Looking after your health: staying healthy and happy
Your NHS
Cold weather can be bad for our health, particularly if you have an underlying health condition. Make sure you seek advice quickly to keep well this winter. Useful information and advice is available on staying well over winter through the NHS. You can contact your local pharmacy for minor ailments, see your doctor, go to NHS 111 Online or call 111. If it's an emergency call 999.
Vaccinations
Flu can be serious. If you can have a free vaccine, it's because you need it.
You can get both the NHS flu and COVID-19 vaccines if you:
- are aged 65 or over (including those who will be 65 by 31 March 2025)
- have certain health conditions
- are pregnant
- are a frontline health or social care worker
- live in a care home for older adults
Mental health
Changes to our lives, such as loneliness and worries about health and finances, can have a big impact on our mental wellbeing.
If you are worried about your mental health and want to find out what support is available in Coventry, visit our Mental health and wellbeing webpage.
For Urgent Mental Health Support call NHS 111.
Customer Services
Open 9am–5pm Monday to Friday (excluding bank holidays). If you do need to call us, please try to avoid our busiest times of lunchtime and early afternoon. Many queries relating to Council Tax, benefits or bin and bulky waste collections can be dealt with directly by logging into My Account.