The complete list of all life-guiding messages for young people – click the titles for further information
You need to make an appointment to see your doctor for non life-threatening illness. You don’t need one for an NHS walk-in centre, A&E and some pharmacists.
At NHS walk-in centres you can see an experienced nurse or doctor (although not all centres have a doctor) without an appointment. They offer advice, assessment and treatment for minor ailments and injuries such as cuts, bruises, minor infections, strains and skin complaints.
Choose a different way. Be a noticer and a doer. Someone needs for you to remind them they are great. Go and make a difference!
Plotting against someone means you are spending your time, thoughts and energy on someone you don’t like anyway. Spend those things instead on yourself and the people you do like.
If you’re trying to get through to someone, take time to understand how they like to be spoken to so that you can talk with them effectively, in their language.
If you feel like you’re not being heard, try saying it in a different way. If your current approach isn’t effective, try something else.
If your windscreen is frozen over, do not use boiling water to clear it, as this could crack the glass. Don’t use your windscreen wipers either, as this will damage the wiper blades. Use a window scraper, a can of de-icer and some elbow grease.
Life-threatening emergencies include: loss of consciousness/acute confused state and fits that are not stopping/persistent, severe chest pain/breathing difficulties/severe bleeding that cannot be stopped.
Visit Accident & Emergency or call 999 for life-threatening emergencies and severe injuries. Otherwise visit your GP, a walk-in centre, a pharmacist or call 111.
Today, don’t be surprised if you are given the opportunity to make a difference in someone’s life. It will be easy to miss, or even ignore. Don’t!