Dr Hilary Jones MBE

Have you ever experienced a side effect from a medicine? If you’re concerned about any symptoms, remember the following:

👀 Check the patient information leaflet supplied with the medicine. The known side effects and dosage instructions will be listed there.

🗣 Talk to your healthcare professional. They can advise how to manage side effects or suggest alternative treatments.

💬 Tell the MHRA about your experience by reporting it to the 🟨 Every report counts to help make medicines safer for all.

Find out more 🔗 Yellow Card | Making medicines and medical devices safer (mhra.gov.uk)

Posted • 🤩 Skcin are delighted to receive a highly commended award for our MASCED PRO training programme for healthcare professionals at the recent Quality in Care Dermatology Awards held at the Royal College of Physicians on the 14th September in London.

Up against some high caliber competition, we were delighted to come second place in the category of Dermatology Education Programmes for Healthcare Professionals, in addition to receiving a Highly Commended Award!

We would like to thank Skcin Ambassador Dr. Nabiah Malik for submitting our training programme to be judged by the panel of experts and Skcin Ambassador Jane Henderson for accompanying Skcin at the event.

It was fabulous to meet and chat to Dr Hilary Jones MBE
who was even more charming in the flesh than he appears on TV! Karen Clifford (represented by the KC in SKCIN) would be very proud and she totally LOVED Dr Hilary Jones!!🧡🧡🧡

If you work in the healthcare sector, train your eyes to save lives with our MASCED PRO training programme. Find out more and register to take part at: MASCED.UK

Measles is one of those diseases we don’t tend to worry about anymore because vaccination has worked so well - but it hasn’t gone away. Cases are on the rise again and it is highly infectious.

Measles is more than just a rash, and vaccination gives the best protection against our little ones becoming unwell. Since the measles vaccine was introduced in the 1960s over 20 million cases have been avoided, saving over 4,500 lives - which shows how safe and effective it is.

With summer holidays now here and families expected to travel, it is vital that parents and guardians check their child’s Red Book to make sure they are up to date with their vaccinations and contact their GP practice to catch up on any missed doses of the MMR vaccination.

Check your child’s Red Book, and contact your GP to check your own vaccination record.

For more information, visit nhs.uk/MMR

Dementia Action Week 2023 is here, yet tens of thousands of people are still living with undiagnosed dementia - and without access to vital support. But help is just a phone call or click away. Visit www.alzheimers.org.uk/memoryloss or call 0333 150 3456 today.

This Melanoma Focus are urging you to :

✔️ Check your skin and contact your GP if you notice new or changing moles or lesions
✔️ Protect your skin from the sun with SPF30+ sunscreen

Find out more: https://buff.ly/3N8ELve

Last Friday was World Awareness Day.

Whilst improvements have been made, only 15% of people diagnosed with AML survive beyond five years. Leukaemia UK are determined to improve outcomes through life-changing research to develop kinder, more effective treatments.

Find out more about AML: https://bit.ly/3HbItQO

I am honoured to show my support for War Graves Week and help raise awareness of those who gave their lives for their country in the First and Second World Wars.
This wonderful event will help thousands to discover, learn about and remember the lives of the 1.7million men and women that are commemorated by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission. I would urge everybody to join one of the many CWGC tours, to learn more about these brave people and how they connect with our lives today.
Commonwealth War Graves Commission

I can’t believe I got to sit in the and take part in Celebrity Mastermind. You can see how I get on answering questions about my Specialist Subject, The Discovery of Penicillin, tonight on at 17.45

Stroke is a medical emergency meaning every second is precious between someone experiencing a stroke and receiving medical attention. Acting F.A.S.T. can be the difference between life and death. nhs.uk https://www.england.nhs.uk/actfast/

Swim22 starts today and I’m excited to see so many people take the plunge on the first day of the challenge! Are you taking part this year? If not, it’s never too late to dive straight in: http://bit.ly/3k5K4zu

I can’t wait to read Dr Philippa Kaye’s new Breasts book! It’s a fantastic guide for all women that they need to own.

Swimming has so many benefits for our health, including reducing stress levels, increasing strength and improving flexibility. That’s why I’m encouraging you to take on Diabetes UK’s Swim22 challenge. Interested in joining thousands of people as they take on 22 miles over the next 3 months?
Dive in today: http://bit.ly/3k5K4zu

Just a tiny sample detects signs of cancer. If you’re sent a bowel cancer screening kit, put it by the loo. Don't put it off.

Take on 22 miles in the water over the next three months for Diabetes UK!
Join thousands of others as they make a splash this spring.
Dive into the life-changing Swim22 challenge, and leave the stresses of daily life behind with every length: http://bit.ly/3k5K4zu

There’s nothing like starting the new year with a big health kick, embracing the outdoors, and going on a big walk. Well, I know that’s true for members of The Ramblers association. But we must stay vigilant and remind ourselves that influenza remains at an alarming level and could continue to rise throughout winter.

I recently spoke with The Ramblers about how we can best protect ourselves, to allow us to continue doing the things we love in 2023. It’s essential that we follow the official guidance on getting the recommended protection, for ourselves and our loved ones. You can find the full article here: https://bit.ly/3COXWnW

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Walking the Ramblers through a difficult flu season My name is Dr Hilary Jones and some of you may know me from Good Morning Britain, where, over the last few years I have talked about the health of the nation. But between the show, I balance working at my GP surgery and keeping physically active. Like everyone else I have my weaknesses, I like the o...

Wanting to kick out unwanted health habits this New Year? I am pleased to be supporting the new health improvement tool Ready to Change which I’ve been working on with the Public Health team at Norfolk County Council in collaboration with the University of East Anglia.

It’s a great little 3 step web tool that can really help you shift your mindset when it comes to improving your health. If you’re fed up with constant yo yo dieting, or maybe need a bit more encouragement to stop that mid week drinking or even quit smoking this is definitely for you.

I’d encourage you to think of the end goal and how much better you’ll feel when you get there - I recognise making changes can be tough but it will be worth it.
Just take the quiz, find out about the health benefits and then set your own targets, it’s simple and it’s free. Let me know how you get on!
Norfolk County Council

Try it out for yourself here: https://bit.ly/3izuZVQ

Help change a child's story & give the gift of reading this Christmas. Volunteer to help a child with
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The news of our Queen’s passing is devastating and the end of an era but we should take heart in remembering her incredible achievements, her place in history, her dignity, integrity, strength, stoicism, resilience, wisdom, experience, fairness, and love for everybody at home and throughout the Commonwealth and the world. She will be sorely missed but her work ethic, endurance, good humour, love of her people and the majestic example she set us is something we would all do well to emulate.

I'm supporting , air ambulance crews across the UK provide specialist care in critical moments to the most critically ill and injured patients to make a lifesaving difference

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Today is , every 30 seconds someone loses their life to . We need to support communities and increase and to make hepatitis elimination a reality! Find out more here https://www.worldhepatitisday.org/
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If you haven’t seen it already, my novel Frontline is available in paperback. Get your copy at Waterstones now: https://bit.ly/3OzxKB8 Welbeck Publishing