Today is #WorldAsthmaDay and we're raising awareness of asthma triggers and the importance of having an asthma action plan to help those with the condition keep their symptoms under control.

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#HelpUsHelpYou by checking your prescription medication and planning ahead 💊

To find your nearest pharmacy and its opening hours, head to 111.wales.nhs.uk

It’s important to keep on top of your prescription medicine. However, if you run out of your medicine on a weekend or bank holiday and do not have a prescription with you, you may be able to obtain an emergency supply from a pharmacist.

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Ultraviolet (UV) light is the most common cause of melanoma. It comes from the sun and is used in sunbeds. #MelanomaAwarenessMonth

It's important to get any symptoms of melanoma skin cancer checked as soon as possible. 🔗tinyurl.com/fz8nzrus

This bank holiday, you can #HelpUsHelpYou and

💊order and collect repeat prescriptions in advance
🩹keep a well-stocked first aid kit at home
🕔use your local pharmacy for minor health concerns and get to know their opening times
💻use 111.wales.nhs.uk for health advice

For urgent mental health support, call 111 and press OPTION 2 for advice and support from a mental health professional in your area 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

Healthcare advice you can trust. 👉 gov.wales/nhs-111-press-2

Pharmacists can offer free clinical advice and over-the-counter medicines for a range of common ailments, such as coughs, colds, skin rashes, bites and aches and pains.

Find your nearest pharmacy at 👉 111.wales.nhs.uk

If you know what's causing your stress it might be easier to find ways to manage it. #StressAwarenessMonth2024

Find out more information about the symptoms of stress and what support is available to you on our website: tinyurl.com/2vpt5942

Screening detects bowel cancer at an early stage – often when there are no symptoms – when treatment is most effective.

For more information visit the Bowel Screening Wales website: phw.nhs.wales/services-and-t…

#BowelCancerAwarenessMonth

Please #HelpUsHelpYou and use NHS 111 Wales online to check your symptoms: 111.wales.nhs.uk

🩹Many minor conditions can be treated at home, so be prepared and stock up a first aid kit.

💊Use your local pharmacy for advice on medications and minor ailments.

If stress is affecting your life, there are things you can try that may help.

Find out more information about the symptoms of stress and what support is available to you on our website: tinyurl.com/2vpt5942

#StressAwarenessMonth2024

For urgent mental health support, call 111 and press OPTION 2 for advice and support from a mental health professional in your area 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

Healthcare advice you can trust. 👉 gov.wales/nhs-111-press-2

A bowel screening Wales test kit is currently offered to men and women who are resident in Wales aged between 51 and 74 years old.

A bowel screening Wales test kit will be sent through the post. Screening detects bowel cancer at an early stage.

#BowelCancerAwarenessMonth

Your local pharmacy can offer you free advice and treatment for minor conditions, often without an appointment.

Get the right care in the right place, first time. 👉 gov.wales/HelpUsHelpYou

Planned industrial action by junior doctors, consultants and specialist doctors is suspended.🏥

This is while the BMA Wales’s three national committees have agreed to formal pay negotiations.

Read more 👇

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#HelpUsHelpYou by checking your prescription medication and planning ahead 💊

To find your nearest pharmacy and its opening hours, head to 111.wales.nhs.uk

#NEWS | Two measles cases confirmed in Gwent.

Public Health Wales and Aneurin Bevan University Health Board are investigating two cases of measles in children in the Gwent area. Contacts have been identified and patients are receiving care.

No outbreak has been declared.

Most people feel stressed sometimes and some people find stress helpful or even motivating. But if stress is affecting your life, there are things you can try that may help. #StressAwarenessMonth2024

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#Measles can be a serious illness for children that can be prevented by a highly effective and safe vaccine. 👧👱👇

phw.nhs.wales/topics/immunis…

Did you know you can check symptoms, get trusted health advice and more at 111.wales.nhs.uk?