Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust There’s light at the end of the tunnel. Support our mental health Winter Wellness Campaign, click on the link below for more information. Mental health self help is available: https://web.ntw.nhs.uk/selfhelp/ For a free campaign pack email: [email protected] Back to COVID-19 Page
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Important information to keep you safe while isolating at home. Please read this Leaflet: Suspected Coronavirus: Isolating at Home Safety Netting Leaflet The leaflet is for patients with suspected coronavirus who have not been admitted to hospital and will be isolating at home. Adult Pulse Oximetry Monitoring COVID-19 Diary https://youtu.be/ifnYjD4IKus Back to COVID-19 Page
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This guide explains about the COVID-19 Vaccination, who is eligible and who needs to have the vaccine to protect them from Coronavirus. In the UK, there are two types of COVID-19 Vaccine to be used once they are approved. They both require two doses to provide the best protection. After you have had the first
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Limits on the number of people you can see socially are changing. From Monday 14 September, when meeting friends and family you do not live with you must not meet in a group of more than 6, indoors or outdoors. From September 14 – when the new rules apply – it will be against the
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What is Wellbeing? Wellbeing has been defined as:“A dynamic state, in which the individual is able to develop their potential, work productively and creatively, build strong and positive relationships with others, and contribute to their community. It is enhanced when an individual is able to fulfil their personal and social goals and achieve a sense
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Monthly Newsletter: Issue 001 This newsletter is aimed at the community of veterans and their families in Sunderland. We hope you enjoy it! Please contact us if you would like to comment on any of the items in these pages. We are planning to issue it every month, get in touch if there is anything
Guidance note for patients requesting face mask/coverings exemption letters. Sunderland Local Medical Committee is the statutory body that advises and supports GPs and practice teams. We have prepared this guidance note: Exemption Letter July 2020 Getting Tested Please click on the link below for information on testing: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/coronavirus-covid-19-getting-tested# Back to COVID-19 Page
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Updated Guidance for the Clinically Extremely Vulnerable to COVID-19 The government has made some changes to its guidance for people who are shielding because the transmission of COVID-19 in the community has gone down. The changes from 6 July are: you no longer need to socially distance from people you live with if you want
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Minor Cuts and Grazes Most cuts and grazes are minor and can be easily treated at home. Cleaning them thoroughly and covering them with a plaster or dressing is all that’s needed. Stopping the bleeding If your cut or graze is bleeding heavily or is on a particularly delicate area of your body, such as
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It is worthwhile purchasing a digital electronic thermometer, which is best placed in the child’s armpit to record the temperature – forehead thermometers are less accurate. The infra-red type that measures the temperature of the ear drum is the most reliable. Significant fever is defined as a temperature of 38 degrees Celsius or more. Most