Hospital emergency departments are for people with serious, life-threatening...
GP Gary Howsam joined the New Queen Street Surgery in Whittlesey in 2008. The practice covers two sites with a branch at Stanground in Peterborough. “People should avoid just pitching up at the local...
View ArticleNo two days are the same at the Minor Injuries and Illness Unit (MIIU) in...
After working in nursing for 34 years, Senior Sister, Jayne Clark has a wealth of medical knowledge that is essential to treating the vast array of injuries and illness cases that come through the...
View ArticleVisiting your pharmacy has never been more convenient – Rita Bali, Community...
If you are feeling a little under the weather, don’t suffer in silence. Visit your local pharmacist to see if they can recommend something to ease your symptoms. These days, with pharmacies in many...
View ArticleGPs can treat a multitude of illnesses and injuries to help you on your way...
GPs can treat a multitude of illnesses and injuries to help you on your way back to good health. If further treatment or investigation is required, GPs will refer you to specialists. Here, to help you...
View ArticleGuide to Childhood Illnesses updated for 2016
2016 updated Guide to Childhood Illnesses
View ArticleLocal NHS urges residents to use the right service for their ailments
Residents in Cambridgeshire and Peterborough are asked to consider whether they could use a alternative services to A&E, as the county’s A&E departments are very busy today. Health chiefs at...
View ArticleSchool’s back so time to swot up on keeping children healthy
As children across the county return to school this week, the local NHS are reminding parents and carers that lots of minor conditions can be treated at home with over the counter medications or with...
View ArticleExtended 111 service will help those in mental health crisis
People living in Cambridgeshire and Peterborough will now be able to access a new mental health team when they dial 111. The new pilot scheme is being launched on Monday, 19 September by mental health...
View ArticleLocal NHS reveals the cost of prescribing basic medicines
As part of Self-Care Week (14-20 November) health chiefs in Cambridgeshire have revealed they spend £1.5million on prescribing pain relief medication for patients, who could have bought painkillers...
View ArticlePlan ahead for repeat prescriptions at Christmas time
Many GP practices and pharmacies will have limited opening hours between Christmas and New Year, so Cambridgeshire and Peterborough CCG are reminding patients to plan ahead and ensure their...
View ArticleGP closed? Guide to local NHS services available over Christmas period
With Christmas just around the corner local health chiefs are reminding Cambridgeshire and Peterborough residents about the health services available over the festive period. From pharmacies open on...
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