NHS – Winter Health

  • Keep warm, keep well – How to keep your home and family warm and healthy over the winter, plus advice on benefits.
  • 10 winter illnesses – Find out how to protect yourself against the season’s biggest ailments, including Coronavirus, sore throat and cold sores.
  • Flu and the flu vaccine – Your guide to flu symptoms and the flu vaccine, including who should have the vaccine this winter.
  • Loneliness in the elderly: how to help – Find ways you can do your bit to help lonely or socially isolated elderly people in your community, including how to volunteer for organisations that support older people.

  • Running in winter – Don’t let cold weather put you off running. Use these tips to stay on track in winter.
  • Avoid winter weight gain – Many of us get heavier as the days get colder. Here’s how to combat winter weight gain and stay slim for spring.