People are being advised to get a flu jab to help protect against the "double danger" of flu and coronavirus. Research shows people can catch both diseases at the same time and that the combination of illnesses is more dangerous than having them one at a time. Who will be offered the flu vaccine in … Continue reading Get Your Winter Flu-Jab Now!
Category: CV-NHS
The new ‘Hands. Face. Space’ public information campaign urges the public to continue to wash their hands, cover their face and make space to control infection rates and avoid a second peak. The spread of coronavirus, particularly in enclosed spaces is shown in a new film, produced with experts in the field, which highlights the … Continue reading Video: New “Hands, Face, Space” Campaign
The Department of Health and Social Care has said that a covid-19 contact tracing app will be available across England and Wales on 24 September. Launch of the app has been delayed while NHSX initially tried to develop a centralised system in which anonymised data from people with covid-19 symptoms could be held on an … Continue reading Coronavirus: Contact Tracing App Coming On 24 Sept
It’s really important to ONLY book a Coronavirus/COVID-19 test if you have at least one of these symptoms: loss/change in sense of smell or taste. a high temperature a new, continuous cough National testing capacity is currently limited and some people are having tests when they don't have symptoms. Detailed NHS Guidance on Getting Tested
The new Better Health – Every Mind Matters campaign provides NHS-endorsed tips and advice to help children and young people’s mental wellbeing, and equip parents and carers with the knowledge to support them. The new advice available on the Every Mind Matters website has been developed in partnership with leading children and young people’s mental health charities, including Young … Continue reading Every Mind Matters: New Young People’s Mental Health Campaign
With Coronavirus cases rising again, in early September, it's a worrying time for people who are at high risk (clinically extremely vulnerable) from the virus. However, our knowledge of how to combat the virus has developed and the NHS have become highly proficient in treating people with the virus. Anxiety is a natural reaction to … Continue reading Good Advice: NHS guidance for people at high risk from coronavirus
West Yorkshire and Harrogate Health and Care Partnership has produced a new resource pack designed for patients, their carers and families, and professionals to help them to have conversations about their future wishes and to record these in the form of an advance care plan. It will help people to have what can be quite difficult conversations in … Continue reading How To Record Your “Future Wishes” & Care Plans
Need the support of a friend, family member or translator during your GP appointment in Calderdale? Let your surgery know when booking your appointment. For more information click on the following link which includes video and telephone consultations https://www.calderdaleccg.nhs.uk/gp-translate/
250,000 clear face masks are to be delivered to frontline NHS and social care workers to support better care for people who use lip-reading and facial expressions to communicate. NHS and care workers will be given clear face masks to help them communicate with people with certain conditions like hearing loss, autism and dementia, the … Continue reading NHS to receive 250,000 clear face masks to support people with hearing loss
This is some newly published Government guidance, for patients, on how health and care systems should support the safe and timely discharge of people who no longer need to stay in hospital. Leaflets for patients and their family or friends Hospital discharge: leaflet for patients when they enter hospital Leaving hospital to go home: patient … Continue reading Hospital Discharge: guidance for patients