On Thursday 9th March, Wellbeing Exeter will be holding a social prescribing day at Exeter Library. This will be a great opportunity to drop in, meet the team and have a chat. For more information, please visit www.wellbeingexeter.org.uk
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Monthly Archives February 2023
Help Us, Help You | Bowel Cancer Screening
In a new ‘Help Us, Help You’ campaign that is the first of its kind nationally, NHS England is encouraging people who have been sent an NHS bowel cancer screening kit to complete the test. Bowel cancer is the fourth most common cancer in the UK, and detecting it at the earliest stage makes you up to nine times more likely to be successfully treated. But, almost one third of people who were sent an NHS bowel cancer screening test in England last year did not go on to complete it. Just a tiny sample detects signs of cancer before
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When Stroke Strikes Act F.A.S.T.
Act F.A.S.T. Call 999 if you see any single one of the signs of a stroke. There are around 100,000 strokes in England, Scotland, and Wales every year, with around 33,000 stroke related deaths each year, as well as being a leading cause of disability. The F.A.S.T. (Face, Arms, Speech, Time) acronym provides a memorable way of identifying the most common signs of a stroke and emphasises the importance of acting quickly by calling 999. Think and Act F.A.S.T. if you see any single one of these signs of a stroke: Face – has their face fallen on one side?
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