With the second bank holiday in May fast approaching, local health professionals are reminding people to examine their options should they or their family members become unwell over the long weekend.

Many GP practices will be closed on the bank holiday, so it is wise for people to think about repeat prescriptions they will need before the long weekend begins.

Dr Rob Caudwell, a Southport GP and NHS Southport and Formby CCG chair, said: “We remind people to examine their options all year round but it is even more important over the bank holiday weekends when GP practices are closed.

“We want to make sure that people have a good weekend and that they use the right service should they need it. We don’t want patients to become poorly and have to spend part of their holiday in hospital. Another thing we don’t want to happen is for people to run out of their medication but it is also important that they don’t over order to avoid unnecessary waste.”

Dr Andrew Mimnagh, local GP and NHS South Sefton Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) chair, said: “We are reminding people about the services on offer to them such as advice on the NHS choices website and by calling NHS 111 which will be invaluable this weekend.

“Your pharmacist can also give you useful advice on how to deal with common bugs, such as coughs, colds, sore throats and the flu so that you can take precautions and have a nice long weekend.”

The local NHS CCGs in Sefton are also reminding people that A&E and 999 services are for life-threatening and serious conditions.

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Three new Autism Hubs across Sefton are looking for volunteers and are holding a volunteering open day tomorrow.  The Hubs, located in Southport, Waterloo and Bootle, offer adults with Asperger Syndrome or high-functioning autism the chance to socialise, gain new skills and access support around a variety of issues. Volunteers are needed to ‘meet and greet’ at the Hubs, providing a friendly welcome to those attending. … Continue reading New autism hubs seek volunteers

Client A and Client Z met Paula, a May Logan Centre Living Well Mentor, at a health awareness day at Sefton Carers Centre and, after an initial assessment, it was identified they had issues around poor diet and lifestyle choices. It was decided that A and Z would benefit from meeting Paula together as the friends spend a lot of time in each other’s company … Continue reading Friends benefit from life-changing encounter

NHS South Sefton Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) and NHS Southport and Formby CCG took part in a charity lunch break cake sale as part of International Nurses Day 2017 on Friday 12 May. To mark the occasion, CCG staff showed their baking skills and brought in cakes for a charitable donation raising over £100 for Royal College of Nurses (RCN) Foundation. This money will go … Continue reading CCGs celebrate International Nurses Day with sweet success

To mark this year’s World Health Day 2017  we parked outside the Strand Shopping Centre in Bootle with the health bus ready to chat to people about what health and wellbeing means to them.

Many of our partners were on hand to answer queries and it was good to hear what local people thought about healthy lifestyles. They also took part in a Living Well Sefton World Health Day competition for a chance to win £50 in Love to Shop vouchers.

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