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#Carers week 12th-18th June. @LBofHounslow are holding an event to celebrate

Carers week 12th-18th June 2017

London Borough of Hounslow is celebrating Carers week on 12th June 2017 between 10.00am-2.30pm at Isleworth Town Hall, South Street, Isleworth TW7 7BG

Carers Week is an annual campaign to raise awareness of caring, highlight the challenges carers face and recognise the contribution they make.

There will be a number of stalls from a range of services providing…

The only way of reducing your risk of diabetes is through lifestyle changes #PreDiabetes #diabetes

Each year in the UK, 5% to 10% of people diagnosed with pre-diabetes go on to develop type 2 diabetes. People with pre-diabetes will often have no symptoms, but have an increased risk of diabetes and heart disease.

What is Pre-diabetes?

Pre-diabetes is also called Impaired Glucose Tolerance. Like diabetes, pre-diabetes is a condition where the amount of glucose (sugar) in the blood is too high…

Firstcare Practice Appointment System

  Firstcare Practice Appointment System

The aim of the practice is to empower you to manage their own health and provide tools and support to do this. We are committed to collaborate within the practice and with other professional partners in health and social care to both learn and deliver care. Our practice is open Monday-Sunday 8am-8pm as a result from your feedback. We have a variety of…

#DementiaAwarenessWeek Have you been diagnosed with Dementia?

Dementia Awareness Week programme 15th until 21st May 2017

Have you been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s or other Dementia?

Do you know someone who has?

Are you concerned that you might be experiencing memory loss?

An early diagnosis will help you plan for your future

If a diagnosis is made you will get advice and support from a specialist team, including: – Doctors, nurses, occupational therapists,…

Info on Lung function test #Spirometry #Asthma #COPD

Spirometry is fundamental to making a diagnosis of COPD and a confident diagnosis of COPD can only be made with spirometry. Click here for more information

If you have been booked for a spirometry test then please follow the instructions below:

Firstcare practice is supporting #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek

We are supporting Mental Health Foundation with #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek

When we talk about mental health we often end up focusing simply on the absence of a mental illness. But mental health is so much more than absence of illness. We will seek to uncover why too few of us are thriving with good mental health.

Click here to find out your good mental health score compared to the national…

  GP online services allow you to access a range of services via your computer or mobile. Once you have signed up, you will be able to:

book or cancel appointments online with a GP or nurse

renew or order repeat prescriptions online

view parts of your GP health record, including information about medication, allergies, vaccinations, previous illnesses and test results

The service is free. Everyone who is registered with a GP can have access to their practice’s online services.

Click here for information on how to get started or contact the surgery and speak to a member of reception staff.

Free #Chlamydia test for 15-24 year olds @firstcarep

If you’re under 25 and you’re sexually active, you should get tested for chlamydia every year or when you change sexual partner, as you’re more likely to catch it. Testing for chlamydia is done with a urine test or a swab test.

Chlamydia is one of the most common sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in the UK.

It’s passed on from one person to another through unprotected sex (sex without a…

Did you know that the GP deal with many queries over the phone or skype? #Appointment #GP

A GP takes up to 80 calls in the morning, these consultations last up to 5 minutes and patients have found it extremely useful. You do not need to make time to come into the surgery, the GP can send prescriptions directly to your pharmacy and send you emails and text messages with relevant information. If the GP thinks you need to come in for an appointment you will be booked in for the same day.

Medicine Cabinet essentials #SelfCare #Pharmacy

An essential medicine cabinet should include:

Pain relief such as paracetamol and aspirin (aspirin should not be given to children under 16 or to people with asthma). Children’s paracetamol oral suspension and ibuprofen syrups – free from pharmacy if you receive free prescriptions

Mild laxatives to relieve constipation 

Cold relief products

Rehydration mixtures for diarrhoea or vomiting to use…

NHS services- Choose Well

Self care – look after yourself at home with a well-stocked medicine cabinet Ring NHS 111 – 24 hour helpline health enquiry and advice. If you are not sure where to go for your ailment, ask NHS 111. Visit your local pharmacy (chemist) – for expert advice on common illnesses and the best medicines to treat them. Make an appointment with your GP practice– for illnesses that just won’t go away

when to visit the urgent care centre #UCC

If your injury is not serious, you can get help from a minor injuries unit or urgent care centre, rather than going to an A&E department. This will allow A&E staff to concentrate on people with serious, life-threatening conditions and will save you a potentially long wait.

Minor injuries units and urgent care centers can treat:

sprains and strains

broken bones

wound infections

minor burns and…