Health and wellbeing

Advice for looking after the health of you and your and family whatever the weather.

We've teamed up with a range of health & wellbeing partners to create a range of advice for keeping healthy throughout the year, whether avoiding sunburn on a hot summer's day or staying safe during a thunderstorm.

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Stay safe in thunder and lightning

Learn how to protect yourself in a thunderstorm.

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How cold weather affects your health

It's not just illnesses you need to protect yourself from in winter. Winter weather can bring many risks to you and your family.

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6 things you should do for health and home this winter

Winter may have already started, but there are lots of tips to make sure you give yourself the best chance to stay warm and healthy. Here are some top tips from Public Health England.

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Cold or flu? What's the difference?

Expert pharmacists at LloydsPharmacy talk us through the key differences.

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Cold weather and asthma - how to keep it under control

The cold weather often brings more than its fair share of health problems including the risk of slips, trips and falls, as well as colds, flu and sore throats.

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Can you spot the signs of hypothermia?

It’s possible to get hypothermia even when you’re indoors – if it’s very cold and temperatures drop to below 18°C (64.4F).

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Looking after your mental health through the winter

The winter months can be difficult for many of us and our mental health.

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Winter health advice for over 55s

Now winter is well and truly here, we need to think about how we can stay as healthy as possible throughout the season.

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Keeping your baby cosy on winter nights

There is no doubt that if your child is kept at the right temperature, it can have a positive effect on the quality and safety of their sleep.

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My Winter - Community Pharmacist Colin Dougall

Winter can affect me every day, both in my home life and at work as a Pharmacist for LloydsPharmacy. When it starts to get colder that’s when I start to prepare for the season ahead.

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My winter – NHS Emergency Planning Manager Luke Peachey

Luke Peachey is the Emergency Planning Manager for University Hospitals Coventry (UHCW) and Warwickshire NHS Trust.

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Tips for keeping cool in hot weather

Everyone looks forward to some summer sunshine but it's worth remembering that when the temperature goes up it can present health risks.

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Flu

Cold weather has a significant impact on the number of cases of flu, which is why you get many more cases throughout the winter months.

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Hot weather and its impacts

Advice for staying safe and well in hot weather

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Hay fever

Minimise exposure and ease your hay fever symptoms

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Pollen

Pollen is a fine powder made up of microscopic pollen grains. Its dispersion and movement in the atmosphere is of great interest to millions of hay fever sufferers around the world.

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UV

Advice around UV and its effect on your health.

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Understanding rip currents

When heading to the beach for a dip this summer, we want you to enjoy the water but also to recognise its dangers and never underestimate its power.

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10 beach safety tips

Heading to the beach this summer? The RNLI gives advice on how you and your family can stay safe.

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Norovirus – a nasty winter bug

Public Health England (PHE) explain about the norovirus - previously called “Norwalk-like virus” or NLV or the winter vomiting bug.

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Supporting homelessness - the Salvation Army's story

How the Salvation Army supports people experiencing homelessness in Yorkshire

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