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24/11/2025

Men's Health Awareness Month

24/11/2025

'Although COPD is the third leading cause of death worldwide, it remains underdiagnosed and often misdiagnosed.
COPD is a common, preventable, and treatable lung condition, but many people are unaware they have it. This means they may not receive the right care, or any care at all, until the disease has progressed.'

https://www.unicitymedicalcentre.nhs.uk/world-copd-awareness-day-19th-november/

When COPD is identified sooner, people can:

*Receive the right treatment and support
*Manage symptoms more effectively
*Improve lung function and quality of life
*Reduce the risk of flare-ups and hospital admissions

17/11/2025

This weeks marks , and the West of Berkshire Safeguarding Adults Board is supporting the Ann Craft Trust’s theme: Prevention – Act Before Abuse.

Throughout the week, a series of free webinars will be hosted for all local health and social care professionals. These sessions aim to raise awareness, build skills, and strengthen safeguarding practices.

Topics Include:

Scams: no blame no shame
Predatory Marriage
Domestic Abuse
Trauma and Resilience Informed Practice
Cyber Crime and Safeguarding.

📅 Explore the full schedule and book your place
Visit the West of Berkshire Safeguarding Adults Board website or Click here to find out more 👉 https://bit.ly/13NovVCWBnews

17/11/2025

Interesting...

From 17th to 23rd of November is a Sugar Awareness Week and this year it is about the hidden sugars in everyday foods and drinks and the impact of eating too much of it.
That’s the sugar added to food or naturally present in honey, syrups or fruit juices.

Around 9 in 10 children and 4 in 5 adults in the UK exceed the recommended daily.

Too much free sugar raises risk of obesity, type 2 diabetes, tooth decay and other long-term health problems.

The week’s theme is “Cut Through the Sweet Talk: What You See Isn’t What You Eat”, highlighting tricky marketing and hidden sugar.

What you can do:

- Look at food and drink labels: how many grams of sugar are in one serving?
- Make simple swaps: e.g. use water instead of sugary drinks, pick whole fruit rather than juice, choose plain yoghurt and add your own fresh fruit.
- Talk about it: share a photo of a “sugar cube count” of your snack or favourite drink and ask friends to guess how much sugar’s in it.
- Encourage others: Get your children, family, friends involved in a “reduce sugar challenge” for the week.

Join the conversation!
- How many sugar cubes do you think are hidden in your favourite drink or snack?
- What’s one sugar swap you’re trying this week?
- Have you ever been surprised by the sugar content of a food you thought was 'healthy'?
Your thoughts, experiences or tips might help someone else make a small but meaningful change!

17/11/2025

Know your rights, use your rights this Carers Rights Day.

Follow this link; https://www.carersuk.org/news-and-campaigns/our-campaigns/carers-rights-day/

17/11/2025

Carers - please join this event, there will be lots of advice and support for anyone caring for others.

17/11/2025

Diabetes explained.

This short animation is useful for people diagnosed with any type of diabetes and their family and friends. And anyone else who wants to understand the condi...

17/11/2025

Diabetes awareness month

10/11/2025

Mouth Cancer Awareness month

10/11/2025

Anyone can get lung cancer - ALL YOU NEED IS LUNGS, but misunderstandings and a lack of awareness continue to delay lung cancer diagnoses, leading to poorer outcomes.

Know the facts:

1 in 5 people diagnosed with lung cancer have never smoked

Up to 90% of non-smokers are diagnosed at a late stage, limiting treatment options

Lung cancer isn’t just a disease for older adults; young people are affected too

Visit allyouneedislungs.org.uk to read real stories from people living with lung cancer and learn more

10/11/2025

💜 “You kick yourself because it was there in plain sight, but you don’t see it.” – Poppy Bruford

For Poppy, pancreatic cancer changed everything. She lost both her dad and her husband, Rob, to this deadly disease.

Now she’s sharing her story to help others recognise the symptoms sooner and push for answers faster.

Pancreatic cancer is the deadliest common cancer. Spotting the signs could save your life.

☑️ Mid-back pain
☑️ Indigestion
☑️ Unexplained weight loss
☑️ Jaundice
☑️ Changes to your poo

💜 Read Poppy’s story: bit.ly/4hLDZBK

𝐏𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐭 - 𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐭𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐧𝐬 𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐲 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐬𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐚 𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐞. 💜

10/11/2025

Follow the link to find out where your nearest Pharmacy is.
https://www.nhs.uk/nhs-services/vaccination-and-booking-services/?brid=JgWhX6MrIRYY4bCvTJB_LA

The COVID-19 vaccine is now available for people most at risk, including older adults, care home residents and those with weakened immune systems.

If you’re eligible, book your vaccine today. ⬇️

https://www.nhs.uk/nhs-services/vaccination-and-booking-services/
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