Carrickfergus Health Centre | Taylor's Avenue | Carrickfergus | Co. Antrim | BT38 7HT | Tel: 028 9331 5955

Download the Fact Sheets for each of the conditions below for more information

What are the Fact Sheets for?​

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
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IMPORTANT PATIENT NOTICE:

Due to our current clinical system provider ceasing to operate, Scotch Quarter Practice will move to a new computer system from Friday 5th December 2025. This will impact on services we can provide between 5th December  to 12th December.

  • Emergency Only Service Friday 5th December to Wednesday 10th December
  • Limited Appointments Thursday 11th December to Friday 12th December

If you have a prescription due between these dates you MUST order no later than 3rd December 2025. The practice will have no facility to process prescriptions until after the installation of our new system. If you are an online user you will receive an email notification from [email protected] on how to register for the new online system once fully operational – (this is not spam). You can continue to use online services until 28th November 2025. We have currently ceased new applications for online services.

Your patience and understanding is appreciated during this process.