Practice News – November 2023
Self Care
Self-care is all about finding ways to improve your physical and mental health and wellbeing. This includes staying active, knowing how to prevent falls, checking your medication/stocking your medicine cabinet and knowing how to treat common illnesses and ailments yourself. All of these are little things we can do to prevent health and wellbeing issues getting to the point of needing medical help.
Here are some top tips for how to exercise self-care in your daily life:
- Take vitamin D supplements, especially if you’re unable to get outside regularly.
- Boost your natural immunity to colds and viruses with good nutrition and regular exercise.
- Support your mental wellness by keeping connected to friends and family.
- Note your daily achievements and celebrating the little things.
- Learn something new every day and take time to notice the world around you.
- Get plenty of fresh air.
- Speak to a local pharmacist to review your medication if you have a lot of medications.
- Adopt positive lifestyle choices.
- Understand how to manage minor and long-term health conditions.
Information videos about the most common illnesses and ailments that can be treated at home are available at www.healthierlsc.co.uk/winter
Missed appointments
In October 2023 we had 174 patients who did not attend their appointments, please if you cannot attend your appointment could you cancel it as soon as possible so that another patient may utilise it. You can cancel by ringing us on 01253 953950 and selecting option 1 or by cancelling via the NHS App or MyGP/Patient Access.
NHS Digital Weight Management Programme
The NHS Digital Weight Management Programme is a 12-week online behavioural and lifestyle programme.
The programme offers free, online access to weight management services for those who have a BMI greater than 30 and who also have diabetes or high blood pressure, or both. The BMI threshold will be lower at 27.5 for people from Black, Asian and ethnic minority backgrounds. head to our webpage for more information NHS Digital Weight Management Programme « Highfield Surgery (highfield-surgery.co.uk)
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