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

At many GP surgeries in London, there are a range of health professionals who can help you.

Paramedics like Andy may be able to visit you at home if you’re unable to come into your practice.

Your general practice team is here to help you. ➡️ nhs.uk/Gpservices

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. 🫶

Speeding up recovery times 🤝 reducing waiting lists

@ChelWestFT's 'Super Saturday' event saw this 12-strong team use robotic surgery to help more patients get the care they need.

💬 '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 your GP refers you to a specialist, they’ll give you choices of where to go, based on what's best for you.

It's your Patient Choice.

Find out more at nhs.uk/patientchoice

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

Love this from our colleagues at Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children!

A huge shout out to all London’s operating department practitioners on #ODPday

Thank you for all you do for patients across the capital every day. 💙

If something in your body doesn’t feel right, don’t carry the worry of cancer with you.

Tests could put your mind at rest. Until you find out, you can’t rule it out.

Contact your GP practice.

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

At many GP surgeries in London, there are a range of health professionals who can help you.

Social prescribers can connect people to support in the community to improve their health and wellbeing.

Your general practice team is here to help you.

➡️ nhs.uk/GPservices