Celebrate International Nurses Day #ind2024 on Saturday, 11 May with @parkrunuk

Register: parkrun.org.uk/register/

Information to help you with your bowel screening test kit is available in a range of other languages (including British Sign Language) and formats (including Easy Read, large print and audio) at nhsinform.scot/bowelscreening
#BowelScreeningScotland

Celebrate International Nurses Day #IND2024 on Saturday, 11 May with parkrun UK
Register: parkrun.org.uk/register/

This Sunday (12 May) marks International Nurses Day. This gives us an opportunity to recognise the dedication and commitment of all of our nurses working in hospital and community services across Tayside.

Today, nurses Gwen, Maggie and Rachel share their stories.
#IND2024

If you’re travelling for Hajj, it’s important to see a travel health professional. Visit fitfortravel.nhs.uk or call 0800 22 44 88 for information on how to access an appointment in your local area.
#Fit4Travel

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A new UK-wide joint action plan to contain and control resistance to antibiotics has been launched.

Antimicrobial resistance is listed among the World Health Organization (WHO)'s top global public health threats and is estimated to cause 7,600 deaths in the UK each year.

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This #MelanomaAwarenessMonth @melanomafocus is urging you to #KnowYourSkin :

✔ Check your skin and contact your GP if you notice new or changing moles or lesions
✔ Protect your skin from the sun with SPF30+ sunscreen & avoid sunbeds

Find out more: buff.ly/3N8ELve

Thank you to Caroline and Andrew Baird for their kind message praising staff in Ward 30 for the care they gave to their son Nathan recently.

NHS Tayside, in partnership with NHS Blood and Transplant, is hosting a ‘Time to Remember’ Memorial Service for those in Tayside who are donor families, transplant recipients, medical and nursing staff, and local supporters of organ and tissue donation. tinyurl.com/bdhrmyzv

If you’re spending time outdoors this summer, be tick aware. Take measures to prevent getting bitten, and if you do get bitten, remove the tick as soon as possible. More information - nhsinform.scot/lyme-disease

❗ Scottish Learning Disability Week runs from May 6-10 and the theme this year is #digitalinclusion

🚨 Edinburgh Napier University researchers have launched a campaign #Get2KnowMe on Emergency Care for ppl w/ Learning Disabilities to create awareness of how to improve emergency services

Today is World Asthma Day!

Asthma is a common long-term condition that can cause coughing, wheezing, chest tightness and breathlessness.

Speak to your GP if you think you or your child may have asthma.

You can find more info about asthma at NHS Inform. tinyurl.com/3rfma8je

#ItsOKtoAsk !
When you understand what's going on with your health, you can make better decisions around your care and treatment.

For more info on questions to ask at your next appointment visit:
nhsinform.scot/its-ok-to-ask

Celebrate International Nurses Day #IND2024 on Saturday, 11 May with parkrun UK
Register: parkrun.org.uk/register/

It’s Scottish Learning Disability Week.

The Scottish Commission for People with Learning Disabilities (SCLD) has 15 online events starting today.
Find out more about each online event and to register: tinyurl.com/mvfaaezk

#ScotLDWeek24 #MyRight2Digital

Most GPs in Tayside will be closed today (Monday 6 May). Please check your practice’s opening times.

Community pharmacies can offer advice and treatment for many illnesses. Swipe ➡️ for pharmacies open today.

Find out more ➡️ rightcaretayside.scot.nhs.uk

Happy International Day of the Midwife! 🤰👶

April was a busy month for our staff working in maternity and neonatal services with 293 babies born in Tayside.

Most GPs in Tayside will be closed on Monday 6 and Monday 27 May. Please check your practice’s opening times.

Community pharmacies can offer advice and treatment for many illnesses. Swipe ➡️ for pharmacies open on Monday 6 May.

Find out more ➡️ rightcaretayside.scot.nhs.uk

To mark World Hand Hygiene Day, staff from NHST’s Infection Prevention and Control Team (IPCT) and University of Dundee’s School of Health Sciences held an information stand and washing station at Ninewells Hospital so spread awareness of the importance of washing your hands.