Winter coughs & colds- some self-care advice:

During the winter coughs become increasingly common and not all coughs are caused by a chest infection. Most commonly it is caused by a virus and unfortunately there is no treatment for this. It is usual for a cough to last up to 2-3 weeks and coughing may cause your ribs to ache.

The following leaflets contain some useful self care advice. You can also access advice via your local pharmacy.

https://patient.info/…/common-cold-upper-respiratory…

https://patient.info/infec…/influenza-and-flu-like-illness

https://patient.info/chest-lungs/cough-leaflet

Please call your GP surgery if you have cough as well as any of the following: you have an underlying lung condition (such as asthma or COPD), you have a high temperature that you cannot control with paracetamol and/or ibuprofen, you cough up blood, you have had a cough that lasts for more than 3 weeks or you are really unwell with it.

Thank you