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Alcohol impairs your judgement. When you combine it with a New Year’s Eve party you can become distracted and your attention can wander away from important responsibilities – like your children. This New Year, if you have young children, don’t leave their health, wellbeing and safety to chance. Whether you plan to drink or not, make sure you have a plan for who is going to be ...

About 10,000 people in the UK are newly diagnosed with a lung disease every week and 7.6 million people in the UK are living with a heart or circulatory condition. During winter, it’s important to know the effects of changing weather on your body, and especially the risks for your lung and heart health if you are living with an ongoing condition. The changing temperature, res ...

A successful festive break doesn’t happen by chance – there’s a lot of planning involved.  From food and present shopping to transport and accommodation, it all needs to be thought through in advance.  In the midst of all of it, many people forget to factor in their own health needs.  If you rely on regular repeat prescription medication, you have to ensure you’ve got yours ...

We are urging all patients to be aware of a Community Pharmacy telephone scam.  The Counter Fraud Services have been made aware of fraudsters calling patients to arrange delivery of medication. They will be impersonating someone from a community pharmacy and will call patients directly to request personal information such as your name, DOB, address and banking details.  Plea ...

Good mental health and wellbeing are essential for living a happy and healthy life. It can help us handle stress and sleep better, make healthy choices, have more positive relationships and generally feel better. It can also help us deal with difficult times in the future. However, the winter months can be difficult for many of us, a drop in temperature and shorter days can af ...

Junior doctors in England will be taking industrial  action from 7am, 20 December – 7am, 23 December, with more action planned from 7am, 3 January – 7am, 9 January.  NHS Frimley Integrated Care Board (ICB) is calling on the public to give support again to ensure local communities, patients, families, and carers are provided with provide high quality NHS care.  During the indu ...

Over the coming weeks we're highlighting some of the key roles in your general practice health team. Today meet Karl - Paramedic Practitioner ...

It can be extremely stressful when your child is unwell. We know that there is a huge amount of information available at your fingertips, but finding something that provides clear and accurate information is not always easy! The resources on the Healthier Together website and app, have been developed in partnership between parents and healthcare professionals. You'll find cle ...

With just one week to go for people to book their flu and covid vaccinations online, we are urging anyone still eligible for these vaccines to book an appointment and get potentially lifesaving protection ahead of Christmas.  The NHS’s national booking system, NHS App and 119 phone service will close for flu and covid vaccine bookings from 15 December, making 14 December the l ...

Winter is always an incredibly busy time for our local NHS services and we are already seeing increased demands across our GP practices, hospitals and community health services. To ease these pressures and ensure that those in most urgent need can access services quickly, it’s important to make the right choice when feeling unwell. Using services wisely can help people receive ...