Friday, December 21, 2018


Coleridge Medical Centre
Christmas Opening Hours 2018

Monday 24th December 2018         –  NORMAL HOURS
Tuesday 25th December 2018         – CLOSED
Wednesday 26th December 2018     –  CLOSED
Thursday 27th December 2018       –  NORMAL HOURS
Friday 28th December 2018           – NORMAL HOURS

Monday 31st December 2018          -NORMAL HOURS
Tuesday 1st January 2019            – CLOSED
Wednesday 2nd January 2019         – NORMAL HOURS

In an EMERGENCY please dial 999
If you have an URGENT problem please Ring:

NHS 111 service by dialing
1-1-1
For Medical Advice please ring:
NHS 111 service by dialing 1-1-1



When we are closed

We wish you all a very happy Christmas.

If you need healthcare advice when we are closed on Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year's Day please ring 111. They will advise you on local services available for you to access.

If you have an urgent medical need that cannot wait until we reopen,  111 will advise you and if required put you in touch with the out of hours/duty doctor service

If it's a life threatening emergency please ring 999

Thursday, December 20, 2018

Evening and Weekend Appointments

East Devon Health Federation practices offer routine evening and weekend appointments on a rota basis.  You can book through your own surgery for an appointment with the on duty practice.

National Shortage of Naproxen

There is a national shortage of naproxen and so we are prescribing ibuprofen instead as it is an equivalent painkiller medication

Wednesday, December 19, 2018

Pharmacy Opening Times over Christmas and New Year



LOCAL PHARMACIES OPEN CHRISTMAS DAY, BOXING DAY AND NEW YEAR'S DAY - PLEASE CHECK BEFORE MAKING A LONG JOURNEY


TRADING NAME
ADDRESS 1
ADDRESS 
POSTCODE
TELEPHONE
NUMBER

Christmas Day

Boxing Day
New Year's day
Specialist
Medicines
Boots pharmacy
The Magnolia Centre, 21 Chapel Street
Exmouth
EX8 1HW
01395 275445
closed
10:00-17:00
10:00-17:00
No
Rowlands pharmacy
25-27 Imperial Road
Exmouth
EX8 1DB
01395 272079
10:00-12:00
closed
closed
No
Boots pharmacy
123 High Street
Honiton
EX14 1HR
01404 42666
closed
11:00-15:00
11:00-15:00
No
Boots pharmacy
70 High Street
Honiton
EX14 1PD
01404 41866
11:00-13:00
closed
closed
No
Lloydspharmacy
148 Harepath Road
Seaton
EX12 2DU
01297 20414
14:00-16:00
closed
closed
No
Lloydspharmacy
43 Queen Street
Seaton
EX12 2RB
01297 21898
closed
closed
09:00-11:00
No
Tesco pharmacy
Harbour Road
Seaton
EX12 2PB
01297 529647
closed
09:00-11:00
closed
Yes
Boots pharmacy
Fore Street
Sidmouth
EX10 8AQ
01395 513307
15:00-17:00
10:00-17:00
10:00-17:00
No

Tuesday, December 18, 2018

News Flash - Ears/Ear Syringing


NEWS FLASH

EARS

We are currently experiencing a high demand for patient care and we are also making some changes to Primary Care for next year.

Patients are asking about ear syringe appointments which are currently available in the 3rd week of January 2019

Ear syringe appointments are offered to those who need them ,prior to  an Audiology appointment at RD+E

If you are suffering in pain or with an acute ear condition the acute service team will be happy to examine and advise you – please ring and ask for a clinician to phone you back.

We cannot offer ear syringe appointments as urgent work – we have to manage our service according to needs and ear syringe appointments are low priority when we are at maximum stretch.  This is not NHS work and although we usually offer ear syringe appointments and we do understand how distressing this can be, we have put this service on hold for the present time.  Please note-some other practices do not offer routine ear syringing services at all.

Your options are
  • Continue to use oil into the affected ear(s) laying down for 5 minutes, at least 3 x daily .This allows the oil to soften any hard ,stuck ,wax debris -.do not use cotton wool as this absorbs the oil from the ear canal .
  • Ear drops containing sodium bicarbonate can be purchased over the counter at pharmacies –this bubbles and breaks up hard wax but can cause soreness in the ear canal
  • There are private ear clinics in the vicinity which will syringe or micro suction your ears for you, but there will be a fee.

Please choose your options above and we will endeavour to return to usual service and capacity at the first opportunity

Thank you
Philly Evans
Nurse Manager on behalf of Coleridge Medical Centre

Wednesday, December 5, 2018

Prescribing of over the counter medicines is changing


Prescribing of over the                                     counter medicines is changing
 
Your GP, nurse or pharmacist will not generally give you a prescription for over the counter medicines for a range of short-term, minor health concerns.
 
Instead, over the counter medicines are available to buy in a pharmacy or supermarket in your local community.
 
The team of qualified healthcare professionals at your local pharmacy can offer clinical advice to safely and effectively manage minor health concerns. This includes:
 

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For more information and support
Visit the NHS website, nhs.uk/OTCmedicines.