Summer Health

Whether you are planning to holiday at home or abroad, summer can bring with it a host of health hazards.

Our summer health guide gives you top tips on:

• How to protect your health over the summer months.
• What you can do to prepare.
• How to treat some of the most common ailments.

Travel Health

Every year, millions of people from the UK travel overseas for business or leisure. When travelling abroad, it is sometimes easy to forget that many places do not provide the same access to medical facilities and treatments as the UK.

Before travelling overseas, it is important to be aware of the possible health risks and how to prevent or minimise the chances of them occurring. Most importantly, you should know:

• Whether there are any specific health risks in the country you are travelling to for which you need to take precautions - for example, malaria.
• How to avoid becoming ill when you are abroad.
• What to do if you do become ill when you are abroad.
• How to get emergency medical treatment when you are abroad.

Visit the Travel Health section of the NHS inform Health A-Z for more information on preventing illness, the European Health Insurance Card and getting treatment while abroad.Common Ailments Some illnesses and ailments are particularly prevalent during the summer. For more information about hay fever, prickly heat, sunburn, heat exhaustion and heatstroke, dehydration, bites and stings please visit the Health A-Z on NHS inform.

 

Common Ailments

Some illnesses and ailments are particularly prevalent during the summer. For more information about hay fever, prickly heat, sunburn, heat exhaustion and heatstroke, dehydration, bites and stings please visit the Health A-Z on NHS inform.

 

Useful Resources

• Allergy UK (External site)
• Hay Fever (NHS24.com - Self Help Guide)
• Travel Health (NHS inform – Common Health Questions)