What is your preference

[PaulineHM]

for a pre winter information giving session? You are always so incredibly helpful.

Our local service is thinking of offering a pre winter information drop in day and have asked me what I think it might be helpful for respiratory patients to know before winter sets in ! This is designed to help us manage better through the winter. Brrrrrrr.

if you fancy helping me out then please just reply with the number next to the type of information being offered. Eg 1 for Vaccinators of Flu, Covid and RSV. Eg 9 for Smoking Cessation and Nutrition. Send as many numbers as you like Do add in any other support you feel would be helpful.

Then I can collate the numbers easily. It will fascinating to hear what you all feel would be right for you.

1.Vaccinators of Flu, COVID and RSV

2.Education information from Primary Care

3. Exercise from the community exercise teams and list of local groups, dates and times

4. PR and other support

5. FeNO and Spiro testing

6.Meds reviews

7.Peer and Voluntary sector support – Breath In Sing Out ( they could do some singing maybe!)

8.Housing, energy bills and benefits support – Community Wellbeing Teams

9.Smoking cessation and nutrition - Healthy Lifestyles Team

10.Mental health?

11.Cultural and language supporters

12.Social Prescribers /Know your Patch representatives

13.Digital support – to help people get on line to find relevant information, use practice websites and on-line prescriptions services etc

Thank you,

Pauline

[pepparuby1]

great post Pauline

1, 4, 6

Hope that’s useful

Kate

[PaulineHM in reply to pepparuby1]

Thanks Kate, so helpful of you.

Pauline

[EBiker2]

what a great idea - I wish every local area would do this ! Where is your local area? 1, 2,3,4,5,6,7 and 10.

[PaulineHM in reply to EBiker2]

Thank you- yes it seems a great idea doesn't it ? This is Gloucestershire- doing all they can to support resp patients. At the moment we are putting a bid to hold these days throughout the county before winter comes.