GP practices are begging parents who are worried their child may have to think twice before demanding appointments, MailOnline can reveal.
One surgery in Oxfordshire warned it is 'in danger of being overwhelmed' amid the ongoing surge in kids falling ill with seasonal viruses and bugs. 
It is now guiding concerned parents to an online advice page that attempts to calm growing fears and ease pressures by listing key signs youngsters could be seriously ill and need to be seen immediately.
Similar panic unfolding across the nation has been seen in struggling A&E units and 111 call centres, which have been swamped by the 'worried well'. 
Staff warned casualty units had become a 'dangerous place' due to 'huge numbers' seeking reassurance and that seriously ill cases could be missed.
It comes as a five-year-old became the ninth child in the UK to die from the usually-harmless bug. Stella-Lily McCorkindale, from Belfast in Northern Ireland, suffered a life-threatening complication.  
Five-year-old Stella-Lily McCorkindale, of Northern Ireland, developed a life-threatening complication of the usually-harmless bug 
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