-
Advice and Information -
Take a look at our advice article on the organisations and groups that can support you if you’re grieving. -
Advice and Information -
Self-isolation, social distancing and shielding have been introduced by the Government to help you and your loved ones stay safe from COVID-19. Find out what they mean in practice and what applies to you. -
Advice and Information -
As older people are at an increased risk of severe illness, NHS and Government guidance advises that older people need to be particularly stringent in following social distancing and staying at home. -
Advice and Information -
On the 22nd of June, the Government updated the advice for those shielding. The new advice is being carried out in two phases on 6th of July and 1st of August. The advice takes into account the reduction in COVID-19 infection rates in recent weeks. -
Advice and Information -
From Monday 15th June in line with Government recommendations, outpatients and visitors attending hospital must wear a face covering at all times to help prevent the spread of injection and keep everyone safe. -
Advice and Information -
From Monday, 1 June, people who are shielding are able to go out once a day for exercise but they must maintain social distancing.
-
Advice and Information -
The NHS has contacted people who are at risk of severe illness if they catch coronavirus – this is because they have an underlying health condition which makes them clinically extremely vulnerable. -
Advice and Information -
Data has shown that the number of people going to A&E has dropped, prompting concerns that the seriously ill may be staying away because of concerns about catching coronavirus, or not wanting to place additional burden on the NHS.
-
Advice and Information -
The Commission on Human Medicines has now confirmed that there is no clear evidence that using ibuprofen to treat symptoms such as a high temperature can make coronavirus (COVID-19) worse. -
Advice and Information -
You may have heard the word ‘shielding’ in reference to coronavirus. Shielding is the word used to describe how to protect those at highest risk of severe illness if they catch coronavirus. -
Advice and Information -
Due to the coronavirus outbreak, the NHS is encouraging people, especially those at the highest risk of COVID-19, to talk about their preferences for end of life care.
-
Advice and Information -
Grief is something people experience when someone close to use dies. People react in different ways when someone dies, and there is no right or wrong way to feel.
-
Advice and Information -
In line with government guidelines, the vast majority of the public in Hertfordshire are protecting themselves and others from coronavirus by staying at home.
-
Advice and Information -
Due to the Coronavirus outbreak, there have been local changes to the NHS provision of non-essential outpatient appointments. -
Advice and Information -
The Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak is affecting all our daily lives. Social distancing and self-isolation in particular can be difficult to cope with, and can have a significant impact on our mental health -
Advice and Information -
The Integrated Musculoskeletal (MSK) services in Herts Valleys have now moved all appointments to either virtual or telephone appointments.
-
Advice and Information -
In light of recent Public Health and Healthwatch England advice we have been reviewing our activity in response to the coronavirus outbreak. -
Advice and Information -
In response to the current crisis surrounding coronavirus (COVID-19), please see below some key information that we hope will be useful to the public within Hertfordshire and beyond. -
Advice and Information -
The Coronavirus outbreak is placing huge press on our local hospitals. So that they can look after patients with acute needs, hospitals are changing the way patients are discharged -
Advice and Information -
The Coronavirus outbreak is placing huge pressure on our local hospitals. So that they can look after patients with acute needs, hospitals are changing the way patients are discharged. -
Advice and Information -
This live webchat service, which launched in August, has helped over 1,100 people in the first two months, including service users, carers and health and care professionals. -
Advice and Information -
To keep urgent NHS services safe and to make sure that they are available for everyone who needs them, an appointment system for urgent and emergency care is being introduced across the country from 1 December. -
Advice and Information -
From today onwards (Monday 11 January), the New QEII Hospital Urgent Care Centre for minor illnesses and injuries in Welwyn Garden City will close its doors to new patients at 10pm every day. It will reopen at 8am every morning. -
Advice and Information -
Thanks to the new ‘Travel with Confidence’ scheme, people can feel more confident taking a taxi or minicab in Hertfordshire during the Covid-19 pandemic. -
Advice and Information -
The national vaccination programme is well underway in Hertfordshire and both the Pfizer/BioNTech and Oxford/AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccines are being given to local people. -
Advice and Information -
To ensure that everyone who is most at risk from COVID-19 can get protected as quickly as possible, the NHS is calling those in the first four priority groups to contact and book their vaccine, if they haven’t got an appointment yet. -
Advice and Information -
To ensure you are offered the COVID-19 vaccine, it is very important that you are registered with a GP practice. Not being registered with a GP practice could delay receiving your vaccination. -
Advice and Information -
The COVID-19 vaccine is our best defence against the virus, alongside effective social distancing, wearing a mask and washing your hands. Getting vaccinated means protecting yourself and may also help to protect your family and friends. -
Advice and Information -
Official message from NHS England - Anyone using or visiting healthcare settings must continue to wear a face covering and stick to social distancing rules. -
Advice and Information -
The Government are encouraging all 12–15 year olds to have their first dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine.
-
Advice and Information -
For some people who have had Coronavirus (COVID-19), their symptoms can last for a long time after the initial infection has gone. -
Advice and Information -
Losing a loved one can be very distressing and affects us all in many different ways. Some of the physical and emotional challenges can start even before the loss of life itself.
It is important to know there is help and support available.
-
Advice and Information -
The Government recently announced plans to accelerate the booster vaccination programme in England.
-
Advice and Information -
The Government recently announced an easing of a number of Covid-19 restrictions with a move back to Plan A. -
Advice and Information -
The vaccination programme has recently been extended to protect clinically vulnerable children aged 5 – 11. -
Advice and Information -
Everyone who has COVID-19 is affected in different ways and recovers differently. -
Advice and Information -
Stress from the pandemic, lockdowns and the Russia/Ukraine war has taken a toll on all of us - but there is help available. -
Advice and Information -
Everyone aged 50 and over will be among those offered a COVID-19 booster and a flu jab this autumn under plans to increase protection against respiratory viruses ahead of winter.
-
Advice and Information -
Everyone aged 50 and over, people working in frontline health and social care, and people who are at high risk, will be among those offered a COVID-19 booster and a flu jab this autumn. -
Advice and Information -
NHS England is moving forward the timetable for the autumn COVID-19 and flu vaccine rollouts.
