Seasonal Archives - East Berkshire Primary Care

How Self-Love Can Improve Your Wellbeing

Self-love is important. Low self-esteem can seriously impact an individual’s mental health, which is why focusing on self-care and taking positive steps towards self-love can improve your wellbeing. Boosting your self-esteem If you’re facing issues with your self-esteem, it’s important you take time to address it so that you don’t begin to feel lonely or disconnected

How to Avoid the Norovirus This Winter

Whether you’ve had it yourself, known someone who has, or have heard about it, you’ll know that norovirus is no joke. Also known as the ‘winter vomiting bug’, it’s something that affects people in their thousands over the winter months, causing all sorts of misery. While it’s something that usually lasts 1-2 days, it’s easily

Use Health Services Wisely This Christmas

Winter is a difficult time for our healthcare services, and this winter looks set to be no different as hospitals and GP waiting rooms become overcrowded. Staff shortages and a high number of admissions means there are a lack of beds and patients are being turned away. You can do your bit to help by

Preventing Type 2 Diabetes With Self-Care

The cost of treating diabetes in the UK is growing, costing the NHS in England up to £1 billion a year. Nearly 1 in 20 prescriptions are for type 2 diabetes treatment. There are almost 3.7 million people who have been diagnosed with type 2 diabetes in the UK, a figure which is increasing. An

Helping The Older People In Your Life This Winter

In some parts of the country, it feels like we’ve skipped from autumn and gone straight into winter. Freezing temperatures and bouts of snow have already hit – could we be in for the coldest winter ever? Winter calls for even greater self-care to help prevent illnesses over the season, keeping you out of your