Extreme winter pressures – don’t be a spreader!
The NHS is in the throes of extreme winter pressures due to high levels of infectious diseases such as flu, Covid, RSV and norovirus. You can help stop the spread by following the three C’s:- CLEAN: Wash your hands often, using soap and warm water or use an alcohol-based hand rub. COVER: Cover your mouth […]
Winter pressures – how you can help
During winter, services such as GP surgeries and hospitals experience increased patient demand, mainly due to cold weather and peaks of common infections and ailments. Between us all, we can help alleviate some of the demand by using alternative health services for those more minor conditions. A number of pharmacies offer an extended service called […]
Flu Vaccinations 2024
This year NHS England have informed us that the routine annual adult Flu programme for adults aged 18 years old upwards will start on the 3rd October. To ensure you have maximum protection for the flu season you should be vaccinated in October preferably, but certainly by the end of November. Flu numbers start to rise […]
Free Royston Health & Wellbeing Event
People in and around Royston are invited to come along to a free health and wellbeing event on 14 July, with health checks and vaccinations on offer alongside a wealth of advice and support. Teams across Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Integrated Care System (ICS), which covers the Royston area, have come together to organise the event […]
A guide to NHS waiting times in England
Maximum waiting times for non-urgent referrals The maximum waiting time for non-urgent, consultant-led treatments is 18 weeks from the day your appointment is booked through the NHS e-Referral service, or when the hospital or service receives your referral letter. However, your right to an 18-week waiting time does not apply if:- you choose to wait […]