There are around 100,000 strokes in England, Scotland and Wales every year. As well as 33,000 stroke-related deaths each year, thousands more are left with life-changing disabilities.The F.A.S.T. (Face, Arms, Speech, Time) acronym provides a memorable way of identifying the most common signs of a stroke and emphasises the importance of acting quickly by calling 999. Think and ...
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Urgent Primary Care Service at St Mark’s Hospital for Maidenhead residents
Residents of Maidenhead, that are registered with a Maidenhead GP practice, requiring same day urgent care for both minor illness and minor injuries can be seen locally in Maidenhead at St Mark’s Hospital. People with minor illnesses such as chest infections, skin infections, or urinary tract infections, or injuries, such as cuts and grazes, minor burns or minor head injuries, ...
New app launches to help with muscle or joint problems
A new app, getUBetter, has been launched across Frimley Health and Care to help patients with musculoskeletal (MSK) injuries and conditions manage their symptoms at home. Designed by clinicians in Emergency Care and checked by multiple GP’s, Physiotherapists and Orthopaedic Consultants, it delivers evidence-based advice to patients so they have the right information to help th ...
It’s ok to ask for help Children’s mental health awareness week – 6-12 February 2023
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 ...
Countdown to the end of Covid seasonal booster
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 ...
Time to talk day 2nd February
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 ...