Super Bodies! NHS Campaign around reducing antibiotic use for kids

With summer around the corner, the NHS in Essex is sharing guidance for parents and carers on common illnesses that often start circulating at this time of year.

While illnesses like coughs, sore throats and earache are extremely common in young children, many parents and carers don’t realise that children’s ‘super bodies’ are designed to fight off many common illnesses, without the need for antibiotics.

To help carers and parents to support their children through illness, NHS Mid and South Essex, in partnership with Southend-on-Sea City Council, is launching the ‘Super Bodies’ campaign. This provides a family-friendly guide on the simple things parents and carers can do to treat common illnesses 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.

Parents and carers of young children can visit the ‘Super Bodies’ website page for information on treating coughs, earaches and sore throats at home, as well as finding a list of more serious signs and symptoms to look out for.

They can also find out when they need to stay home, when to visit a pharmacy, their GP, or call NHS 111 - or when to call 999 or attend A and E.