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Are you ready to improve your overall health and wellbeing, but not sure where to start?
📱 The free NHS Healthy Choices Quiz gives you guidance, based on your answers, to help you live a healthier life.
Visit: nhs.uk/hcquiz
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It's Mental Health Awareness Week.
Recognising when you're struggling is a first step and reaching out to someone can make a big difference.
If you're worried about yourself or someone you know, you don't have to do it alone.
For support, visit: nhs.uk/every-mind-matters/
Today is World Hand Hygiene Day - a reminder that one of the easiest and effective ways to protect yourself and others from illnesses is to wash our hands regularly.
Visit the NHS website for the best hand washing technique 👉🔗nhs.uk/live-well/best-way-to…#HandHygieneDay 🙌👏🫶
With the bank holiday approaching, make sure you order your repeat prescription in advance.
To find out how to do this, visit nhs.uk/nhs-services/prescrip…
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🦠⌛ If you’ve had chickenpox, you can develop shingles as you get older. If you or someone you know is 65 or over, read our blog post to help stay protected against this painful condition.
🔗 ukhsa.blog.gov.uk/2026/01/20…
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Ovarian cancer mostly affects women over the age of 50, and the symptoms are not always obvious.
It’s important to contact your GP if things don't feel normal for you.
#OvarianCancerAwarenessMonth
Today is #SocialPrescribingDay.
Social prescribing connects people with local community activities & services that can help improve their health & wellbeing.
📽️Jane, a social prescribing link worker in the North East, explains more. 👇
Our latest blog post explains who is eligible for the MenB vaccine and why vaccination is being offered alongside preventative antibiotics in response to the meningitis outbreak in Kent.
🔗 ukhsa.blog.gov.uk/2026/03/20…
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close contacts of those who are confirmed or suspected to have meningococcal disease
students at the University of Kent who are normally resident on the Canterbury Campus, including those who may have now travelled home. Some staff living or working in these Halls of Residence have also been offered preventative antibiotics and are eligible for vaccination
students who attend other universities in Canterbury, living in halls of residence or off‑campus locations where there has been a case, and have been advised to take an antibiotic due to a close contact by UKHSA
sixth form students (years 12 and 13) attending a secondary school or sixth form college in Kent where there has been a confirmed or probable case of meningococcal disease informed by local risk assessment
anyone who visited or was working at Club Chemistry in Canterbury between 5 March and 15 March, when the venue closed voluntarily
Meningitis can be very serious if not treated quickly.
The NHS website has all the information you need, including what to look out for and when to get medical help.
➡️ nhs.uk/conditions/meningitis…
1 in 4 people in Yorkshire & Humberside missed an NHS appointment because they forgot or arrived too late.
📲By turning on notifications in the NHS App, you can stay on top of messages, appointments and reminders.
england.nhs.uk/north-east-yo…
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NHS Talking Therapies treatment gives you practical skills and techniques to overcome post-traumatic stress disorder and other conditions.
Find out more, or refer yourself at nhs.uk/talk
Quitting smoking is the best thing you can do for your health. When you stop, you'll experience health benefits almost immediately.
💪 It's never too late to quit.
⚠️🟠 The amber cold-health alert is still active across England.
Look out for anyone who may be at higher risk in the cold. Read our advice on staying warm and well this winter. 🧤☕
🔗 gov.uk/government/publicatio…
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Cold weather can have serious consequences for health. Older people, young children and those with certain long-term health conditions may be particularly at risk.
A&E is for life threatening medical emergencies and serious injuries.
Winter always put a huge demand on local health services.
Please help the NHS and yourself by choosing the right service most appropriate for your needs.
Visit: orlo.uk/9AmOf
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When you need help, A&E might seem like the obvious choice – but there are many ways to get NHS help for non-emergencies.
With the NHS App you can order repeat prescriptions, request appointments and more.
Get the right care, in the right place, at the right time this winter.
Our hospitals are very busy, especially children's Paediatric departments.
If your child's ill, pharmacies can help: orlo.uk/hMQ36
go online or call orlo.uk/qq2AQ for urgent medical advice.
Visit: orlo.uk/vkDpt for self care advice at home.
#Flu has come early this year, but this season's flu vaccines offer important protection to children and adults across the #NorthWest.
And there are simple steps you can take to help stop the spread of flu to others around you... 😷👇