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Heading to Wembley Stadium for the Sky Bet League One and Sky Bet League Two play-off finals this weekend? Please remember to:
🍺 Eat before drinking
🤝 Look out for others
🚕 Plan your journey home
The benefits of quitting smoking start sooner than you think. 🚭
After 20 minutes your pulse returns to normal and after one year, your risk of a heart attack would have halved. ❤️
Find free support on how to quit from Better Health.
The first signs of #WhoopingCough are like those of a cold, followed by symptoms including:
🔹 intense coughing
🔹 difficulty breathing after coughing
🔹 thick mucus & vomiting
🔹 a distinctive 'whoop' sound (babies & adults may not 'whoop')
ukhsa.blog.gov.uk/2024/04/12/wha…
Do you know your blood pressure?
Around one in four adults has high blood pressure and does not know.
Checking your blood pressure and knowing your numbers can reduce the risk of heart attacks and strokes. nhs.uk/bloodpressure
#WorldHypertensionDay
This #StrokeAwarenessMonth , remember F.A.S.T for the signs of a stroke:
😕 Face – has their face fallen on one side? Can they smile?
💪 Arms – can they raise both arms and keep them there?
🗣 Speech – is it slurred?
⏰️ Time to call 999.
nhs.uk/actFAST
During #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek we hosted NHS London Trust CEOs at Stamford Bridge. 💙
Celebrating the work of the Advantage programme, which through one-to-one mentoring, supports 11–21-year-olds with their mental health. 🫶
💬 'I am a #MentalHealth nurse by background but discovered my love for older age care in my second year of training.'
This #Dementia ActionWeek , we met Danielle Jenkins, a #Dementia Nurse Specialist, who spoke about our Dementia and Delirium team.
➡️ bit.ly/4dDyIcT
If you’re struggling with feelings of depression, excessive worry, social anxiety, post-traumatic stress or obsessions and compulsions, NHS Talking Therapies can help.
You can refer yourself free and confidentially. nhs.uk/talk
#MentalHealthAwarenessWeek
It’s #DementiaActionWeek .
A dementia diagnosis can come as a shock to the person with the condition and those around them. However, there are sources of help and support for everyone involved: nhs.uk/conditions/dem…
Londoners, did you know that the benefits of quitting smoking start sooner than you think? 🚭
After 20 minutes your pulse returns to normal and after 1 year your risk of a heart attack would have halved. ❤️
Find free support on how to quit from Better Health