Health information, made practical
Find a clearer path through health information.
Search symptoms, conditions and medicines, check how urgently to act, and reach trusted support for United Kingdom.
From a health question to a clearer next step.
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UnderstandExplore plain-English symptoms, conditions and medicines.
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Check urgencyPut serious warning signs before general information.
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Act locallyOpen trusted services for United Kingdom.
MyPHU informs and signposts. It does not diagnose.
Choose your starting point
What do you need help with?
Move from a broad question to useful information without navigating a clinical dashboard or creating an account.
Explore
Symptoms
Start with what you can feel or observe and see relevant warning-sign context.
Browse symptoms →Learn
Health A–Z
Read clear introductions to conditions, urgency levels and official guidance.
Open Health A–Z →Check
Medicines
Understand uses, important warnings and interactions in plain English.
Browse medicines →Connect
Find help
Go directly to trusted urgent-care, mental-health and national services.
Find local support →Not sure where to begin?
A safety-first check for your next step
Answer a few short questions about severity, duration and warning signs. MyPHU will signpost the appropriate level of care—it will not diagnose you.
Start the self-check →- 1Describe the situationTell us who the check is for.
- 2Check severity and durationChoose the closest answer.
- 3Review warning signsSafety checks always come first.
- 4See the next stepGet clear, country-aware signposting.
Common starting points
Explore symptoms
Anal pain
Find out what causes anal pain, what you can do to ease the pain and when to get medical help.
Anger
This topic is listed in the NHS A to Z, but reusable structured article text is not currently available.
Ankle pain
Find out what you can do to ease ankle pain, what could be causing the pain and when to get medical help.
Anxiety, fear and panic
NHS information and advice about what to do if you find it hard to cope with anxiety, fear or panic.
Emergency information
Some symptoms cannot wait.
Call emergency services now for severe breathing difficulty, signs of stroke, severe chest pain, uncontrolled bleeding, collapse or loss of consciousness.