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The stories below are of particular interest to all those associated with Dyfi Valley Health.
How to stay healthy this winter
How to stay healthy this winter... The clocks have changed back to GMT. It is getting darker by the day. Leaves are falling from the trees. Winter storms have already started their seasonal bombardment. Flu season is beginning to show its ugly head… With that being...
How to Prevent Strokes?
How to Prevent Strokes? We all know that stroke is a sudden and devastating illness – however many people are not aware of its widespread impact. According to the Stroke Association (http://stroke.org.uk), there are around 150,000 strokes in the UK every year. That is...
A GP Interview – What makes Dyfi Valley Health so good?
A GP Interview - What makes Dyfi Valley Health so good? We interviewed one of our Locum GPs, Dr. Steffanie Hart, and asked her a simple question: "What makes Dyfi Valley Health so good?" This is what she had to say... Video...
The Flu – Prevention & Treatment
The Flu – Prevention & Treatment As we leave another summer season behind us we are about to welcome a, not so welcome, season… The Flu Season. This article will attempt to help you prevent catching flu and also how to treat flu yourself if you do catch it. What...
The Benefit of Drinking more Water
The Benefit of Drinking more Water You may not know that your body is composed of 60% water. Without getting too scientific the humble H2O compound does more for your body than you can imagine. It helps transport nutrients in the body, regulate temperature, digest...
Important Changes to Dyfi Valley Health GP Services
Important Changes to Dyfi Valley Health GP Services We are sure you know that GP cover is currently a problem in both Machynlleth and Cemmaes Road. We have vacancies for two doctors, and despite nationwide advertising, in both English and Welsh, we have had no...
Exercise: How to Get Started
Exercise: How to Get Started We all know that eating healthily and exercising regularly has dramatic benefits to our health and general wellbeing. If it were that simple we would all do it. Keeping healthy and exercising isn’t something all of us “just do”. For nearly...
How to Avoid Sunburn & Sun Damage
How to Avoid Sunburn & Sun Damage We have been lucky of late with the long spell of dry and sunny weather hitting the UK. Let’s face it, we don’t get too many chances to enjoy a sunny day, so we often forget the dangers of the sun on our bodies, especially our...
FutureFit
FutureFit Have your say on improving hospital services for people in Shropshire, Telford & Wrekin and mid Wales. Public Exhibition Event 28 June 2018 - 3.30pm - 7.30pm - Elephant and Castle Hotel, Newtown. This consultation includes proposals for changes to...
GDPR for Patients
GDPR for Patients The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is a new law that determines how your personal data is processed and kept safe, and the legal rights that you have in relation to your own data. The regulation applies from 25 May 2018, and will apply...
How to Prevent Diabetes
How to Prevent Diabetes The number of people with diabetes is on the rise in the UK. It is alarming that in the last five years the number of people suffering from diabetes in Britain has risen by nearly 700,000! We now estimate the number of diabetics in the UK to be...
How to Combat Hay Fever
How to Combat Hay Fever It is a wonderful time of the year! The birds are singing, the lambs are jumping, the days are longer, the sun is shining (a little bit more), the bees are buzzing… the pollen is flying! So many welcome the start of spring and summer with open...
Cemmaes Road Surgery New Opening Hours
Cemmaes Road Surgery New Opening Hours We regret that due to unforeseen circumstances the Cemmaes Road branch of Dyfi Valley Health will have new opening hours from Monday April 9th. The surgery will be open all day Monday, all day Tuesday and Thursday morning. This...
Sugar… Should you be worried?
Sugar… Should you be worried? We can hardly turn on the TV or pick up a magazine lately without being confronted by scare stories around ‘toxic sugar’. But what is the real story behind this sweet treat, and should you be worried? Thousands of people across Wales...
What are you spraying up my kids nose?!
What are you spraying up my kids nose?! Nobody like an injection, however kind the nurse or GP is, and however gently they treat us, we all still freeze slightly when we hear those words “just a slight scratch.” Which is why the new kids nasal flu spray is such an...
Will the flu jab give me the flu?
Will the flu jab give me the flu? Well, the short answer is no, it doesn’t give you a ‘mini dose’ of flu as some believe. It doesn’t contain a live virus so it CANNOT give you the flu. You might be a bit sore at the jab site, and you might even feel a little feverish...
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