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How to find your NHS number

An NHS number is a 10 digit number, like 999 123 4567.

You can find your NHS number by logging in to the NHS App or on any document the NHS has sent you, such as your:

  • prescriptions
  • test results
  • hospital referral letters
  • appointment letters

Ask your GP surgery for help if you cannot find your NHS number.

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Non-urgent advice: Speak to a GP if:

  • you're not sure it's chickenpox
  • the skin around the blisters is red, hot or painful (signs of infection)
  • your child is dehydrated
  • you're concerned about your child or they get worse

Tell the receptionist you think it's chickenpox before going in. They may recommend a special appointment time if other patients are at risk.

Urgent advice: Ask for an urgent GP appointment if:

  • you're an adult and have chickenpox
  • you're pregnant and haven't had chickenpox before and you've been near someone with it
  • you have a weakened immune system and you've been near someone with chickenpox
  • you think your newborn baby has chickenpox

In these situations, your GP can prescribe medicine to prevent complications. You need to take it within 24 hours of the spots coming out.

Immediate action required: Call 999 if you have sudden chest pain that:

  • spreads to your arms, back, neck or jaw
  • makes your chest feel tight or heavy
  • also started with shortness of breath, sweating and feeling or being sick

You could be having a heart attack. Call 999 immediately as you need immediate treatment in hospital.

Do

  • cover blisters that are likely to burst with a soft plaster or dressing
  • wash your hands before touching a burst blister
  • allow the fluid in a burst blister to drain before covering it with a plaster or dressing

Don't

  • do not burst a blister yourself
  • do not peel the skin off a burst blister
  • do not pick at the edges of the remaining skin
  • do not wear the shoes or use the equipment that caused your blister until it heals

Skin symptoms and possible causes

Skin symptoms and possible causes
Skin symptoms Possible cause
Blisters on lips or around the mouth cold sores
Itchy, dry, cracked, sore eczema
Itchy blisters shingles, chickenpox

Important: School, nursery or work

Stay away from school, nursery or work until all the spots have crusted over. This is usually 5 days after the spots first appeared.

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This is a 10 digit number (like 999 123 4567) that you can find on an NHS letter, prescription or in the NHS App

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