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Tiredness and Sleepiness

Published on: 20 Jun 2023

Tiredness and Sleepiness

 

It is not unusual to feel tired at times, especially if you have an active work and social life, or young children.

Before you see a GP, it is worth thinking about some of the factors in your life that could be causing your tiredness. This might include:

  • Working long hours
  • Aspects of family life being particularly tiring
  • Your lifestyle 
  • Any events such as bereavement or relationship break up that can trigger tiredness

If your tiredness continues and doesn’t get any better, then you should consider seeing a GP. Unexplained tiredness is one of the most common reasons people make a GP appointment.

Your GP will look at three areas when looking for the causes of your tiredness:

  1. Psychological – stress, depression, anxiety, emotional shock
  2. Physical – iron deficiency (anaemia), sleep apnoea, underactive thyroid (hypothyroidism)
  3. Lifestyle – Alcohol, exercise, caffeine, night shifts, daytime naps

More information and Resources

NHS.uk – Sleep and tiredness

Mentalhealth.org.uk – how to sleep better

Carers.org.uk – help for carers

 

Self Help Tips

Fighting tiredness 

The energy diet

Dealing with insomnia

Sleep tips for children

An NHS self-help guide for sleeping problems 

 

From the 2nd February 2026 we are moving to a Total Triage model.

Total triage is how we manage appointments at our practice.
You will fill out a e-consult rather than calling the surgery and tell us about your problem.

Ideally, patients will submit their own request however we appreciate that this may not be possible for some patients. If you are unable to use or access the online form then please contact the surgery by telephone and we will complete the request for you, which will be added to the triage list to be reviewed by the GP.

A clinician will review your information and decide the best way to help you, which may be advice, a phone call, or an appointment.

We will have three types of appointments:

• Same day – for emergencies (A member of staff will contact you to book the appointment)
• Within 5 days – for patients that need to see or speak to a healthcare professional soon, but not urgently.
• Within 10 days – for routine appointments.

The main purpose of total triage is to make sure you receive high-quality care by getting the right advice or appointment for your needs as quickly as possible.

Please ensure you have completed the e-consult in full with as much information as possible.

To fill out a e-consult please click here

for more help on filling out a e-consult on the NHS app please visit the e-consult NHS app guide.

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