by Chester Central PCN | Mar 1, 2021 | Public News Stories
This Eating Disorder Awareness Week (1-7th March), BEAT are focusing on the devastating impact of Binge Eating Disorder on people’s lives. It is an illness that many people aren’t familiar with, despite being the most common, and like other eating...
by Chester Central PCN | Feb 17, 2021 | Public News Stories
Lung cancer is one of the most common and serious types of cancer. Around 47,000 people are diagnosed with the condition every year in the UK. There are usually no signs or symptoms in the early stages of lung cancer, but many people with the condition eventually...
by Chester Central PCN | Jan 20, 2021 | Public News Stories
What is cervical screening? Cervical Screening is a free health test available on the NHS that helps prevent cervical cancer. It checks for a virus called high-risk human papillomavirus (HPV) and if you have HPV, it checks for cell changes (abnormal cells). Who is...
by Chester Central PCN | Aug 28, 2020 | Public News Stories
BMJ study finds healthy children’s risk of needing hospital treatment for coronavirus is “tiny” and critical care “even tinier. BBC You can find out more information on the current COVID-19 pandemic here, including information on returning to...
by Chester Central PCN | Aug 11, 2020 | Public News Stories
As you find yourself recovering from COVID-19 you may still be coming to terms with the impact the virus has had on both your body and mind. These changes should get better over time, some may take longer than others, but there are things you can do to help. Your...
by Chester Central PCN | Jan 28, 2019 | Public News Stories
More ‘social prescribers’ to ease pressure on GPs. The number of workers trained to prescribe social activities, like exercise groups and art classes, to GP patients who don’t need pills, is set to rise, under NHS England plans. The aim is that...
