Head of Harrow Health Care Centre to share her expertise on the menopause at national women’s health event
Dr Jane Woyka, GP Principal at Harrow Health Care Centre, will be one of a number of speakers at the 28th Annual Symposium on Women’s Health. Due to be held on 4 December at The Royal College of Obstetricians & Gynaecologists in Regent’s Park, London, the symposium aims to increase awareness of post-reproductive healthcare issues […]
Three lesser-known symptoms of the menopause
The majority of women in the UK are likely to be fully aware of the typical, most common symptoms of going through the menopause – which can range from hot sweats and flushes to mood swings and anxiety.
Rabies death highlights the importance of vaccination, according to Harrow Health Care Centre
Doctors at Harrow Health Care Centre based at The Clementine Churchill Hospital have said the death of a man from rabies following a trip to Morocco should act as a warning to other travellers visiting countries where the disease is prevalent. The team of healthcare professionals at the Centre located on the London Road in […]
Families advised to go private for flu jabs this season
People who are at high risk of the flu – including senior citizens and children – are being advised to go private for their vaccinations this season, after the NHS indicated that there were shortages across many parts of the UK.
Holidaymakers and backpackers urged to protect themselves against rabies
Here in the UK, rabies is very rarely taken into account by backpackers and holidaymakers when they are making plans to jet off overseas.
Parents encouraged to use Harrow Health Care Centre for child’s BCG vaccine
Parents whose children are potentially at risk of developing Tuberculosis (TB) are being encouraged to get their children immunised against the disease.
Harrow Health Care Centre opens its doors to people struggling to obtain flu vaccine from NHS
Elderly, young and at-risk patients from across the South East of England are being encouraged to go private to access flu vaccinations following reports of shortages via the NHS in some parts of the UK. Harrow Health Care Centre said that the adjuvanted trivalent vaccine (aTIV, Fluad.) for the over-65s had reported shortages and that […]
Executive Screening & Health Checks
Summer holidays are a great time for reflection and review, it’s often an opportunity to make resolutions and focus a bit on health and quality of life. We often come back from our summer holidays determined to take more exercise, to eat a better diet and perhaps lose those extra pounds we have put on […]
Dr Woyka on sleep (part 2) – You can sleep better…
You Can Sleep Better A good night’s sleep sets you up for a good day. Waking bleary eyed and unrested is a grim prospect and lots of us worry about not being able to sleep. Last time we ran through the factors which can affect sleep and today we are looking at what you can […]
Dr Woyka on Sleep (part 1)
There are 4 essentials without which we can’t survive I call them My 4 Pillars. They are food, sleep, exercise and fun. We can’t manage much without them. You might wake up to a beautiful spring morning but if you’ve had a terrible night’s sleep it may be hard to enjoy it. Almost everybody has […]
Dr Jane Woyka: Why should I protect my child from tuberculosis with a BCG injection?
Some of the parents I see have found making the decision to protect their child against TB quite difficult. They are puzzled as to why the NHS offers BCG immunisation in some areas and not in others and they are also worried about the lack of provision for BCG immunisation for anyone over the last […]
FOUR STRAIN FLU (INFLUENZA) VACCINE
Early each year the World Health Organisation predicts which strains of flu are likely to be circulating in the winter months. They advise the flu vaccine manufacturers which strains to cover in the coming year’s flu vaccine. This year they identified 4 strains that are most likely to circulate this winter: at HHCC we stock […]
