NHS Direct – self-help guide Body key
A self help Guide for the genral public using a “body key” to access information about common health problems.The Guide focusses on four areas of the body, i.e.Head & Chest, Abdomen, Limbs, & Skin.
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NHS continuing healthcare and NHS funded nursing care (Factsheet 20)
This factsheet explains what NHS continuing healthcare (NHS CHC) is, the process for deciding whether you are eligible to receive it and what to do if you are unhappy with the decision reached. It also explains NHS-funded nursing care – the NHS’s financia
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Hospital Discharge (Factsheet 37)
This factsheet explains what you should expect from staff planning for your discharge from hospital following NHS treatment in England. Your hospital stay should be no longer than medically necessary and you should be able to access ongoing care and suppo
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Health and Ageing
Explains how age can affect the health of older people, provides some general information and statistics about older people’s health and explains some of the most common illnesses in more detail.
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Healthy Eating
Eating well means enjoying your food and having plenty of variety. Here is a guide to the foods you should try to eat each day.
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Beating the Blues
Looks at some of the things that might make you feel sad and ways of coming to terms with them. It also tells you how to recognise the difference between feeling down and being depressed and how to get help.
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Fitter Feet
Trouble with your feet?; looking after your feet; simple foot care; exercise your feet; common foot problems; how to contact a chiropodist; helpful addresses.
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Hospital Discharge Arrangements
This factsheet describes the arrangements that should be made for people leaving hospital and explains which services might be available and how to find out about and obtain them.
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