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Initial assessment

  1. 1 Introduction
  2. 2 Who is the checker for?
  3. 3 Symptom questions
  4. 4 Results

Before we begin

This health and symptom checker addresses a wide range of health enquiries.

Age range

The advice given is suitable for adults and children aged 1 year and over. If your enquiry is for a child under the age of 1, call NHS Direct on 0845 4647.

Answer all of the questions carefully

The advice provided to you will depend on your answers to the questions.
Please remember that some children have difficulty in describing their symptoms, or may show symptoms slightly different to adults.

Using this assessment for another person

If you are using this health and symptom checker on behalf of someone else, the questions will be about them.

Get an initial assessment for your health concerns

Start the symptom checker

 

 

Please work through the questions, answering for yourself, or for the person who needs advice.

This service is provided for people in England only. For health advice and information in other parts of the UK please visit: NHS Northern Ireland, NHS 24 (Scotland), or NHS Direct Wales.