Staying well this winter - what do the numbers say?
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by a fever, chills, headache,
aching muscles and joint pain
flu symptoms can mean you
need bed rest
Cold weathercan...
Lead to heart attack- orstroke-causing blood clots
Raise your bloodpressure and increaseyour risk of stroke
Make your heart workmuch harder to keepyour body warm
Raise your heart rate
Excess winter deaths areresponsible for about
of all deathsper year
86%
of excess winter deaths aredue to respiratory illness
SEE YOUR PHARMACIST AT THE FIRST SIGN OF ILLNESS, EVEN IF IT’S JUST A COUGH OR COLD
If the weatherdrops to 2°C orless, healthcareservices targetspecific actions athigh-risk groups
of pharmacies now have a
private consultation area
STAYING WELL THIS WINTER— WHAT DO THE NUMBERS SAY?STAYING WELL THIS WINTER— WHAT DO THE NUMBERS SAY?Winter can be seriously bad for your health. Find out what you should be looking out
for and what precautions you can take to keep you and your family well this winter.
Flu can be characterised Even for most healthy people,
45%
Those 65 or older — as well
as those with a long-term
health condition — are
particularly at risk
1 20 IN
⅓Roughly
2°C
of the elderly admitted to
the hospital are admitted
from their own homes
say they were
socially isolated
90%Roughly
FOR PEOPLE OVER 75 ADMITTED TO A&E, THERE IS A CLEARLINK BETWEEN SOCIAL ISOLATION AND CARE NEEDS
Pharmacists are fully qualified toadvise you on the best course ofaction if you start to feel unwell
15.4M THESE PEOPLE
FLU IMMUNISATION IS ONE OF THE MOST EFFECTIVE WAYS TOPREVENT FLU AND REDUCE THE POTENTIAL HARM IT CAN CAUSE
65
2-4ARE ELIGIBLE FOR A
have a long-term
health condition
such as diabetes or
respiratory illness
PEOPLEover aquarter ofthe UK’spopulation
Along with
those over
carers to disabledor elderly people
1 2
children
age
CHILDREN’S NASALSPRAY VACCINE
FREEFLU JAB
AND
OR
pregnant woman
and in school years
www.nhs.uk/staywell
SOURCES
http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/+/www.dh.gov.uk/en/Healthcare/Longtermconditions/DH_084294
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/flu-plan-2015-to-2016
https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/468160/CWP_2015.pdf
http://www.foe.co.uk/sites/default/files/downloads/cold_homes_health.pdf
http://www.hscic.gov.uk/catalogue/PUB15933/gen-pharm-eng-201314-Report.pdf
http://www.swahsn.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/Project-Ariadne-Case-Study-12.pdf
http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/public/weather/cold-weather-alert/#?tab=coldWeatherAlert