With the eyes of the sailing world set to fall on the Isle of Wight, the local NHS is urging residents to take extra care to stay safe in the sun.
More sunny weather is forecast during Cowes Week so Islanders and those descending on the Isle of Wight for the regatta are being reminded to stay safe by using high-factor sun cream, wearing hats, drinking plenty of water and following NHS advice.
Cowes Week, the world’s biggest sailing regatta, starts this Saturday (30th July) and runs until 6th August.
Dr Michele Legg, the GP who is clinical lead on the Island for the Hampshire and Isle of Wight Integrated Care Board, says:
“Cowes Week is rightly always one of the highlights in our annual calendar, and we can expect our usual big influx of visitors at the height of the tourist season – both competitors and spectators.
“The NHS is always available but we would ask people to help us and themselves by taking every precaution to ensure they use the right service for their needs or take preventative measures wherever possible.
“If people need repeat prescriptions in the days ahead, please order these in good time and not leave it to the last minute.
“The Island’s pharmacies are of course a great source of information and a first call for a range of minor ailments, as well as offering over-the-counter medicines to treat many common health conditions. The number of conditions that can be treated under Pharmacy First includes coughs, colds and sore throats, hay-fever and allergies, aches and pains, stomach upsets, diarrhoea or constipation, skin infections, warts and verrucae, conjunctivitis, head lice, worms and scabies, and insect bites and stings.”
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yes nan thanks for the grandma advice
in addition to this, please remember to breathe, otherwise you will die.
If its not that b***** festival its cowes week, will definitely be a covid super spreader. Cheers to another year of shouting, drunks, and posh boys on their yachts.