From your Patient Participation Group (PPG)
Every month the Academy Medical Centre Patient Participation Group raises awareness of some health and wellbeing campaigns.
The PPG would like to highlight the following in October:
- Breast Cancer Awareness: Check out CoppaFeel and www.macmillan.org.uk for what to look out for when checking your body for lumps and bumps. Also visit www.breastcancernow.org.
- Self-Care Awareness: Not just this month but every month. Look after your own health as best you can by eating healthily, exercising, reduce smoking and alcohol etc will all help to reduce your risk of many types of illness. Also remember the pharmacist is a good source of help for minor ailment.
Remember to take up the opportunity to have your flu jag when it is available to you. Keep your eye on the web site so that you can book an appointment.
About the PPG
The Academy Medical Centre PPG has worked with the practice since 2010 to enhance the delivery of primary care services in a number of areas.
You can make a difference to the Practice too! To get involved or find out more about the work and how the PPG assists the practice and you, the patient, see the Academy Medical Centre PPG page. Notes of our meetings are also available to give you a real flavour of what we're doing.