Pack, Plan and Prepare this summer with NHS Inform

NHS 24 has launched the summer phase of its public health campaign and is encouraging the public to ‘pack, plan, and protect’ during the warmer months.

Discover essential tips to keep you and your loved ones safe and happy this summer. Get advice on medicine, first aid and minor injuries. Plus, how to stay cool in hot weather and handle seasonal conditions like hay fever.

NHS 24’s summer health tips include:

• Pack – remember to take prescribed medicines with you when travelling away from home – even if it’s only for one or two nights.
• Plan – keep remedies at home to help with summer injuries and illnesses such as bites and stings, sunburn, or hay fever.
• Protect – if you become unwell, NHS has useful symptom checkers to help you decide what to do next.

Explore more of NHS 24’s summer health tips by visiting nhsinform.scot/summer.