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Coronavirus

Everyone must stay at home to help stop the spread of coronavirus.

This includes people of all ages – even if you do not have any symptoms or other health conditions.

You should only leave the house for 1 of 4 reasons:

  • shopping for basic necessities, for example food and medicine, which must be as infrequent as possible
  • one form of exercise a day, for example a run, walk, or cycle – alone or with members of your household
  • any medical need, or to provide care or to help a vulnerable person
  • travelling to and from work, but only where this absolutely cannot be done from home

These 4 reasons are exceptions – even when doing these activities, you should be minimising time spent outside of the home and ensuring you are 2 metres apart from anyone outside of your household.

There is separate advice about:

To help yourself stay well while you're at home:

  • stay in touch with family and friends over the phone or on social media
  • try to keep yourself busy – you could try activities like cooking, reading, online learning and watching films
  • do light exercise at home, or outside once a day

If you need medical help for any reason, do not go to places like a GP surgery, pharmacy or hospital.

If you have symptoms of coronavirus (a high temperature or a new, continuous cough, use the NHS service by dialing 111.

If you need help or advice not related to coronavirus:

Read the full advice on protecting yourself if you're at high risk from coronavirus on GOV.UK.

If you live with someone who has symptoms of coronavirus, you can get an isolation note, you do not need to get a note from a GP.

Only call 111 if you cannot get help online.

For further information go to nhs.uk/coronavirus or gov.uk/coronavirus.

Next review due 26/03/2020.

 

 

Breast Screening 

Breast screening is a test for breast cancers that are too small to see or feel.

Breast cancer is the most common cancer in women. About 1,000 women die of breast cancer every year in Scotland.

Breast screening doesn't prevent cancer, but can detect cancer early and reduce the number of women who die from it.

Who'll be screened?

In Scotland, only women between the ages of 50 and 70 are offered breast screening every 3 years.

Screening isn’t offered to younger women because:

  • the chance of developing breast cancer increases with age
  • the test is most effective in women who've reached the menopause

Women aged 71 and over are not routinely invited for breast screening. There isn’t clear evidence that the benefits of screening women in this age-group outweigh the potential risks of harm. For example, diagnosing and treating a breast cancer that would otherwise not cause harm within a woman’s lifetime.

You can now self-refer for a breast screening appointment if:

  • you’re aged 71-74 (up until your 75th birthday)
  • you’ve previously had breast cancer and have been discharged from yearly follow up mammograms

Please see NHS Inform for more details

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