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Health issues unfortunately don't leave us alone at the weekend and people are often in need of medical assistance out of hours. Using NHS guidelines, we have provided some advice and information on where you can go for help when your GP is closed. -
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Find out what support is available to help you travel to your hospital appointments. -
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End of life care is support for people who are in the last months or years of their life. The guidance on the NHS website helps you know what to expect, how to plan ahead and how to manage your day to day decisions. -
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Help make sure that your practice meets people’s accessibility requirements using this checklist from Healthwatch Slough. -
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Read the latest advice and information from NHS England and Public Health England about the Coronavirus. -
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Please see the following document which highlights the change in maternity care services during the Coronavirus outbreak. -
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As part of the Adult Education Budget Maximus Training are offering fully funded courses to residents of Greater Manchester during the Coronavirus lock down period. -
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We explain why it’s important to have a plan in place, should you or a loved one become critically ill with coronavirus. -
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If you are experiencing or feel at risk of domestic abuse, or are worried about someone who might be, find out where you can go for advice and help. -
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Find out what NHS services have been told about resuming routine care.
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In response to COVID-19, CQC has changed its approach to ensuring the safety and quality of care. Find out what they are doing and how you can help support them.
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The World Health Organisation (WHO) has recently issued updated guidance for the use of masks for the general public during the COVID-19 pandemic. In this article we have summarised their key recommendations for wearing face masks. -
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In July, Government advice for those shielding in England will change. We look at what these changes mean for you if you have been told to shield. -
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In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, a number of GP practices across Wigan Borough have started to use Ask My GP to help them deliver their services. -
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Routine dental care has had to change because of COVID-19, with social distancing rules making it difficult to access services. Here’s some information on how to access an NHS dentist during the pandemic.
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If you're a parent or a carer of a young person with a mental health problem, it can be difficult to know what to do. You may also need help and support, and there are resources out there providing advice and information. -
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NHS 111 can help if you have an urgent medical problem and you’re not sure what to do. -
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Find out more about Type 2 Diabetes,what the risks are, and how you can prevent it. -
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Patients may request to change gender on their patient record at any time and do not need to have undergone any form of gender reassignment treatment in order to do so. -
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Prostate cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer in men in the UK. Globally, more than 1.3 million men are diagnosed with prostate cancer each year. -
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Drink and needle spikings are serious crimes, and can seriously affect the health of the person who's been spiked. Make sure you know how to stay safe from spiking and what to do if you think you or someone you know has been spiked. -
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When you think of an addiction, what do you think of? Drugs? Alcohol? Whilst these two substances are both very capable of being a path to addiction, they are not the only addictions. Addiction can be defined as a dependency or unhealthy obsession. -
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Whilst we all can appreciate and enjoy a sit down to play some video games, this can very easily become problematic when taken to the extreme, and with the amount of time people spend on devices this problem is on the rise. -
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Healthwatch Wigan and Leigh makes its decisions in an open and transparent way and ensures the interests of the people of the Borough will always come first. -
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Information and advice around health and social care -
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The Big Conversation is a five year project to shape the future of health and care As part of this, they are having an ongoing cycle of engagement working with people ,communities find out what is important to people with regards to their health. -
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SilverCloud have developed two new programs for parents and careers of young people who suffer with mental health issues. -
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one in 14 people over the age of 65 have dementia.
on in every 20 people under the age of 65 are diagnosed with Alzheimer's -
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Be Well is Wigan Council’s new holistic approach to health and wellbeing. Be Well brings leisure and wellbeing services together under one roof, helping to make an even bigger impact on the health and wellbeing of residents and customers. -
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Remember, Reflect , Recover
Wigan Borough's Covid-19 Places of Reflection -
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People are often in need of out-of-hours medical assistance. Using NHS guidelines we have provided some advice and information on where you can go for help when your GP is closed. -
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As we enter flu season it's important you know what they symptoms of flu are and what the flu vaccine is. -
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Tips to help you stay well this winter and get the care you need. -
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A year ago the Accessible Information Standard came into force. It requires any organisation providing NHS or social care to communicate in a way that everybody can understand. Here's a reminder of what you should expect.