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Introduction to care and support
A quick guide for people who have care and support needs and their carers.
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Help from social services and charitiest
Includes helplines, needs assessments, advocacy and reporting abuse.
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Money, work and benefits
How to pay for care and support, and where you can get help with costs.
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Care after a hospital stay
Includes hospital discharge and care and support afterwards.
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5 steps to mental wellbeing
Practical advice to help you feel mentally and emotionally better.
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Healthy weight
Check your BMI using our healthy weight calculator and find out if you're a healthy weight.
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Exercise
Programmes, workouts and tips to get you moving and improve your fitness and wellbeing.
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If you need help now, but it’s not an emergency
Go to 111.nhs.uk or call 111 .
Introduction to care and support
A quick guide for people who have care and support needs and their carers.
Exercise
Programmes, workouts and tips to get you moving and improve your fitness and wellbeing.
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Information:
If you drive you must tell the DVLA about your vertigo. Visit the GOV.UK website for more information on driving with vertigo
Important :
If you develop symptoms of anaphylaxis, such as difficulty breathing, you should inject yourself in the outer thigh before seeking emergency medical help.
Important: School, nursery or work
Stay away from school, nursery or work until all the spots have crusted over. This is usually 5 days after the spots first appeared.
Non-urgent advice: Speak to a GP if:
- you're not sure it's chickenpox
- the skin around the blisters is red, hot or painful (signs of infection)
- your child is dehydrated
- you're concerned about your child or they get worse
Tell the receptionist you think it's chickenpox before going in. They may recommend a special appointment time if other patients are at risk.
Urgent advice: Ask for an urgent GP appointment if:
- you're an adult and have chickenpox
- you're pregnant and haven't had chickenpox before and you've been near someone with it
- you have a weakened immune system and you've been near someone with chickenpox
- you think your newborn baby has chickenpox
Non-urgent advice: Call 999 if you have sudden chest pain that:
- spreads to your arms, back, neck or jaw
- makes your chest feel tight or heavy
- also started with shortness of breath, sweating and feeling or being sick
You could be having a heart attack . Call 999 immediately as you need immediate treatment in hospital.
Immediate action required: Call 999 if you have sudden chest pain that:
- spreads to your arms, back, neck or jaw
- makes your chest feel tight or heavy
- also started with shortness of breath, sweating and feeling or being sick
You could be having a heart attack. Call 999 immediately as you need immediate treatment in hospital.
Where can I find my NHS number?
An NHS number is a 10 digit number, like 485 777 3456.
You can find your NHS number on any document sent to you by the NHS. This may include:
- prescriptions
- test results
- hospital referral letters
- appointment letters
- your NHS medical card
Ask your GP practice for help if you can't find your NHS number.
Do
- cover blisters that are likely to burst with a soft plaster or dressing
- wash your hands before touching a burst blister
- allow the fluid in a burst blister to drain before covering it with a plaster or dressing
Don't
- do not burst a blister yourself
- do not peel the skin off a burst blister
- do not pick at the edges of the remaining skin
- do not wear the shoes or use the equipment that caused your blister until it heals
| Skin symptoms | Possible cause |
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| Blisters on lips or around the mouth | cold sores |
| Itchy, dry, cracked, sore | eczema |
| Itchy blisters | shingles, chickenpox |
| Skin symptoms | Possible cause |
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| Blisters on lips or around the mouth | cold sores |
| Itchy, dry, cracked, sore | eczema |
| Itchy blisters | shingles, chickenpox |
Skin symptoms and possible causes
| Skin symptoms | Possible cause |
|---|---|
| Blisters on lips or around the mouth | cold sores |
| Itchy, dry, cracked, sore | eczema |
| Itchy blisters | shingles, chickenpox |
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It’s on your National Insurance card, benefit letter, payslip or P60. For example, ‘QQ 12 34 56 C’.
Don't include personal or financial information, eg your National Insurance number or credit card details.