Beat the Heat

Coping with heat and COVID-19

Stay cool at home

• Many of us will need to stay safe at home this summer
• Know how to keep your home cool
• Look out for others safely, follow COVID-19 guidance

Stay cool, keep well

• Drink plenty of fluids and avoid excess alcohol
• Slow down when it is hot
• Stay connected, listen to the forecast

Cooler, safer places

• Go indoors or outdoors, whichever feels cooler
• Self-isolate at home if advised to do so
• Use cool spaces considerately, keep your distance

Watch out

• Be on the lookout for signs of heat related illness
• Cool your skin with water, slow down and drink water
• Stay safe when swimming
• Get help. Call NHS 111 or in an emergency 999

For more information go to www.nhs.uk/heatwave

Please find information on local health and support groups as well as other helpful health related info here

If you have time to attend 4 meetings a year (lasting approximately 1 hour) would you consider becoming a member of our Patient Participation Group? We are always looking for members. 

This group is formed to discuss the services offered by the practice and to decide upon an area each year for change/improvement. An action plan is then formed to carry out the actions agreed upon. Should this appeal to you please find out more here

The partners at Carterknowle & Dore Medical Practice are not in a position to sign Westfield forms sanctioning chiropractor treatment, as this is not a form of management that we routinely recommend. Whilst we recognise that some patients feel they benefit from chiropractor treatment, we are not assured of its effectiveness or that it is free from risk of injury or inappropriate exposure to x-rays.

We therefore leave it to the discretion of Westfield as to whether they fund the course of chiropractic treatment the patient has undertaken at their own discretion.