Winter can be seriously bad for your health. Find out what you should be looking out for and what precautions you can take to keep you and your family well this winter http://www.nhs.uk/staywell/

1. by a fever, chills, headache,
aching muscles and joint pain
flu symptoms can mean you
need bed rest
Cold weather
can...
Lead to heart attack- or
stroke-causing blood clots
Raise your blood
pressure and increase
your risk of stroke
Make your heart work
much harder to keep
your body warm
Raise your heart rate
Excess winter deaths are
responsible for about
of all deaths
per year
86%
of excess winter deaths are
due to respiratory illness
SEE YOUR PHARMACIST AT THE
FIRST SIGN OF ILLNESS, EVEN IF
IT’S JUST A COUGH OR COLD
If the weather
drops to 2°C or
less, healthcare
services target
specific actions at
high-risk groups
of pharmacies now have a
private consultation area
STAYING WELL THIS WINTER
— WHAT DO THE NUMBERS SAY?
STAYING WELL THIS WINTER
— WHAT DO THE NUMBERS SAY?
Winter can be seriously bad for your health. Find out what you should be looking out
for and what precautions you can take to keep you and your family well this winter.
Flu can be characterised Even for most healthy people,
45%
Those 65 or older — as well
as those with a long-term
health condition — are
particularly at risk
1 20IN
⅓
Roughly
2°C
of the elderly admitted to
the hospital are admitted
from their own homes
say they were
socially isolated
90%Roughly
FOR PEOPLE OVER 75 ADMITTED TO A&E, THERE IS A CLEAR
LINK BETWEEN SOCIAL ISOLATION AND CARE NEEDS
Pharmacists are fully qualified to
advise you on the best course of
action if you start to feel unwell
15.4M THESE PEOPLE
FLU IMMUNISATION IS ONE OF THE MOST EFFECTIVE WAYS TO
PREVENT FLU AND REDUCE THE POTENTIAL HARM IT CAN CAUSE
65
2-4
ARE ELIGIBLE FOR A
have a long-term
health condition
such as diabetes or
respiratory illness
PEOPLE
over a
quarter of
the UK’s
population
Along with
those over
carers to disabled
or elderly people
1 2
children
age
CHILDREN’S NASAL
SPRAY VACCINE
FREE
FLU JAB
AND
OR
pregnant woman
and in school years
www.nhs.uk/staywell
SOURCES
http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/+/www.dh.gov.uk/en/Healthcare/Longtermconditions/DH_084294
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/flu-plan-2015-to-2016
https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/468160/CWP_2015.pdf
http://www.foe.co.uk/sites/default/files/downloads/cold_homes_health.pdf
http://www.hscic.gov.uk/catalogue/PUB15933/gen-pharm-eng-201314-Report.pdf
http://www.swahsn.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/Project-Ariadne-Case-Study-12.pdf
http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/public/weather/cold-weather-alert/#?tab=coldWeatherAlert