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Your Life October 2021
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 Join thousands quitting this Stoptober
Paul Woodward, a cancer ward receptionist from Arnold, has successfully quit smoking after 25 years thanks to a free specialist support service.
Your Health Your Way is operated by ABL Health and funded by the County Council. The service offers a range of 1-1 and drop-in sessions, free nicotine replacement therapy as well as telephone and digital support.
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Latest news
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Free flu vaccine and COVID-I9 booster for over 50s
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If you’re over 50, you’re entitled to the free flu vaccine at your local GP or pharmacy.
The NHS will let you know when it’s your turn to have a COVID-19 booster. It will be at least 6 months after you had your 2nd dose of the vaccine.
With COVID-19 still circulating, it’s more important than ever to take up the flu jab and your booster this year to protect yourself and your loved ones.
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Monitor your health via the NHS app
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Manage healthcare appointments, order repeat prescriptions and monitor your health all from an app on your phone.
The NHS App already allows you to see your vaccinations status, order repeat prescriptions and manage GP appointments. If you live in Nottinghamshire and sign up to the service, you can now get additional features that let you manage your health and wellbeing wherever you are. This includes reviewing and checking your medical records and monitoring and tracking your symptoms with connected devices like fitness trackers.
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What's on
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Halloween puppet making with Inspire
28 - 28 October 2021
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Various locations
 Join a free Halloween puppet making session at Worksop, Arnold or Newark Libraries, for families with children aged 3 to 11.
Create ghosts, ghouls or monsters on this fun filled interactive course to create a Halloween puppet, before creating your very own puppet show.
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Half term Halloween events at Sherwood Forest
Various dates
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Sherwood Forest - some charges apply
 RSPB Sherwood Forest has a host of Halloween happenings to send a shiver up the spine of even the hardiest visitor during October.
Events include a Family Halloween Trail, Have A Go Archery, Witches and Warlocks Den Building and Shadows of Sherwood.
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Could you be a foster carer?
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Foster for Nottinghamshire
Could you offer a safe, loving home for a Nottinghamshire child? We urgently need more foster carers for children in Nottinghamshire.
Our friendly information events offer you a chance to hear from our fostering team and foster carers to find out all about fostering, including the great support, benefits and training we offer.
Our next online information event is on Friday 15 October 10am (Microsoft Teams)
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