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START General Awareness Poster
19th Sep

START

Start is a drug and alcohol support service. It gives treatment and support to help people get well and back on their feet. No matter what advice or level of support you need, it is always free, confidential and without judgement. Anyone living in Hartlepool can use the Start service, no matter what their age, substance use or circumstances are.

 

For more information please click here

screenshot from the video of local Middlesbrough man
19th Sep

Bowel Cancer Screening

Please do not ignore your bowel cancer screening test! It's not every day an envelope posted through your door could save your life.
Bowel cancer screening tests are sent to the homes of all people after they turn 50. The home test kit collects a small sample of poo which is posted back to a lab to be checked for tiny amounts of blood. Blood can be a sign of polyps - growths in the bowel which can turn to cancer - or could already be a sign of cancer itself.
 
Please watch this special video which explains more about the test
30th Aug

Information on the new RSV Vaccine

Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) is an infectious disease of the airways and lungs. RSV infection often causes symptoms similar to a cold, including cough, sore throat, sneezing and runny or blocked nose. It can also make you become wheezy or short of breath and lead to pneumonia and other life-threatening conditions. There is no specific treatment, and most infections will get better by themselves. Every year thousands of older adults need hospital care for RSV, and some of them will die. RSV can be more severe in people with medical conditions such as heart or lung disease or a weakened immune system. RSV infection is common in young children but is most serious for small babies and for older people.

The new RSV Vaccine is available for:

  • Patients who turn 75 years of age on or after the 1st September 2024
  • Patients who are already aged 75-79 years old on 1st September 2024
  • Pregnant patients from 28 weeks of pregnancy. 

Further information is available for patients below:

Your guide to the RSV vaccine for older adults

A guide to the Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) vaccine for pregnant women

Eligible patients will be invited to the surgery to for this vaccine. 

NHS111 Option 2- call taker
9th Aug

NHS 111- Option 2 for Crisis Mental Health Support

If you, or someone you know, is experiencing a mental health crisis, you can now call NHS 111 and select option 2 for urgent mental health support.

NHS 111 is available 24/7.

If you are deaf or have hearing loss please use NHS 111 – SignVideo https://signvideo.co.uk/nhs111/ or use the 18001 111 Relay UK app.

Don’t worry, local freephone crisis service numbers in your area will still be active for a while to make sure you always get the support you need, and are available 24/7.

You can find a current list of local freephone crisis service numbers on the NHS North East and North Cumbria website. https://northeastnorthcumbria.nhs.uk/here-to-help-summer/looking-after-your-mental-health/

Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust have created a video to show what callers can expect when they call NHS 111 and select option 2 for urgent mental health support.


You can find the video using this link: https://youtu.be/80yKimwGcNQ