Advice and Information

People with a learning disability on average have poorer physical and mental health. Having annual health checks helps people to stay well, giving patients an opportunity to talk to a doctor or nurse about their health and wellbeing.

The NHS has updated the NHS App to make it easier to use. Some things have moved, but you can still do everything you could before.

Women will get routine reminders and options to book cancer screening through the NHS App, under a scheme being rolled out by the NHS over the next two years.

From next month the ‘ping and book’ service will start to operate through the NHS App, with reminders popping up in phones, NHS chief executive Amanda Pritchard said.

Millions of people in England can book flu and COVID-19 vaccinations from Monday, 23 September as the NHS rolls out additional protection for those most at risk ahead of winter.

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How Healthwatch can help you with health advice and information and how sharing your healthcare experiences can help everyone.

Healthwatch is an independent organisation in the United Kingdom that gathers and represents the views and experiences of patients, service users, and the public on health and social care services.

Health issues unfortunately don't leave us alone at the weekend and people are often in need of medical assistance out of hours. Using NHS guidelines, we have provided some advice and information on where you can go for help when your GP is closed.