Around 3,800 people each weekday and 13,000 on a weekend in Yorkshire and the Humber now receive urgent health advice over the phone via the NHS 111 service, according to latest NHS data. Ahead of the busy festive season, an NHS campaign is encouraging people to take advantage of health advice by phone, with the […]
People with a heart or lung condition are being encouraged to get their free flu jab, to help them stay well over New Year period. People with these conditions are more susceptible to winter illness like coughs and colds, which can quickly turn into more serious health conditions. The vaccine offers the best protection. Flu […]
GP surgeries and pharmacist teams across the region are ready for the challenges of winter. Across Cheshire, Merseyside, Lancashire and South Cumbria, business continuity plans are in place to ensure pharmacy and GP services across winter and the festive bank holidays, and to help the public get emergency medication when they need it. Pharmacies and […]
All patients across Lancashire and South Cumbria can now access general practice appointments in the evening and weekends, NHS England has announced today. The extended access means that patients will be able to see a doctor, nurse or other member of the practice team at a time convenient to them – providing an estimated nine […]
All patients across Cheshire and Merseyside can now access general practice appointments in the evening and weekends, NHS England has announced today. The extended access means that patients will be able to see a doctor, nurse or other member of the practice team at a time convenient to them – providing an estimated nine million […]
With winter here, coughs, colds, aches and pains will be as common as dark the nights drawing in. The NHS in West Yorkshire is encouraging people to plan their healthcare for the Christmas and new year period. The advice for patients is to help tackle common ailments with the help of their local pharmacist, which […]
NHS England is urging people to pick up their prescriptions and stock up their medicine cabinets and first aid kits for the festive season. With temperatures falling, coughs, colds, aches and pains are on the increase but there are things we can do to prepare. Good self-care is about staying well, and ensuring that medicine […]
Health and social care organisations across South Yorkshire and Bassetlaw have been working together to improve the delivery of care this winter. Learning from pressures on services last year, hospitals in our area have introduced a range of initiatives to meet the challenges of winter demand through comprehensive planning and innovation. From ‘streaming’ in emergency […]
GP surgeries and pharmacist teams across the region are ready for the challenges of winter. Across the North East and North Cumbria, business continuity plans are in place to ensure pharmacy and GP services across winter and the festive bank holidays, and to help the public access emergency medications in bad weather. Pharmacies and surgeries […]
The NHS in Yorkshire and the Humber is appealing to residents to heed healthcare professionals’ advice on norovirus as figures show the extent of invaluable hospital bed space lost due to the nasty condition last winter. Health bosses have revealed that over 9000 bed days were lost to norovirus between the months of November 2017 […]