Umbrella Medical at The Limes Medical Centre

Cases of measles are rising in England.
Measles is more than just a rash with one in five children needing a hospital visit.
Make sure your child is up to date with their MMR vaccination to give them the best protection again becoming seriously unwell.

To find out more visit nhs.uk/conditions/measles

Your local pharmacy team can help. Don’t miss out on the convenient clinical care available close to home, in your local pharmacy.

Walsall People Panel

📅 Tuesday 21st November
🕙 10am - 12:30pm
📍 St Johns Methodist Church, Bloxwich, WS3 3HS

From 12:30pm until 2pm, there will be free, expert health checks and other information stalls.

People can book by calling 0121 612 1447 or emails [email protected]

Join us for a cuppa at our people Panel and have your say on the things that matter most to you.
With your help we can improve our health and care system and make sure all voices are heard and valued.

https://blackcountry.icb.nhs.uk/news-and-events/events/event-details?occurrenceID=1026

Get vaccinated.
Get winter strong.

Getting the flu vaccine will mean you are less likely to catch flu and pass it on to your baby

https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/vaccinations/flu-influenza-vaccine/

Could it be measles?

If you are visiting the surgery, and you or your child have a rash, please report to reception.

To reduce the spread of infection and keep vulnerable people safe, we will isolate you from others.

Measles can cause serious problems for some people.

https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/measles/

The NHS is inviting record numbers of women for breast screening, yet 1 in 2 choose not to come forward for their first appointment.

Regular breast screening can find breast cancer before you notice any signs or symptoms. If you have missed a screening, it’s not too late. Contact your local service to make an appointment today: https://www.nhs.uk/service-search/other-health-services/breast-screening-services

Pop-up COVID-19 and flu vaccination clinics are available in your area.

Anyone aged 18 and over who is eligible for an autumn COVID-19 or flu vaccine can walk into a local clinic with no appointment needed.

The pop-up clinics have been arranged across Dudley, Sandwell, Walsall and Wolverhampton.

To find a clinic near you go to:
https://blackcountry.icb.nhs.uk/your-health/health-advice/vaccinations/pop-up

If you live with a long-term condition, you could save money on your prescriptions 💊

Find out if you can get free prescriptions by using the eligibility checker at www.nhsbsa.nhs.uk/check

Receive messages from your surgery in your NHS App, instead of by SMS text or letter

More secure and more reliable

Download the NHS App and turn on notifications

https://www.nhs.uk/using-the-nhs/nhs-services/the-nhs-app/

Two doses of the MMR vaccinations can help stop your child becoming seriously unwell with measles.

For more information on how to check your child’s vaccination record, visit nhs.uk/mmr

It's Breast Cancer Awareness Month.

Breast cancer can have several symptoms. Get used to checking your breasts regularly and be aware of anything that’s new or different for you.

Hatherton Medical Centre Phone Number

Patients of Umbrella Medical at Sycamore House Surgery and Umbrella Medical at The Limes Medical Centre
The number you use to get in touch with us has changed.
For a short time, if you call your old surgery number, your call will be redirected.
Please save the new number and use this from now on if you need to contact us.

Patients of Umbrella Medical at Lichfield Street Surgery
The number you use to get in touch with us is the same.

📞 01922 620 532

For some, flu or COVID-19 can be very dangerous and even life-threatening. Flu and COVID-19 vaccines reduce the risk of serious illness in colder months.

Find out if you’re eligible and book now via the NHS App or at nhs.uk/seasonalvaccinations

Warmer Homes West Midlands

Free, impartial advice for households that can:
💷 Save you money
⚡ Reduce your energy use
❤ Support your health and wellbeing
🍃 Protect our environment

They can also offer qualifying households free energy saving measures*
*based on an assessment of your household circumstance

📞 Call for free on 08081968298

https://warmerhomeswm.org.uk/about/

Family Hub Launches the EasyPeasy app

The app is for families with children 0-5 years old, there is over 80 topics such as; routine, communication, activities, eating and so much more......

To download the app please visit the App Store or Google Play

or visit https://join.easypeasyapp.com/signup/0138a77d4913832ad3dbbaae2ad7561c

Think you have a Urinary Tract Infection?

No need to book an appointment with your GP.

Your local pharmacy can now provide immediate advice & treatment for a UTI for women aged 16-64 – with no appointment required.

1 in 2 women experience a Urinary Tract Infection in their lifetime

If you have a:

• burning sensation when weeing
• need to wee urgently or frequently
• have cloudy wee or there's not much coming out

speak to your pharmacist today and say

Available at participating pharmacies only: https://blackcountry.icb.nhs.uk/your-health/find-right-service-you/your-local-pharmacy/byebyeuti

Things to do with your children | Walsall Council Find out about things you can do with your kids in Walsall borough

If you live with a long-term condition, you may be able to save money on your prescriptions 💊

A Prescription Prepayment Certificate will save you money if you pay for more than three items in three months, or 11 items in 12 months

https://www.nhsbsa.nhs.uk/help-nhs-prescription-costs

Vaccination is the best way to protect yourself, those around you and the NHS in the colder months, when and can spread more easily.

Find out if you’re eligible and how to book: nhs.uk/seasonalvaccinations

🚛SCREENING LOCATIONS🚛

Our mobile screening units are located in:

Tipton - Neptune Health Centre
Walsall Central - Morrisons, Wallow Lane
Smethwick - Victoria Health Centre
Small Heath - Asda Supermarket, Coventry Road
Hodge Hill - Tesco Supermarket, Coleshill Road.

If you are registered with a GP in these areas and are between the ages of 50-70 look out for your invitation for breast screening.

We also have screening appointments available at Breast Unit at City Hospital and Walsall Manor Hospital.

If you have any queries please contact our office on 0121 507 4967 opt 1.
Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust

One Walsall are celebrating and by organising a walk around Walsall town on:

Tuesday 10th October 2023
Time: 10.00 am start - finish at 12.15 pm
Starting at the Art Gallery, Walsall and ending at the Clock Tower, in the Arborteum

For further information and to register for the walk contact: [email protected] or telephone 01922 619840.

When the world feels uncertain, it's helpful to stay hopeful. Things can get better 🌈 Join us for and find ways to take positive steps forward

https://actionforhappiness.org/calendar

It’s Gynaecological Cancer Awareness Month

Vaginal cancer is a rare cancer, with the two main symptoms:
➡️ a lump in the va**na
➡️ ulcers and other skin changes in or around the va**na

If you have any of these symptoms, it’s important that you contact your GP.

https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/va**nal-cancer/

It’s Gynaecological Cancer Awareness Month.

The most common symptom of womb cancer is unusual va**nal bleeding. Less common symptoms are pain or discomfort in the pelvic area or pain during s*x.

If you have any of these symptoms, it’s important that you contact your GP.

More info: https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/womb-cancer/

Get NHS-approved advice whenever you need it, to help answer all your breastfeeding questions.

https://www.nhs.uk/start4life/baby/feeding-your-baby/breastfeeding/

Organ donation is the gift of an organ to help someone who needs a transplant. Thousands of lives in the UK are saved or transformed each year by organ transplants.

https://www.organdonation.nhs.uk/

Start for Life is here to answer all your breastfeeding questions and support you when you need it – you're not alone.

https://www.nhs.uk/start4life/baby/feeding-your-baby/breastfeeding/

Worried about your child’s rash, cough, asthma, sickness, earache, conjunctivitis, head injury or mental health and wellbeing? Visit the new Black Country 0-18 years website dedicated to health advice for children developed by local health professionals, go to www.blackcountry0-18.nhs.uk

We are excited to announce that as of yesterday (11th September), all patients at Limes Medical Centre who have appointments booked will now need to attend your new surgery Hatherton Medical Centre, 1 Hatherton Street, Walsall, WS1 1AF.

Please attend here for your appointments from Monday 11th September onwards.

For more information, and directions to the new surgery, please click here: www.limesmedicalcentre.org.uk/newsurgery

A low blood sugar level, also called hypoglycaemia or a ‘hypo’ is where the level of sugar (glucose) in your blood drops too low, below 4mmol/l.

A hypo can happen quickly, so it’s important to have hypo treatments with you at all times. It's important you know what the signs are and how to treat a hypo if you have one.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4LttAS3HpA0

https://www.diabetes.org.uk/guide-to-diabetes/complications/hypos

Diabetes hypos | What does hypoglycaemia Feel Like? | Diabetes UK The full name for a 'hypo' is hypoglycaemia. It happens when your blood glucose levels (otherwise known as blood sugar levels) get too low, usually below 4mm...

Heat exhaustion is a heat-related illness that can occur after you've been exposed to high temperatures.

If someone is showing signs of heat exhaustion, they need to be cooled down and given fluids.

➡️ nhs.uk/Sun

Caring for someone with dementia There is a lot of advice, information and support available if you care for someone with dementia

Make sure you are staying this week.

If you feel unwell, dizzy, weak, anxious or have intense thirst, move to a cool place, rehydrate, and cool your body down.

Seek medical attention if symptoms persist