COVID-19 is a viral infection that can cause cold like symptoms.
COVID-19 vaccination is the best way to protect yourself from becoming seriously unwell or dying from COVID-19.
Most people feel better within a few days or weeks of their first COVID-19 symptoms and make a full recovery within 12 weeks. However, for some people, it can be a more serious illness and their symptoms can last longer.
This booklet has information on 5 ways to a healthier life and the FREE services in Newham to support your health and wellbeing.
Find out about the support on offer for people who have diabetes.
Find out about the support on offer for people who have diabetes.
Find out about our free exercise, healthy eating and education programmes.
You can now order a free NHS home test kit for Hepatitis C.
If you don't treat Hepatitis C, it can cause life-threatening conditions like liver cancer or liver failure.
Even though fewer people are getting hepatitis C now, more needs to be done to stop new people getting it and to stop people who have hepatitis C from giving it to other people.
Social Prescribing Link Workers (sometimes called SPLWs or Social Prescribers) work in GP practices and are part of the NHS.
SPLWs are here to help you to connect with community activities, groups and services to support the practice, social and emotional needs that affect your health and wellbeing, such as housing and money.
The SPLW will work with you over a fixed number of appointments to help you to achieve your health and wellbeing goals.
Dentists are medical professionals who are here to support you to keep your teeth healthy.