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Sternhall Times: September
From our pharmacy team
As the summer winds to an end, so does the chance to get some much needed sun on your skin. Sunlight helps our bodies to produce Vitamin D, which is essential for healthy bones, teeth and muscles. Most people are able to make Vitamin D they need from sunlight between March– September, but this is not the case during darker months. You can make sure you are getting enough Vitamin D through your diet. Vitamin D rich foods include:
- Oily fish such as salmon, sardines, herring and mackerel
- Red meat
- Liver (avoid if pregnant)
- Egg yolks
- Fortified foods such as cereals (be sure to check the label)
During Autumn and Winter, the advice is to get vitamins from your diet where possible. It may be worth taking vitamin D supplements. You can readily ger these in general shops and community pharmacies. The dose you need depends age, medical conditions and medication. Please speak to your community pharmacies for further advice about this and to choose the right supplement for you.
Learning disabilities event
Southwark PCN are holding an event for people with learning disabilities living in Southwark. This will be on Friday 6th September 2024. The event will be run by our Social prescribing team. It will be an opportunity to find out about the local services available in Southwark to help support health and wellbeing. It’s a free event, so need to book, you can just turn up. It will be held from 10am-3pm at Trinity College Centre, Newent Close, SE15 6EF.
NHS App
The NHS have announced a new partnership with libraries across England to help more people access online health services and use the NHS app. The scheme in partnership with The National Health Literacy Partnership, will officially launch in October. Both public and NHS libraries will be contacted in the coming weeks to provide toolkits and information.
The NHS App and NHS Account for libraries - NHS England Digital
Get U Better
The Get U Better app supports patients to self manage musculo-skeletal conditions, providing advice and information on exercises. If you are able to, please download the app either via the Google play store or Apple app store.
Patient Tailored Care for MSK pain and Women's Pelvic Health
Awareness days
National pain awareness month
September focuses on the challenges associated with pain and chronic pain. Pain can be temporary or it can be life long but either way it can be crippling. A variety of conditions may cause pain, for example, fibromyalgia, migraines or cancer. Pain can affect people in different way such as how much they can work, their personal lives/ social lives. The month speaks to everyone to bring awareness about pain affects people in different ways.
6th to 12th September: Know your numbers
This is the blood pressure flagship awareness campaign. It encourages adults across the UK to check their blood pressure and know how to maintain health numbers.
25th September: National fitness day
This highlights the role of the importance of physical activities as it helps us to lead a healthy lifestyle. There are many simple activities that can be enjoyed by many such as walking, running and swimming.
Published: Sep 3, 2024
