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Preparing for a
healthy 2012 Games
                                                                                                             Get set
       If you have an existing
       medical condition,
       plan ahead.
                                                                   …and the walking…
                                                                   You will probably do a lot of walking
                                                                                                             for a healthy
       Speak to your doctor at least four
       weeks before you travel to the UK
                                                                   during London 2012, whether
                                                                   seeing the sights, travelling between
                                                                   venues or climbing stairs at tube and
                                                                                                             2012 Games
       to make the necessary preparations.                         train stations. Make sure you bring
                                                                   comfortable shoes and plasters
       Bring any prescribed                                        for blisters.
       medicines with you
       as well as details of                                       Get set check list
       your prescription.                                                Y
                                                                          our Get set for a healthy 2012
       If you take medicine prescribed by                                Games leaflet
       a doctor, check with your Foreign
                                                                         Health insurance and/or a valid
       Office that you are able to bring it
                                                                         European Health Insurance Card
       into the UK. Make sure you bring
       enough for your entire trip and a letter                          A
                                                                          ny prescribed medicine you need
       from your doctor with details of the                              Comfortable walking shoes
       medicine you take. If you need to get
       more medication in an emergency,                                  Clothes for all weathers
       go to your nearest pharmacy with                                  Sunscreen with a minimum SPF 15
       your letter and prescription details.
                                                                         Details of your travel insurance
       For your nearest pharmacy visit                                   including a contact number
       www.nhs.uk/London2012
       Be prepared for the
       British weather…                           Useful information
       We British love to talk about our          NHS Choices                                                We want everyone who comes to the London 2012
       weather, but it can be variable,           www.nhs.uk/London2012                                      Olympic and Paralympic Games to have a happy,
       especially in the summer. Bring                                                                       safe and healthy experience. This leaflet provides
                                                  London 2012
       clothes for hot, cold, sunny and                                                                      information and advice to help you prepare for
                                                  www.london2012.com
       rainy weather. And don’t forget                                                                       your visit.
       your sunscreen with a minimum              Public Transport in the UK
       Sun Protection Factor (SPF) of 15.         www.transportdirect.info
                                                  Transport for London
                                                  www.tfl.gov.uk
                                                  Mayor of London
                                                  www.molpresents.com
Where can I get medical                                                                                      Do I have to pay for
treatment or advice                                                                                          healthcare in the UK?
during the Games?
If you are ill or injured during the London 2012                    Walk-in services:                                Remember your
Games, choosing the right health service will                                                                        health insurance
mean that you will get the quickest                                 The NHS provides a range of
and most appropriate treatment.                                     walk-in services such as urgent                  We hope you enjoy the Games
                                                                    care centres, walk-in centres and                without experiencing any illness or
ONLY call 999 or 112 in an emergency. There are                     minor injuries units. Walk-in services           injury, but just in case, ALL visitors
lots of other health services on hand to help with                  offer convenient access to a range               should have travel insurance with
less serious health concerns.                                       of treatments. Many centres are                  appropriate health care coverage
                                                                    open 365 days a year and outside                 before travelling to the UK.
Minor illness and injuries                                          normal office hours. You can see
                                                                    a health professional without an                 This will ensure you can claim back
                                                                                                                     any treatment costs you incur
                  Information and advice:                           appointment for treatment for a
                                                                                                                     during your stay.
                                                                    minor illness or injury that requires
     i            To find a health service near you or
                  for information about minor illnesses
                                                                    immediate attention.
                                                                                                                     Are you from a European
                  or injuries and how to treat them,                For your nearest walk-in centre visit            Economic Area Member
                  visit NHS Choices                                 www.nhs.uk/London2012                            State or Switzerland?
                  www.nhs.uk/London2012
                                                                                                                     If so, you may be entitled to free
                  Pharmacies:                              Life threatening emergencies                              healthcare for an illness or injury
                                                                                                                     that becomes immediately and
                  You can visit a pharmacist without an             Accident and                                     medically necessary to treat during
                  appointment for advice about a minor              Emergency (AE):                                 your stay and cannot wait until you
                  illness or injury and the medicine you
                                                                    If you need urgent hospital treatment            return home. You will need to show
                  need to treat it. At pharmacies and
                                                                    for something that is not life                   a valid European Health Insurance
                  most supermarkets you can buy many
                                                                    threatening, such as a broken bone,              Card (EHIC) and proof of your
                  medicines and healthcare products,
                                                                    visit the nearest AE Department.                identity when accessing treatment.
                  such as paracetamol, ibuprofen,
                  indigestion remedies, emergency                   If your illness or injury is not an              Are you a resident of a country
                  contraception, plasters, bandages                 emergency, you may have to wait                  with a reciprocal healthcare
                  and sunscreen SPF 15.                             a long time to be seen by a doctor               agreement with the UK?
                  For your nearest pharmacy visit                   or nurse in AE.                                 If so, you may be entitled to
                  www.nhs.uk/London2012                             If you or someone else is seriously              free healthcare if the need for
                                                                    ill or injured and you need                      treatment arises during your visit.
                                                                    emergency care fast, call 999                    For more information go to NHS
                                                                    or 112 for an ambulance.                         Choices www.nhs.uk/London2012

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Get set for a healthy 2012 london olympic games

  • 1. Preparing for a healthy 2012 Games Get set If you have an existing medical condition, plan ahead. …and the walking… You will probably do a lot of walking for a healthy Speak to your doctor at least four weeks before you travel to the UK during London 2012, whether seeing the sights, travelling between venues or climbing stairs at tube and 2012 Games to make the necessary preparations. train stations. Make sure you bring comfortable shoes and plasters Bring any prescribed for blisters. medicines with you as well as details of Get set check list your prescription. Y our Get set for a healthy 2012 If you take medicine prescribed by Games leaflet a doctor, check with your Foreign Health insurance and/or a valid Office that you are able to bring it European Health Insurance Card into the UK. Make sure you bring enough for your entire trip and a letter A ny prescribed medicine you need from your doctor with details of the Comfortable walking shoes medicine you take. If you need to get more medication in an emergency, Clothes for all weathers go to your nearest pharmacy with Sunscreen with a minimum SPF 15 your letter and prescription details. Details of your travel insurance For your nearest pharmacy visit including a contact number www.nhs.uk/London2012 Be prepared for the British weather… Useful information We British love to talk about our NHS Choices We want everyone who comes to the London 2012 weather, but it can be variable, www.nhs.uk/London2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games to have a happy, especially in the summer. Bring safe and healthy experience. This leaflet provides London 2012 clothes for hot, cold, sunny and information and advice to help you prepare for www.london2012.com rainy weather. And don’t forget your visit. your sunscreen with a minimum Public Transport in the UK Sun Protection Factor (SPF) of 15. www.transportdirect.info Transport for London www.tfl.gov.uk Mayor of London www.molpresents.com
  • 2. Where can I get medical Do I have to pay for treatment or advice healthcare in the UK? during the Games? If you are ill or injured during the London 2012 Walk-in services: Remember your Games, choosing the right health service will health insurance mean that you will get the quickest The NHS provides a range of and most appropriate treatment. walk-in services such as urgent We hope you enjoy the Games care centres, walk-in centres and without experiencing any illness or ONLY call 999 or 112 in an emergency. There are minor injuries units. Walk-in services injury, but just in case, ALL visitors lots of other health services on hand to help with offer convenient access to a range should have travel insurance with less serious health concerns. of treatments. Many centres are appropriate health care coverage open 365 days a year and outside before travelling to the UK. Minor illness and injuries normal office hours. You can see a health professional without an This will ensure you can claim back any treatment costs you incur Information and advice: appointment for treatment for a during your stay. minor illness or injury that requires i To find a health service near you or for information about minor illnesses immediate attention. Are you from a European or injuries and how to treat them, For your nearest walk-in centre visit Economic Area Member visit NHS Choices www.nhs.uk/London2012 State or Switzerland? www.nhs.uk/London2012 If so, you may be entitled to free Pharmacies: Life threatening emergencies healthcare for an illness or injury that becomes immediately and You can visit a pharmacist without an Accident and medically necessary to treat during appointment for advice about a minor Emergency (AE): your stay and cannot wait until you illness or injury and the medicine you If you need urgent hospital treatment return home. You will need to show need to treat it. At pharmacies and for something that is not life a valid European Health Insurance most supermarkets you can buy many threatening, such as a broken bone, Card (EHIC) and proof of your medicines and healthcare products, visit the nearest AE Department. identity when accessing treatment. such as paracetamol, ibuprofen, indigestion remedies, emergency If your illness or injury is not an Are you a resident of a country contraception, plasters, bandages emergency, you may have to wait with a reciprocal healthcare and sunscreen SPF 15. a long time to be seen by a doctor agreement with the UK? For your nearest pharmacy visit or nurse in AE. If so, you may be entitled to www.nhs.uk/London2012 If you or someone else is seriously free healthcare if the need for ill or injured and you need treatment arises during your visit. emergency care fast, call 999 For more information go to NHS or 112 for an ambulance. Choices www.nhs.uk/London2012