This November, NHS England is encouraging people in North Yorkshire and the Humber and, in particular, parents and carers of children under the age of five, to visit their local community pharmacy for helpful advice about a range of minor health concerns such as: sore throats, coughs, colds, tummy troubles, teething problems and aches and […]
It’s World Diabetes Day on 14 November and to mark the occasion health and care organisations across Lancashire and South Cumbria are celebrating the success of a flagship NHS diabetes prevention programme which is helping prevent Type 2 diabetes, with over 7,000 people being referred to the programme. The national Diabetes Prevention Programme, a partnership […]
It’s World Diabetes Day on 14 November and to mark the occasion health and care organisations across Cheshire and Merseyside are celebrating the success of a flagship NHS diabetes prevention programme which is helping prevent Type 2 diabetes, with over 8,000 people being referred to the programme. The national Diabetes Prevention Programme, a partnership between […]
It’s World Diabetes Day (14 November) and NHS England in North Cumbria and the North East is celebrating the success of a programme which is helping prevent Type 2 diabetes. The NHS Diabetes Prevention Programme has referred over a quarter of a million people across the country and 8,294 people ‘at risk’ in the region […]
NHS England and emergency services are urging people across the region to celebrate Halloween and Bonfire Night safely. Last year, North East Ambulance Service (NEAS) took 11 per cent more 999 calls than predicted on Halloween, taking nearly 200 more calls than the previous Tuesday. NHS Digital statistics showed that 545 attendances to A&Es across […]
NHS England and emergency services are urging people across the region to celebrate Halloween and Bonfire Night safely. Last year, North East Ambulance Service (NEAS) took 11 per cent more 999 calls than predicted on Halloween, taking nearly 200 more calls than the previous Tuesday. NHS Digital statistics showed that 545 attendances to A&Es across […]
Practice nurse Julie Payne and mum Emma Jones have joined forces to encourage parents to get children with long term health conditions vaccinated against flu this winter. Julie and Emma’s daughter Ellie, have recorded a short video message, talking about flu and the flu vaccination. 11 year old Ellie, has asthma and Emma is well […]
Hazel Richards, Director of Nursing, NHS England (Cheshire & Merseyside), has joined forces with local mum, Michaela Evans to encourage parents to get children with long term health conditions vaccinated against flu this winter. Michaela and her son Jonathan, have recorded a short video message, talking about flu and the flu vaccination. Jonathan, is 12 […]
As we head towards winter and the flu season front-line healthcare workers are being encouraged to get vaccinated to ensure they don’t catch the flu or pass it on to patients. Historically flu jab uptake among hospital staff in West Yorkshire is high with 77.9 per cent of staff being vaccinated last year compared to […]
Healthcare workers are being encouraged to get vaccinated to ensure they don’t catch the flu or pass it on to patients. Flu jab uptake by hospital staff in the North East and North Cumbria was just above the national average last year with 69 per cent of staff being vaccinated compared to 68 per cent […]