Easy Read: Bowel Cancer Screening
This easy-read guide shows you how to use an NHS bowel cancer screening kit.
Free blood pressure checks at Pharmacies
Free blood pressure checks at Pharmacies If you are over 40, you can get a free blood pressure check at a local pharmacy. No appointment is needed. You can find pharmacies offering free blood pressure checks on the NHS website. Why is it important? High blood pressure is the biggest cause of cardiovascular disease, which … Continued
Fast-Track Suspected Cancer Referrals
Fast-Track Suspected Cancer Referrals A fast-track referral means you will be offered an appointment within 28 days of your GP’s referral. Why am I being urgently referred? Your GP feels that you have symptoms that require investigation by a hospital specialist as soon as possible. This is so that your illness can be diagnosed and … Continued
Prescribing Warmth
Prescribing Warmth Newcastle City Council’s Warm Home Prescription Scheme will run from 1st December 2023 until 1st March 2024. The aim is to provide people with a grant for their heating costs, making it easier to keep their homes at a healthy temperature. To be eligible for a Warm Home Prescription, you must: Be a … Continued
Easy read: Having a smear test (Cervical Screening)
Two easy-read guides from the NHS and MacMillan Cancer Support about a health test for women aged 25 to 64.
Easy read: Breast Care and Cancer Screening
An easy-read guide from MacMillan Cancer Support about breast care and screening.
Video Playlist: Your Cervical Screening Stories
Cervical Screening – or smear tests – saves lives. Hear from patients, Doctors and Nurses in bite-sized videos
Video Playlist: Your Cervical Screening Appointment
Cervical Screening – or smear tests – saves lives
Video Playlist: About Cervical Screening
Cervical screening – or smear tests – saves lives. Find out more.
Video: How to use the NHS Bowel Cancer Screening kit
How to use the NHS Bowel Cancer Screening kit If you are aged 60 to 74, you will be sent an NHS Bowel Cancer Screening Kit every two years. It is a simple ‘at home’ test that looks for tiny amounts of blood in your poo, which can indicate bowel cancer. Every year more than … Continued