Golinkin is also urging employers to steer workers to its outlets for minor ailments.

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Ms Robinson, from Manchester, believes the problem with GPs is that they look for minor ailments first.

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Relatively inexpensive, such nurses can diagnose the most common minor ailments (such as flu) and, crucially, also write prescriptions.

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Nasa said three of the science instruments on Cassini were suffering from minor ailments, but the impact on data gathering was minimal.

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For more minor ailments, bad loan books may be excised and the rest of the bank restored to health with a transfusion of new capital.

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"It's around helping people understand minor ailments, " says Ms Hawker.

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People who need help with minor ailments or injuries have been advised to contact NHS Direct, see their local pharmacist, or contact their GP during surgery hours, or their out-of-hours GP at other times.

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From minor physical ailments to deep emotional pain, the Reverend Paul Springate and his team offer a healing that can't be found outside of the Christian faith.

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Ministers have already introduced new powers for specially trained nurses to prescribe treatments for minor injuries and ailments.

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