Your Health Matters!

Over the next few months Westside FM, NHS Choices and Ealing PCT will bring you regular health clinics offering advice, opportunity to give feeback and debate the quality of health services available in the local area.
Listen again to previous health programmes (requires media player or real player)
25th June 08 - Phone Interview with Natalie Robinson outlining the role of NHS Choices
25th June 08 - First Interview with Nadia Dallsingh (Dept of Cadiology at Ealing Hospital) discussing Coronary Heart Disease
16th July 08 - Second Interview with Nadia Dallsingh (Dept of Cadiology at Ealing Hospital) discussing Coronary Heart Disease
23rd July 08 - Interview with local GP Dr Sarwat Navrose discussing Mental Health issues affecting the local community
30th July 08 - Interview with local GP Dr Mangat discussing Diabetes and its effects
6th August 08 - Interview with two health trainers from Ealing PCT - Harris Iqbal and Gillis Noel to introduce a new scheme in Ealing.
Health Topics
Some of the key topics that will be covered on the Health Clinic will include:
Reducing the incidence of Heart Disease
Identifying and managing people with Diabetes
Early identification & treatment for those with TB
Improving local residents’ mental health
Early identification and treatment of cancer
Reducing number of alcohol related illnesses
Improving the oral health of the young
Sexual health advice for young people
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NHS Choices (www.nhs.uk) is the online information site of the NHS, designed to provide a more personalised health service. It is a resource where people can find out accurate, safe health information and make more informed choices about their treatments, health care and well-being.
The site offers great articles about all aspects of healthy living as well as informs users of developments within health and about different resources in their local area. It includes more than 80,000 pages of content, including video, interactive tools, a daily news service and lifestyle features. Additionally users can also check and compare hospital and doctor’s profiles and performance on-line.
To find out more, please visit www.nhs.uk

Westside FM and Ealing PCT are working together to promote healthy living messages to Ealing’s diverse community. PCT's are new NHS organisations that work at a local level to commission and provide healthcare for people living and working within their boundaries.
Ealing PCT has a budget of roughly £406 million and is responsible for the NHS healthcare of the 315,000 people in Ealing.
Click here for more information about Ealing PCT





