Contents • National Bed Month • World Glaucoma Week • World Kidney Day • No Smoking Day • World Down Syndrome Day • Salt Awareness Week • World TB Day • Purple Day • Stroke ACT fast • FutureFit • Patient Reference Group
National Bed Month runs throughout the whole of March when The Sleep Council reminds everyone of the importance of getting a better night’s sleep and the role a good bed plays in achieving that. Freephone leaflet line: 0800 018 7923 http://www.sleepcouncil.org.uk
Glaucoma is a group of eye diseases that cause progressive damage of the optic nerve at the point where it leaves the eye to carry visual information to the brain.
Are you at risk? Do you have high blood pressure? Do you suffer from diabetes? Do you have a family history of kidney disease? Are you overweight? Do you smoke? Are you over 50 years? National Kidney Federation Helpline: 0845 601 02 09, Admin: 01909 544999 Early chronic kidney disease has no www.kidney.org.uk sign or symptoms. You can help - the patient's voice to delay or prevent kidney failure by achieve high-quality renal treating kidney disease early. treatment across the UK.
11 th March No Smoking Day is a great opportunity to stop smoking Smokers can get help when they want to stop http://www.shropscommunityhealth.nhs.uk/content/doclib/10162.pdf There are health and other benefits to stopping smoking
Telephone Support on Tuesday evenings for people who find it difficult to attend clinics. It will provide you with one to one support over the telephone. You can telephone, text or email Help 2 Quit requesting a call back from one of our advisers The telephone service is available on Tuesday 01743 435 537 evenings from 5pm onwards or speak to Julie, the Practice Nurse, about Help2Quit
Do you know that 80% of cigarette smoke is invisible, and opening windows and doors will not remove its harmful effect? Shropshire Council’s public health team is urging residents who smoke in their home or car to consider the consequence of second hand smoke when inhaled by children.
Shropshire Down's Syndrome Self Help Group Wear LOTS OF SOCKS on 21 March Email: 2015 to raise awareness on World enquiries@dsa- shropshire.org.uk Down Syndrome Day (WDSD). Website: www.dsa-shropshire.org.uk Join in by wearing bright socks or odd socks on 21 st March so people will ask you why
Salt Awareness Week 2015 16th - 22nd March 2015 Healthier Future - giving children a low salt diet early in life. Which meal has the most salt? Which could have the lowest? Pepperoni Pizza contains the most salt Tuna Jacket Potato could have the least salt, if the tuna is tinned in water! http://www.actiononsalt.org.uk/awareness/Salt%20&%20Children%202015/142046.html#sthash.YQVhjlLw.dpuf Excess salt could cause:
The incidence of TB in the UK remains high compared to most other Western European countries Typical symptoms of TB include: • a persistent cough that lasts more than three weeks and usually brings up phlegm, which may be bloody • weight loss • night sweats • high temperature (fever) • tiredness and fatigue • loss of appetite • new swellings that haven't gone away after a few weeks You should see your GP if you have a cough that lasts more than three weeks or if you cough up blood. March 24 th each year
Purple Day 26 th March Helpline: 0808 800 5050 Enquiries: 0113 210 8800 epilepsy@epilepsy.org. ukwww.epilepsy.org.uk Enquiries: 01494 601300 Helpline: 01494 601400 www.epilepsysociety.org.uk There are approximately 50 million people around the world living with epilepsy. It’s estimated that 1 in 100 people have epilepsy
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Come along to meet the team on these dates: Friday 6th March, 9am-2pm at Whitchurch Market Monday 9th March , at Whitchurch Community Hospital Wednesday 11th March , 9am-2pm at Oswestry Market Saturday 14th March, at Much Wenlock Corn Exchange Market Wednesday 18th March , 9.30am-2pm at Market Drayton Festival Centre Monday 23rd March, 9am-4pm at Ludlow Community Hospital http://nhsfuturefit.org/
Are YOU interested in joining the new Patient Reference Group? This new group will meet occasionally to work with the practice to improve services. Please let Cheryl, the Practice Manager, know or ask her for further details. Telephone Cheryl on 01743 891401 or email: cheryl.brierley@nhs.net
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