Self Care & Medical Advice on Current Circulating Illnesses
Be healthy this winter
Antibiotics
- Do I need antibiotics
- Does my child need an antibiotic?
Self Help Leaflets – Be well informed!
- Cough / Acute Bronchitis
- Acute Sinusitis
- Common Cold & Flu-Like Illness
- Sore Ear (Otitis Media)
- Sore Throat
Children
Little Orange Book advice and tips on how to manage common illnesses and problems that babies and young children often experience in the first 5 years of their lives. It also has information on more serious conditions, what to look out for and how to get help.
- Scarlet Fever
- Looking after a sick child
- Advice on medicines for your children.
Click on the links below for more information:
Useful Monthly Updates
Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) means persistent or long term and doesn’t mean severe as some people think. In fact, most people with CKD will have a mild or moderate degree of CKD and will be invited for an annual review to check their BP, ACR & U&E bloods and review of medication if required. The Patient leaflet below aims to explain more about this condition:
The Menopause: Click below for some helpful information:
Rheumatology Patient Information and Advice Line: click below:
Healthy Eating and Weight Loss
Gillian our Nurse Practitioner recommends you check out the 12 week free weight loss plan offered by the NHS and also this Healthy Eating – click the link below to view/download free recipes:
Nourishing Drinks Recipe Ideas
Information for Patients and Relatives
If you have a small appetite or have noticed recent weight loss, you may need some additional nourishment. It can be easier to have a high calorie drink. Some drinks fill you up without providing much nourishment. This leaflet contains simple recipes for delicious nourishing drinks. All the ingredients are low cost and can be found in most household cupboards
Asthmatic
Am I using my inhaler correctly? (Inhaler Technique). If you don’t use your inhaler correctly it won’t work properly. These videos show you how to use your inhaler. Make sure and book your annual review with Nurse Martin.
Winter Colds
Did you know that it is usual for adults to have two to four colds a year while children are likely to have three to eight as their immune system is more susceptible to viral infections? That’s why, during winter, when seasonal illnesses are more frequent, it is important to take extra measures to stay well.
Self Care
We are encouraging people to choose healthy lifestyle options that will impact positively on their physical health, mental wellbeing and self-esteem. Help to maintain health and ward off illness by eating sensibly, stop smoking, drinking in moderation and taking regular exercise.
The Self Care message is “Selfcare for life – be healthy this winter” which we are supporting.
What are the Fact Sheets for?
The Self-Care Forum Fact Sheets cover 13 common ailments and are aimed to inform patients on issues around self-care and on how to best handle the symptoms. They provide patients with information around:
- Useful facts
- What patients can expect to happen (the natural history)
- What people can do to help themselves – now and in the future
- When to seek medical help (the ‘red flags’)
- Where to find out more
Click the Selfcareforum button above to download the fact sheets for each of the conditions below:
- Low Back Pain
- Eczema
- Heartburn and indigestion
- Fever in children
- Constipation
- Headache and migraine
- Coughs
- Acne
- Sprains and strains
- Sore throat
- Otitis media
- Common cold
- Sinusitis