This week we are joined by a Specialist Stop Smoking Advisor, Arjun as he uses his expertise, we're discussing our take on the Active 10 Campaign and ways to combat a smoking habit. If you were to think, what do you really like about smoking cigarettes...
Our latest blog is part of the Active 10 National Campaign, we’re looking at the importance of Behavioural Change to achieve 10 minutes of healthier habits. What do we need to realistically change our behaviour? Conscious effort. Has someone ever mentioned to you before about starting something new...
Is Making Every Contact Count training right for you? Do you work face to face with clients or patients? If so, you’re probably already having conversations with them about how they can make changes to their behaviour. Influencing people to make change is really important, but...
This week we are lucky enough to be joined by Alan, one of our Man V Fat clients in our Eastbourne League. We wanted to ask Alan a few questions to share his story and success. What led you to sign up to MVF? I had just turned...
One You East Sussex offer FREE NHS Health Checks to businesses and workplaces across the county. What is an NHS Health Check and how is it valuable to Employers? An NHS Health Check is a check-up for adults in England aged 40-74. It's designed to spot early...
What to expect The first appointment with your stop smoking specialist will be very informal, most of our clinics are held in a private room in a community setting. We like to get to know one another first, talk about how things are for you at the...
Congratulation to PAYDENS HAILSHAM for being the Pharmacy that performed the most NHS Health Checks in 2018 with 119 delivered! Congratulations to everyone involved in the NHS Health Check programme at Paydens Pharmacy Hailsham. A special mention to Maxine who has been instrumental in attaining bookings as...
Have you heard of the disease COPD? What this actually stands for is Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. This is the term for a group of conditions which include bronchitis and emphysema and are commonly characterised by the narrowing of the airways in the lungs (see picture...
Public Health England recently released a video illustrating the health harms of smoking cigarettes compared to vaping. The video was produced to show people that vaping can be considered as an option to break the habit of smoking cigarettes, despite the mixed messages shared by studies...
ONE YOU EAST SUSSEX RECENTLY LAUNCHED A WEBSITE AND LEARNING EXPERIENCE DEDICATED TO EMPOWERING HEALTH PROFESSIONALS. The platform has been developed to give health professionals practical tools to confidently support patients in changing their health habits. The content on the platform has been created by health professionals with decades...
