Summary

Winter illnesses are linked to excess deaths and increased healthcare demand every year. This campaign that launched in 2023 is dedicated to proactive care and supporting patients to keep themselves well over winter and be prepared for winter health complications.

The resources for the camping have been updated in 2024 and includes information and guidance on what you should do if you are unwell and if you think it might be COVID-19, details on the winter flu jab, COVID-19 booster vaccinations, keeping warm in winter, keeping active, mental health support, hand washing and where to go for the right medical advice including NHS 111, 119, pharmacy services and accessing your GP.

In this toolkit you will find:

• We are here to help you stay well this winter leaflet and materials (Large print, Easy read, Audio, BSL, Video with subtitles and voiceover) that should be useful for future years to come.

Guidance

• Winter wellness is crucial to proactive care and can help reduce demand on your services.
• We recommend printing the resources and having multiple accessible versions to hand.
• In addition to this you should try taking the winter wellness tips in the toolkit and convert them into social media posts for your GP practice.

Link

To access the communications resources, use this link: Stay Well This Winter in contains resources to promote proactive care over winter. You can also find useful online resources on staying well over the winter period from Age UK.

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