Health and wellbeing
Student Medical Centre The Student Medical Centre offers a range of services including: • General medical care • Family planning including routine and emergency contraception • Sport medicals • Health advice for travel • Immunisations (including meningitis) • Treatment of sports injuries
If you feel ill but you do not feel it is serious enough to see a GP, you can go to a chemist (pharmacy) and describe your symptoms to a pharmacist – they might be able to diagnose your condition and supply you with over-thecounter (non-prescription) medicines.
Infectious diseases Students who are diagnosed with an infectious disease must inform the university immediately and should not attend classes or on-campus activities until the condition resolves or they have been given the all-clear by their GP.
• Asthma clinic • Blood tests You can find further details, including opening times on the Medical Centre website: www. bournemouth.ac.uk/student/medical
Advice for minor ailments Go to the NHS Direct website (www. nhsdirect.nhs.uk) where you can check your symptoms and get basic advice. You will also find some helpful information on the Medical Centre webpages (see above).
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Meningitis Meningitis is a disease that strikes infrequently, but young people living in shared accommodation seem to be at greater risk. It can be fatal. As a precaution, all young people in England will have received immunisation against meningitis before coming to university. If you are coming from a country where this may not have been carried out, you are strongly advised to have a meningitis C vaccination before your arrival at the university. If you are unable to get a vaccination, talk to your GP about it when you register.