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During October a bus will be touring north east Essex to bring healthcare professionals to local people providing them with advice and support to keep them well this winter.
Travelling on the respiratory bus will be healthcare professionals and people from the voluntary sector who will provide free help and advice on a range of topics from smoking cessation, winter vaccinations and winter warmer referrals. There will also be specialist respiratory nurses and a midwife who specialises in reducing smoking in pregnancy on the bus.
Lynn Stimson, Deputy Director North East Essex Alliance Suffolk and North East Essex ICB said: “As we approach winter we wanted people in north east Essex to be able to find out more about how they can keep healthy this winter, especially those people who are vulnerable or have a respiratory condition.”
“By bringing healthcare professionals to where people are, it gives more people the opportunity of speaking with them and finding out how to manage certain conditions. We hope as many people as possible make use of the excellent opportunity, there is no need to book in advance – just turn up.”
The bus will visit locations in Colchester, Clacton, Harwich and Jaywick on the dates and times listed below:
Colchester – Tuesday 8 October
10:00 – 11:30 – Oak Tree Centre
252 Harwich Rd, Colchester CO4 3DH
12:30 – 16:30 – City Centre, Culver Street, (at back of Superdrug) Colchester
Clacton – Wednesday 9 October
10:00 – 11:30 – Clacton Leisure Centre, Vista Road CO15 6DB
12:30 – 14:00 – Christmas Tree Island (Clacton Town Centre)
15:00 – 16:30 – Jaywick Sunspot café (Jaywick Sands, Brooklands, Clacton CO15 2JG)
Harwich – Wednesday 16 October
10:00 – 11:30 – Fryatt Hospital, 419 Main Road, Harwich CO12 4EX
12:30 – 14:00 – Morrisons, Iconfield Park, Garland Road, Harwich CO12 4EN