{"id":518615,"date":"2026-04-08T00:57:24","date_gmt":"2026-04-08T00:57:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/518615\/"},"modified":"2026-04-08T00:57:24","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T00:57:24","slug":"people-urged-to-make-best-use-of-nhs-services-this-easter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/518615\/","title":{"rendered":"People urged to ‘make best use’ of NHS services this Easter"},"content":{"rendered":"

Collins said: “We’re encouraging people to plan for their health.”<\/p>\n

He said steps that could be taken included “remembering that local pharmacies can help with many common conditions through the Pharmacy First, external<\/a> service”.<\/p>\n

The NHS added that people should use those services for advice and treatment for common conditions which included sore throats, earache, sinusitis, infected insect bites and urinary tract infections.<\/p>\n

NHS Cornwall said people heading to the region should pack a small “holiday health kit” with simple first\u2011aid items such as pain relief, plasters and antiseptic wipes and sun cream. <\/p>\n

It also urged people to check in on vulnerable family members, friends or neighbours to make sure medicine cabinets were stocked. <\/p>\n

The NHS added in a life-threatening emergency such as “someone who is unconscious, struggling to breathe, having a severe allergic reaction, experiencing a seizure for the first time or suffering serious injury or bleeding”, people should “always call 999”.<\/p>\n

It said for urgent medical advice or for those who were unsure which service they should use, people should visit NHS 111, external<\/a> online or call 111.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Collins said: “We’re encouraging people to plan for their health.” He said steps that could be taken included…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":518616,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[43],"tags":[102,2960,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-518615","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-healthcare","tag-health","tag-healthcare","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/518615","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=518615"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/518615\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/518616"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=518615"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=518615"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=518615"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}