Over 60% of ‘at risk’ people in Richmond are without protection from flu
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An ‘at risk’ person is anyone aged over six months old who is living with an underlying health condition and who, without a flu vaccination, is likely to have a…
Health and Social Care Services
Articles relating to health (pharmacies, GPs, hospitals, the NHS and other providers) and social care services that may effect carers and the people they care for.
Carers Rights Day – How to get the most out of a GP Appointment
Every day, 6,000 people in the United Kingdom become carers (Carers UK). Whether that is the result of an accident, surgery, addiction, a diagnosis, worsening health condition or any other…
Medicine without prescription
Minor health conditions can be treated without visiting the GP. Many minor health conditions will either get better on their own or can be treated with over the counter medicines.…
Annual flu vaccinations available from autumn 2019
The NHS in Richmond would like to remind all carers and those with long-term health conditions that they are entitled to a free flu vaccination. Having the flu vaccination is…
Coordinate Your Care to be introduced in southwest London
The initiative Coordinate My Care, through which healthcare professionals, once granted permission, could share a patient’s urgent care plan with other professionals, has been embraced by a number of London…
Beware of health scammers
Scammers are pretending to be your GP, GP Receptionist or Community Pharmacist. Stop and think before you give out any personal information. For example, your GP surgery or community pharmacy…
Friendly Parks for All project
The Richmond Council Parks Team is developing Friendly Parks for All, which aims to ensure that ‘Everyone should have fair access to good quality parks’ by improving opportunities for everyone…
Would you like to talk to a counsellor?
Caring can be challenging and it can be difficult to talk to friends and family about your needs, your thoughts and maybe worries, as a carer. We offer carers the…
Coping with age-related hearing loss
deafPLUS Living with Hearing Loss training courses offer an ideal opportunity for people to learn how to cope with age-related hearing loss in a friendly, relaxed and informal setting. We…
Feeling a bit ill? See your local pharmacist
At the first signs of an illness, see your local pharmacist for advice and treatment on a broad range of health concerns, from troublesome coughs and flu, sore throats, earache,…