Campaigns
Find out about the national and local health campaigns run by the NHS on a variety of topics.
These can range from how to recognise the symptoms of a stroke and surveys about our drinking habits, to how to improve our health, by stopping smoking, or taking more exercise.
F.A.S.T. The National Stroke Campaign
Information about Stroke, how to recognise the symptions and what action to take if you think someone has had a stroke.
Visit the Act F.A.S.T website.
Choose well
Choose Well aims to direct people to the health services that can give them the fastest and most effective treatment – enabling patients to choose the right NHS service for their needs. Find out about Choose well here.
Be Clear on Cancer campaign
This is a new campaign to raise awareness of the key signs and symptoms of cancer and to encourage those with the relevant symptoms to visit their GP. The aim is to raise public awareness of the signs and symptoms of cancer, encourage early presentation to primary care and explain the benefits of doing so. View more information here.
Winter 2011 - Keep well, keep safe
The ambulance service will be updating the public with information on and advice about keeping well and keeping safe and this first phase is about encouraging you to be healthy, plan for the winter and ensure you use the NHS as best as possible. View more information here.
A new campaign by the British Heart Foundation to highlight compression-only life saving skills is being backed by the ambulance service. View more information here.
