First Floor, North Road Primary Care Centre
183 - 195 North Road, Westcliff - On - Sea
Essex, SS0 7AF
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May 2025
May 2025
Super bodies preventing super bugs
Our children’s ‘super bodies’ do amazing work against common illnesses like coughs, sore throats and ear ache.
By preparing ourselves with the information and knowledge to care for them at home, spot more serious symptoms, and know when and where to get help, we can support them to feel better sooner, and without unnecessary use of antibiotics.
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Illnesses like coughs, sore throats and earache are extremely common in young children, but did you know… our children’s ‘super bodies’ are designed to fight off many common illnesses, without the need for antibiotics?
May 2025
Do you have a joint or muscle problem?
Please use the FREE local getUBetter app approved by your clinicians in South East
Essex. It is provided alongside your NHS care and offers local tips, advice, and
exercises tailored to you and your stage of recovery.
• Instant access
• Easy to use
• Safe and effective
Your healthcare professionals cannot be with you 24/7, but getUBetter can.
March 2025
NO SMOKING DAY 12TH MARCH 2025
March 12th is No Smoking Day! If you’re quitting today remember there is lots of free support to help you – there’s no need to do it alone! Visit the Better Health quit smoking website now. #NSD2025
https://www.nhs.uk/better-health/quit-smoking/
March 2025
The NHS offers screening to save lives from breast cancer. Screening does this by finding breast cancers at an early stage when they are too small to see or feel.
All women aged 50 up to their 71st birthday are invited for breast screening every 3 years. We send out first invitations to screening some time between your 50th and 53rd birthdays.
March 2025
Essex Community Dementia Support Services
Our community support services are here for anyone living with
or affected by dementia. We’re here for you, providing support
and guidance throughout every stage of your journey.
Please download the leaflet below for information on local services.
Feb 2025
At the Kids Autism HUB you can:
Find Accurate information about autism
Hear from other young autistic people and their families
Talk to other friendly people sharing their experiences on weekly online groups
Explore other autism services across Essex, Southend, and Thurrock
Feb 2025
Changes to NHS App minimum software requirements.
The minimum software version required to run the NHS app is changing on 3 February 2025.
Following this date, the minimum operating system required to run the NHS app will be:
- Apple iOS 15 and above
- Android version 8 and above
This means that devices running software versions lower than this will no longer be able to use the NHS app. This will affect people who use the following versions of iOS and Android operation systems:
- iOS 12
- Android 6
- Android 7
These users will not be able to access the NHS App via the app on their phones and will need to access the NHS App via their web browser.
Help and support about the NHS App device compatibility can be found on the NHS.UK website here
Feb 2025
Take a second to check your blood pressure.
An estimated 88,000 people across mid and south Essex are living with undiagnosed high blood pressure. Since high blood pressure often has no symptoms, we're encouraging people to get checked. Our local pharmacies offer free blood pressure checks.