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Around five children in every classroom have a mental health problem and many more struggle with challenges from bullying to bereavement. Children’s mental health week (6-12 February 2023) is run by the charity Place2Be and focuses on the importance of promoting good mental health and emotional wellbeing for children and young people. Tracey Faraday-Drake, Director, NHS Frimle ...

NHS Frimley is encouraging people to come forward for their covid booster before the offer, part of the biggest and most successful programme in health history, ends this month. The Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) has advised that, thanks to the success of the programme, the seasonal booster dose should end when the autumn campaign ends, which will be on ...

Join in for Time to Talk Day It’s ok to ask for help – don’t struggle alone. One in four people are affected by a mental health problem every year. That's why Frimley Health and Care Integrated Care System are encouraging people to make 2 February Time to Talk Day. Katie Simpson (GP in Dedworth Medical Centre, Windsor and Clinical Lead for Mental Health and Learning Disabili ...

Due to the significant ongoing pressure on local NHS services, alongside the need to act swiftly to ensure patients continue to receive safe, high-quality care we have declared a critical incident across health services in Frimley Health and Care Integrated Care System. We are seeing record numbers of people attending A&E, calling NHS111, using 111 online, accessing GP ser ...

If you want to be slimmer and healthier but you can’t face running or ditching your favourite foods, all is not lost. The good news is you’re much more likely to succeed if you do it in small, achievable steps and not huge, ambitious leaps. If running seems too much for you, regular walks can help do the trick. Walking is free, it’s something most people can do, it needs no s ...

The NHS across Frimley Health and Care Integrated Care System* are seeking the views of patients who are suffering or have suffered with chronic pain to help shape the future of chronic pain services. Chronic pain, sometimes known as long-term pain or persistent pain, is pain that lasts for more than 3 months. It is often described as pain that does not go away as expected aft ...

Frimley Health and Care Integrated Care System (ICS) are highlighting how Primary Care has changed with a series of animations aimed at informing patients of the highly skilled healthcare team that make up their GP Practice. The animations which are available here highlight the roles of the receptionist, physiotherapists, clinical pharmacists, community paramedics, nurse pract ...

The winter months can be really difficult, especially now with the cost-of-living crisis. It’s vital we look after our mental wellbeing and talking therapies provide great support for anybody experiencing anxiety, depression or other mental health concerns. Last year, over half the population (54%) were concerned about their mental health but the majority of those did not seek ...

Two years on since the NHS delivered the world's first covid jab, kickstarting the most successful vaccine programme in our history, health leaders are now calling on the public to get boosted ahead of Christmas. The NHS has delivered more than 143 million doses of the covid-19 vaccine since the largest and fastest vaccination programme in NHS history began exactly two years a ...