Visit Mersey Care’s new and improved ‘Help Us, Help You’ website for tips and advice on staying well this winter
| Mersey Care has 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, is 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.
I’d urge everyone from Cheshire and Merseyside to look at our webpage for all the advice you’ll need this winter,” explained Dr Noir Thomas, Mersey Care’s Chief Medical Officer. “Each winter the demand for services seems to increase annually, so we’re doing everything we can to help colleagues working in A&E departments and hospitals.” Mersey Care, one of the largest mental and community health trusts in the country, has also developed a number of free self help guides available for depression, stress, panic and many other issues, A spokesperson from NHS Cheshire and Merseyside said: “Across Cheshire and Merseyside, the NHS is preparing for what is expected to be another busy and challenging winter. We’re working closely with local trusts and other partners in health and social care to help keep people well, raise the profile of mental health helplines, reduce long waits for care, and speed up hospital discharge by ensuring that people can get the care they need in the community more quickly. “The public can also play their part by taking simple measures to stay well this winter, such as getting winter vaccines when invited to, keeping warm, staying active, looking out for others, and choosing the right service when they need help or advice. “Please remember that A&E should only be used for major, life-threatening illnesses and injuries. For conditions which are less urgent, please contact NHS 111, or consider visiting a local pharmacy, NHS walk-in centre, or GP practice for advice and support instead.”
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