Chicken pox is currently “doing the rounds” locally. It’s a useful time to share some self care tips about how to manage the symptoms at home as most children with chicken pox don’t need to see a GP. ⏺️ encourage your child to drink plenty of fluids - try ice lollies if your child is not drinking ⏺️ give paracetamol to help with any pain and discomfort - avoid ibuprofen ⏺️ use cooling creams or gels from a pharmacy ⏺️ speak to a pharmacist about using antihistamine medicine to help itching ⏺️ bathe in cool water and pat the skin dry (do not rub) If your child has chickenpox, they will need to stay off school/nursery until all the spots have formed a scab. This is usually 5 days after the spots first appeared. For further advice see the NHS website or contact NHS111. https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/chickenpox/
Cancer
Cancer
We can support you in many ways via our clinical staff or social prescribing team; whether you have been recently diagnosed or had cancer a number of years.
St Leonards Hospice: The hospice team offer care for terminally ill people, and people with life limiting illnesses. They offer a range of services including bereavement support, hospice@home care and helping with symptom control.
York Against Cancer: They offer a range of support to patients with cancer, visit their website for more information.
Macmillan: They we can support you in a number of ways and their website has information about different cancer types.
