{"id":1475,"date":"2019-03-05T14:11:36","date_gmt":"2019-03-05T14:11:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bscmulticulturalservices.org.uk\/?page_id=1475"},"modified":"2019-10-29T14:54:30","modified_gmt":"2019-10-29T14:54:30","slug":"how-to-reduce-pressure-on-your-nhs","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bscmulticulturalservices.org.uk\/?page_id=1475","title":{"rendered":"Making Effective Use of the NHS"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"redbold\">*Please consult your GP if you have any health concerns<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Don\u2019t miss your booked appointments \u2013 ring up and cancel if you can\u2019t attend.<\/li>\n<li>Take up free screening when offered e.g. breast screening, prostate screening, cervical screening, bowel cancer screening etc.<\/li>\n<li>Use the text reminder service &#8211; Let your GP Surgery, hospital and dentist know if you change your mobile phone number<\/li>\n<li>Take up your free Flu \/ pneumonia immunisations if you are eligible<\/li>\n<blockquote class=\"alignleft\"><p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.bscmulticulturalservices.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/pharmacy.jpg\" alt=\"pharmacy\" class=\"black-border\" \/>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<li>Get your child vaccinated with free childhood vaccines offered by your GP<\/li>\n<li>Consult your GP before you travel abroad about travel vaccinations<\/li>\n<li>Ensure repeat prescriptions are requested in time so that you don\u2019t run out<\/li>\n<li>Stock your medicine cupboard with essentials such as paracetamol, Calpol&reg;, antacids and diarrhoea tablets<\/li>\n<li>Seek advice from your pharmacist at the first sign of illness \u2013 most pharmacists are highly qualified health care professionals who can advise you on using medicine safely as well as offer quick, confidential advice on a range of common illnesses such as:-<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&#9678;&nbsp;Coughs, colds and sore throats<br \/>\n&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&#9678;&nbsp;Tummy trouble<br \/>\n&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&#9678;&nbsp;Aches and pains<br \/>\n&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&#9678;&nbsp;Earaches<br \/>\n&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&#9678;&nbsp;Cystitis<br \/>\n&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&#9678;&nbsp;Teething<br \/>\n&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&#9678;&nbsp;Red eye<\/p>\n<ul>\n<blockquote class=\"alignleft\"><p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.bscmulticulturalservices.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/heart.jpg\" alt=\"heart\" class=\"black-border\" \/>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<li>Use the NHS 111 service for health advice and accessing the GP out of hours service<\/li>\n<li>Call 999 only in an emergency such as:-<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&#9678;&nbsp;Chest pains<br \/>\n&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&#9678;&nbsp;Severe breathing difficulties<br \/>\n&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&#9678;&nbsp;Severe blood loss<br \/>\n&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&#9678;&nbsp;choking<br \/>\n&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&#9678;&nbsp;black outs<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>When to go to A &#038; E <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&#9678;&nbsp;Loss of consciousness<br \/>\n&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&#9678;&nbsp;Acute confused state and fits that are not stopping<br \/>\n&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&#9678;&nbsp;Breathing difficulties<br \/>\n&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&#9678;&nbsp;Severe bleeding that cannot be stopped<br \/>\n&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&#9678;&nbsp;Severe allergic reactions<br \/>\n&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&#9678;&nbsp;Severe burns or scalds<br \/>\n&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&#9678;&nbsp;Stroke<br \/>\n&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&#9678;&nbsp;Major trauma such as a road traffic accident<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.healthwatchsuffolk.co.uk\/services\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Find a health service in Suffolk<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>*Please consult your GP if you have any health concerns Don\u2019t miss your booked appointments \u2013 ring up and cancel if you can\u2019t attend. Take up free screening when offered e.g. breast screening, prostate screening, cervical screening, bowel cancer screening etc. Use the text reminder service &#8211; Let your GP Surgery, hospital and dentist know &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bscmulticulturalservices.org.uk\/?page_id=1475\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Making Effective Use of the NHS&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1475","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bscmulticulturalservices.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1475","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bscmulticulturalservices.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bscmulticulturalservices.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bscmulticulturalservices.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bscmulticulturalservices.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1475"}],"version-history":[{"count":23,"href":"https:\/\/www.bscmulticulturalservices.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1475\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1811,"href":"https:\/\/www.bscmulticulturalservices.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1475\/revisions\/1811"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bscmulticulturalservices.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1475"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}