SEASONAL - SPRING / SUMMER - Sorrel Bank Medical Practice

SEASONAL - SPRING / SUMMER

Insect Bites & Stings

The number of people seeking advice on bites and stings from the NHS website is three times higher than last summer.

Warmer weather is enjoyable for many, but it can also mean an increase in insect bites and stings. See our advice on what to do if you've been bitten or stung, and when to get medical advice.

nhs.uk/conditions/insect-bites-and-stings/

Repeat prescriptions

BBQ safety

Sun Screeen & Sun Safety

Sunburn increases your risk of skin cancer. Sunburn does not just happen on holiday. You can burn in the UK, even when it's cloudy.

There's no safe or healthy way to get a tan. A tan does not protect your skin from the sun's harmful effects.

Aim to strike a balance between protecting yourself from the sun and getting enough vitamin D from sunlight.

Find out more here: Sunscreen and sun safety - NHS (www.nhs.uk)

HAY FEVER

Hay fever is usually worse between late March and September, especially when it's warm, humid and windy. This is when the pollen count is at its highest.

Check if you have hay fever

Symptoms of hay fever include:

sneezing and coughing
a runny or blocked nose
itchy, red or watery eyes
itchy throat, mouth, nose and ears
loss of smell
pain around your temples and forehead
headache
earache
feeling tired

If you have asthma, you might also:

have a tight feeling in your chest
be short of breath
wheeze and cough

Hay fever will last for weeks or months, unlike a cold, which usually goes away after 1 to 2 weeks.

Hay fever - NHS (www.nhs.uk)

Exams

Exam Stress

Kooth - Support for young people who are experiencing anxiety and stress during exams.

If you are struggling to cope, you're not alone Kooth can help you manage your feelings around exams and find ways to cope.

Home - Kooth

About Safety Net

Produced in collaboration with Home Office PREVENT and the West Midlands Police Crime Commissioner, Safety Net is a unique educational resource and training programme designed to provide the tools and confidence to engage children and their parents, in a concerted effort to encourage safe online practice in the home.

As the Internet and social media act as the gateway to the adult world, children are increasingly accessing online platforms more and more from an early age. Though they are becoming smarter and growing up computer literate, they are innocent and do not possess the life skills needed to recognise potential dangers. Parents worry about what their children are doing online, yet very few know how to help.

Safety Net embeds the understanding and effective protective behaviour strategies needed to help young people across all year groups stay safe, both online and in the physical world. Adopted by parents, schools, local authorities and multi-agency partnerships across the UK, it is establishing itself as a vital tool in safeguarding children.

Skips Safety Net (skipseducational.org)