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Stopping smoking is one of the best things anyone can do for their health. Supporting patients to stop smoking: Local stop smoking services are free, friendly and can massively boost your chances of quitting for good. These services are staffed by expert advisers providing a range of proven methods to help you to quit. They will give you accurate information and advice, as well as professional support, during the first few months you stop smoking.

The Breast Outpatient Departments at Cambridge University Teaching Hospital and North West Anglia NHS Trusts have recently joined in partnership with NHS 111 online to enable patients to use the online App to make a self-referral to the Breast Unit for suspected cancer. Who can use this service The following patients are eligible for the self-referral service via the web address: Non pregnant Females Females breastfeeding Aged 30 years and over and have an unexplained

GPs are now able to prescribe Mounjaro injection for weight loss to certain patient groups, but the criteria are strict.  Your GP can refer eligible patients for Mounjaro but only if the following criteria are met: Adults (aged 18 and over) with a BMI of 35kg/m2 or above (or 32.5 kg/m2 for people from Asian, Middle Eastern, Black African or African-Caribbean ethnic backgrounds), AND At least FOUR out of the following five diagnosed health conditions:

After much careful thought, the Trustees of Granta Charitable Trust have made the difficult decision to close the charity, effective from the end of 2025.  Following discussions about the charity’s future direction, it was decided that the time has come to bring this chapter to an end. Since our establishment in 2019, Granta Charitable Trust has worked to strengthen primary care by providing all the sites with much needed medical equipment. We are very proud

As we approach the colder months, there are a number of vaccines that can help protect you against serious illness, including: FLU – this vaccine helps protect against flu, which can be a serious or life-threatening illness.  It’s offered on the NHS every year in autumn or early winter to people at higher risk of getting seriously ill from flu. COVID-19 – the Covid-19 vaccine helps protect against Covid-19, which can be a serious or