Help Us Help You this winter
We have enhanced and improved its ‘Help Us Help You’ website page designed to give Cheshire and Merseyside residents advice and tips to support their general wellbeing during the colder months.
The website page, a one-stop shop for tips and advice about keeping warm, looking after your physical and mental health and when to go to A&E or ring 999, is aiming to keep residents away from hospitals and inpatient units, which are traditionally high in demand during winter.
Ambulance services, hospitals, walk-in centres and urgent treatment centres can get especially busy over winter. By choosing the right health service, you will help to relieve pressure whilst also being better placed to look after yourself and others.
Help us help you stay well by following the top tips on this page to look after yourself and your family. You can also view our self help guides.
Among the additions to the webpage there are:
- A series of adverts going out on Greatest Hits Radio giving hints and tips to stay well this winter
- A series of new animations covering urgent mental health support, top tips to improve your mental wellbeing, information about Walk-in Centres/Urgent Treatment Centres, the importance of self care and how to beat loneliness.
Get prepared for the winter months and #HelpUsHelpYou.
If you need medical help fast, use NHS 111 online or by phone. It’s available 24 hours a day, seven days a week and they’ll know the best service for your treatment need. They can also book you in to be seen at your local UTC / WIC, or you can turn up without an appointment.
However, for life threatening emergencies, please dial 999 or go straight to A&E.
