This is open to anyone who lives in Sowerby Bridge. The library has indoor and outdoor air monitors for the public to borrow. To borrow a monitor, you need to ring the library (01422 831627) and book the monitor, saying whether you’d like the indoor or outdoor one. Staff will either tell you straightaway when … Continue reading Borrowing air quality monitors from Sowerby Bridge Library
Public Health
Staying Well is now on Instagram!
The Staying Well Hub has its own dedicated presence on Instagram! https://www.instagram.com/staying_well_team/ We hope to become more interactive this way, sharing images and updates. We’d like to take this opportunity to remind you that we are still here if you need us to lend a listening ear. You can refer yourself to us or request … Continue reading Staying Well is now on Instagram!
Supporting unpaid carers at home free online session
SUCH is a free online session that has been funded by West Yorkshire and Harrogate Health and Care Partnership Personalised Care Programme. The session lasts for 45 minutes and is designed to support unpaid carers with information on how to create a safer environment to protect you and your loved ones i.e. Handwashing, glove application … Continue reading Supporting unpaid carers at home free online session
No Smoking Day 10 March 2021
It might not feel like a good time to quit smoking – but it is. Last year, during lockdown, one million people quit. New research confirms that now those ex-smokers will now be feeling happier and more positive than if they were still smoking. We don’t often talk about the benefits of quitting to mental … Continue reading No Smoking Day 10 March 2021
GPs offering pulse oximeters to those vulnerable to COVID-19
Devices to monitor oxygen levels and pulse rate are being offered to those patients in Calderdale that are particularly vulnerable to the effects of COVID-19 and suffer from breathlessness or other associated symptoms. Patients or their carers can use these devices, called pulse oximeters, at home and if the readings show oxygen levels are starting to fall, the patient … Continue reading GPs offering pulse oximeters to those vulnerable to COVID-19
