Super Bodies – what to do when your child has a common illness

Illnesses like coughs, sore throats and earache are extremely common in young children, but did you know our children’s ‘super bodies’ are designed to fight off many common illnesses, without the need for antibiotics?

NHS Birmingham and Solihull is sharing guidance for parents and carers on common winter illnesses like coughs, sore throats and earache. These common ailments and can be unpleasant for children and their caregivers, but are most often caused by viral infections and do not need to be treated with antibiotics, which rarely speed up recovery for these conditions.

Instead, our children’s ‘super bodies’ get to work, and most children with a normal immune system and up to date immunisations will recover in the same amount of time with or without antibiotics.

The ‘Super Bodies’ campaign shares a guide for parents and carers on the simple things they can do to treat these common ailments at home, as well as helping them to spot the signs of a more serious illness, and knowing when and where to go for medical help when it is needed.

Visit the Super Bodies page on the NHS Birmingham and Solihull website to find out more.

The Super Bodies Campaign is adapted with thanks from NHS Cheshire and Merseyside.

University Hospitals Birmingham (UHB) have launched a new patient platform that allows you to interact with your hospital care. 

myhealth@UHB allows you to view your healthcare information online. All data is stored securely so your records can only be viewed using your login details.

To register to use myhealth@UHB, you will require unique registration information. This is supplied by your consultant and can be found on hospital letters.

Visit https://www.myhealth.uhb.nhs.uk/ for more information, helpful videos and to register!

*please note Yardley Wood Health Centre cannot provide you with any details or passwords for this*

We are Proud #AntibioticGuardians

Antibiotics are essential medicines to treat serious infections but they often used to treat illnesses, such as coughs, colds, earache and sore throats that can get better by themselves.

Taking antibiotics encourages bacteria that live inside you to become resistant. This means that antibiotics may not work when you really need them.  You can pass these resistant bacteria on to other people.

As antibiotic resistance increases the risk of performing common procedures such as caesarean sections,  hip replacements and cancer treatments could become life-threatening without effective antibiotics to ward off infections. Experts predict that in just over 30 years antibiotic resistance will kill more people worldwide than cancer and diabetes combined.

Please remember that taking antibiotics when you don’t need them may put you and your family at risk. It’s important that, when it comes to antibiotics, you always take your doctor, nurse or healthcare professional’s advice.

If you were recently referred for a hospital appointment and have not received an appointment and would like to know when it is please call the hospital booking office directly on...

Queen Elizabeth Booking Office - 0121 371 7060
Solihull, Heartlands and Good Hope Booking Office - 0121 424 1234
B'ham Women's Booking Office- 0121 335 8100
Royal Orthopedic Booking Office - 0121 685 4186
B'ham Children's Booking Office - 0121 333 9999

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