Winter 2024/25 Toolkit
For use between Monday 4 November 2024 and Sunday 1 December 2024 and Thursday 6 January 2024 – Monday 31 March 2025
This toolkit is designed to support ICS partners to share important information with local people during the winter months.
Please use this toolkit across your social media channels to encourage your audiences to stay well throughout the winter months between Monday 4 November to Sunday 1 December and Thursday 6 January to Monday 31 March. We will share a stand-alone toolkit in due course for the festive period.
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NHS 111 can help if you need urgent healthcare advice this winter. It’s free and available 24/7 via:
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Think NHS 111 — when you're not sure what to do Visit 111.nhs.uk or call 111 24/7, any day of the year |
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Your local pharmacist can help you with range of services, advice and treatment this winter, from blood pressure checks to vaccinations , and from advice on minor illnesses and injuries to over-the-counter medication. Just walk in and speak to the team. |
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Speak to a pharmacist about: Advice and treatment for common conditions, Repeat and emergency prescriptions, Emergency or routine contraception, Vaccinations, Blood pressure checks, Medicine cabinet staples like paracetamol Visit cpics.org.uk/well-together to find out more |
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In our area, 97% of local community pharmacies offer Pharmacy First, which helps patients get treatment for seven common conditions without needing to see a GP first. Through Pharmacy First your local pharmacy can help you with common illnesses including sinusitis, a sore throat, and earache . Find out more via www.cpics.org.uk/well-together |
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Think Pharmacy First Prescription medication without a GP appointment Visit cpics.org.uk/well-together to find out more |
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With winter bugs like Norovirus, the flu and the common cold doing the rounds, make sure your medicine cabinet is well-stocked so you can look after yourself and loved ones at home. |
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Stay well at home Look after yourself at home with a well-stocked medicine cabinet: Paracetamol and ibuprofen. Indigestion remedies. Thermometer. Oral rehydration salts Visit cpics.org.uk/well-together to find out more |
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Be prepared this winter and make sure your first aid kit is well-stocked, so that you can treat minor injuries from the comfort of your own home. |
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Stay well at home Treat mild injuries at home with a well-stocked first aid kit: Plasters, bandages and sterile dressings, Antiseptic wipes or spray, Tweezers and scissors. Visit cpics.org.uk/well-together to find our more |
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You don’t need an appointment to attend your local Minor Injury Unit (MIU) or Urgent Treatment Centre (UTC) . Visit your local centre for help with:
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Your Minor Injury Unit or Urgent Treatment Centre can help with: Wounds and cuts, stomach pain, strains, sprains and fractures, minor burns and scalds, eye problems. Visit cpics.org.uk/well-together to find our more |
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A&E is for life and limb threatening emergencies. If you come to A&E with a problem that isn’t an emergency, you will face a much longer wait and may be redirected to another service. Don’t risk a wasted trip – visit www.111.nhs.uk to find the right service for your needs. |
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A&E is for genuine medical emergencies Visit cpics.org.uk/well-together to find our more |
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If you’re finding it more difficult to manage your mental health this winter, help is available. Visit www.cpics.org.uk/well-together to find out about the different NHS services that are here to support you. |
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It's okay not to be okay Support for your mental health is available Visit cpics.org.uk/well-together to find our more |
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The NHS is here for you this winter. Find out about staying well this winter, and what local services are best placed to help you when you are unwell, by visiting https://www.cpics.org.uk/well-together https://www.cpics.org.uk/well-together |
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The NHS is here for you this winter Help us help you by using the right service Visit cpics.org.uk/well-together to find our more |