From improving lighting and removing trip hazards to building strength & balance, it’s all about staying steady and safe. Let’s keep moving with confidence this season. 💪🧤
10/12/2025
🧬💊 Keeping on top of your medicine cabinet and daily medications is more important than you might realise. From having the right medicines at home to organising your routine and checking expiry dates — it all matters.
Take 20 seconds (the time it takes to sing “Happy Birthday” twice) to lather, rub all surfaces, rinse & dry — and you’ll make a big difference. 💧👌
05/12/2025
👂💡 Ear infections can be painful and frustrating, but knowing the facts can make all the difference! Whether it’s a common middle ear infection or a less common fungal type, it’s helpful to recognise the signs and take steps early.
From itching and discharge to muffled hearing, symptoms vary. And when it comes to treatment, you’ll often hear about pain relief and keeping the ear dry.
Remember: if symptoms persist, worsen or include hearing loss, get medical advice. 👍
03/12/2025
💙 Feeling connected and supported matters more than ever. Social isolation can deeply affect mental health, especially for people living with disabilities - but there are ways to stay active, engaged and supported. 🌈✨
Whether it’s joining a local group, finding an accessible exercise routine or learning what support is available, small steps can make a big difference. 💪💬
01/12/2025
🌍❤️ This World AIDS Day 2025, let’s come together to fight stigma, share knowledge and stand in solidarity with everyone affected by HIV. 💪✨
Together, we can end stigma and empower healthier futures. ❤️🕯️
28/11/2025
🩹😣 Got a splinter? Whether it's a tiny piece of wood, glass, or metal, a splinter can be surprisingly painful - and if left untreated, could lead to infection 🦠
👉 In this helpful video, you’ll learn:
✔️ How to remove a splinter safely using tweezers
✔️ Tips to prevent infection
✔️ When to get medical help
💡 Don’t ignore it! Even a small splinter can cause problems if not removed correctly.
🧼 Always wash your hands and clean the area before & after removal.
If redness, swelling, or pus appears - seek medical advice 🧑⚕️
🫁💙 Living with COPD? While there’s no cure, there’s plenty you can do to manage it and improve your quality of life. COPD happens when the lungs become inflamed, damaged and narrowed - often due to smoking, long‑term exposure to dust/fumes or genetic factors.
Here are some ways to live well with COPD:
🔹 Stop smoking - the single most effective step.
🔹 Take inhalers and follow your treatment plan to reduce flare‑ups.
🔹 Stay active, eat well, keep weight in check and avoid triggers like pollution or cold air.
🔹 Be alert to symptoms like persistent cough with phlegm, shortness of breath or wheezing - mention them to your GP.
🤢💧 Vomiting and diarrhoea affect both children and adults, but the risks and care needs can differ. Here’s what to watch out for and how to respond 🧠
👶 Children vs 🧔 Adults - What’s Different?
Children:
‑ Dehydrate more quickly - loss of fluid builds up faster
‑ More vulnerable to electrolyte imbalance
‑ May refuse drinking or have a harder time telling how they feel
‑ Risk signs: dry nappies, sunken eyes, irritability, listlessness
Adults:
‑ Might manage symptoms longer before seeking help
‑ Risk of complications if they have chronic conditions (e.g. diabetes, kidney disease)
‑ The underlying cause can vary (infection, foodborne, side effect of meds)
✅ What to Do (For All Ages)
🛌 Rest & stay home
💧 Sip small amounts of fluids frequently
🍚 Once able, introduce bland, easy-to-digest foods
🧼 Wash hands often, especially after bathroom or caring for sick
❌ Avoid preparing food for others until 48 hours after symptoms subside
⚠️ When to Seek Medical Help
Watch for these red flags (in both children & adults):
• Persistent vomiting or diarrhoea lasting more than a few days
• Blood in vomit or stool
• Unable to keep fluids down
• Signs of dehydration (dizziness, extreme thirst, low urine output)
• High fever or unexplained pain
🥦🧠 It’s Malnutrition Awareness Week - and while it’s often associated with undernutrition, malnutrition can affect anyone, even those trying to lose weight.
Healthy eating isn’t just about cutting calories - it’s about getting the nutrients your body needs to thrive 💪
💡 Did you know?
⚠️ Weight loss medications like Mounjaro, Wegovy or Saxenda can reduce appetite so much that people may miss out on essential nutrients.
⚠️ Malnutrition symptoms can be subtle - like fatigue, slow healing, or feeling cold all the time.
⚠️ Even if you're eating, you could be missing key vitamins or minerals.
📌 This is important for every man – whether you feel fine or not. Strong health starts with awareness and action.
17/11/2025
🦠💊 Antibiotics are powerful medicines - but they aren’t always the answer. Using them when they’re not needed can cause harm and make future infections harder to treat.
Here’s what you should know:
✔️ They only work against bacterial infections, not viruses like colds or flu.
✔️ Overuse is driving antibiotic‑resistance (“superbugs”) - which means common infections can become untreatable.
✔️ Do these things to help protect their effectiveness:
‑ Only take antibiotics when prescribed by a healthcare professional
‑ Complete the full course exactly as directed
‑ Never save antibiotics for later or share them with others
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Launched in April 2018, GP+ Nottingham City is Nottingham’s first City-wide evening and weekend GP Service. Located on Upper Parliament Street in the heart of the city, the service offers routine and same day appointments to patients registered at the 52 GP practices in the city. Clinicians working at the service include GPs, Practice Nurses, Clinical Pharmacists, Physiotherapists and Stop Smoking Advisors.
To book an appointment, patients simply need to contact the reception desk at their own GP Practice. It’s not a ‘walk-in’ or ‘out-of-hours’ service.
The service is open from 4pm – 8pm Monday to Friday and 9am -1pm on Saturday and Sunday. Since March 2019, we’ve operated daytime appointments with our Stub It! stop smoking advisors (10am – 2pm on Tuesdays and Fridays.)
GP+ has been funded by NHS Nottingham City CCG, in response to the 2016 GP Forward View vision for improved access for patients to GP Services on evenings and weekends. The service is operated by the Nottingham City General Practice Alliance (the ‘GP Alliance’). The GP Alliance exist to help and support General Practice to remain resilient and strong enough to survive and thrive in the changing and unpredictable healthcare landscape. 45 of the 52 practices in Nottingham city are members of the GP Alliance.
On the launch of the service in April 2018 GP Alliance Chairman, Dr Jonathan Harte, commented:
“The GP Alliance is delighted to have been given the opportunity to support City Patients and Practices by developing this service. The additional capacity it will bring will provide a useful service for patients and help to ease the intense workload pressures on General Practice in the City.”
Following an inspection in February 2019, the GP+ service was awarded a ‘Good’ rating by the Care Quality Commission. You can read the inspection report here.
For more information on the service, please visit our information page here.
