this autumn

Do you have everything you need?

Make sure your medicine cabinet and first aid kit are stocked up, this can help treat common conditions or minor accidents and injuries at home. 

Medicines should be checked regularly to make sure they’re within their use-by dates. It should be locked and kept in a cool, dry place out of the reach of children.

Shopping list

  • Alcohol based hand sanitizer
  • Thermometer
  • Painkillers (paracetamol, aspirin or ibuprofen)
  • Cough medicine
  • Cold/flu relief drinks/capsules
  • Throat lozenges
  • Diarrhoea relief   
  • Antiseptic cream
  • Antihistamine tablets/medicine
  • Plasters in a variety of sizes and shapes
  • Tweezers
  • Sterile gauze dressing
  • Bandages
  • Alcohol-free cleansing wipes

Find out more at www.nhs.uk