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 […]
ZIKA VIRUS: NEW MOSQUITO BITE AVOIDANCE LEAFLET FOR TRAVELLERS
Avoiding mosquito bites is the main way to prevent Zika virus in travellers. Public Health England have released a new information leaflet: Mosquito Bite Avoidance for Travellers https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/500966/Mosquito_advice_sheet_FINAL_with_NaTHNAC_logo.pdf It includes five simple rules to follow to avoid the risk of infections transmitted by mosquitos. At Harrow Health Care Centre we provide a 30 minute Travel […]
Live Vaccines update
Some vaccines are “Live”. These include MMR, varicella, Yellow fever, intranasal flu and rotarix. For many years the recommendation has been that when two live vaccines are required in the same person that the vaccines should either be given on the same day or separated by an interval of at least four weeks. Review of […]
