They're back

Free seasonal flu vaccinations are now being offered to all eligible*patients.  Please book your appointment by telephoning 01404 814447 (after 1030 am please).  Please do not wait for us to write to you.  

* A flu vaccine is available free on the NHS for:

• anyone over the age of 65 

• pregnant women

• children and adults with an underlying health condition (particularly long-term heart or respiratory disease)

• children and adults with weakened immune systems

• adults over the age of 18 at risk of flu (including everyone over 65)

• children aged six months to two years at risk of flu

• children aged two to 18 years at risk of flu

• healthy children aged two, three and four years old

It is given as an annual injection to:

The flu vaccine is also given as an annual nasal spray to:

Despite popular belief, the flu vaccine cannot give you flu as it doesn't contain the active virus needed to do this.

The flu vaccine is available from October each year.

Health Services in Devon Are Changing

This includes changes in the way in which the following are provided:

Community hospitals
Community services
Stroke services
Minor injury units
Walk-in centres

The NEW Devon Clinical Commissioning Group would like to invite members of the public to a series of public meetings and drop-in sessions where you can find out more about these changes and how these may affect you.

If you would like to find out where the closest meeting is happening to you or you would like a copy of the proposals, but you don’t have access to the internet, please call Keri Ross on 01392 267680. Alternatively, you can email keri.ross@nhs.net

Details of all meeting dates and drop-in sessions can be found on the CCG website here:
www.newdevonccg.nhs.uk/involve/whats-on/100405

Coleridge Medical Centre closed 1.00pm - 5.00pm Thursday 2nd October 2014 for staff training

Coleridge Medical Centre

CANAAN WAY • OTTERY ST MARY • DEVON EX11 1EQ

Telephone: 01404 814447 • Fax: 01404 816716 •

e-mail: coleridgemedicalcentre@nhs.net

Training Afternoon 

Please note on

Thursday 2^nd October 2014

The Coleridge Medical Centre will be closed

between 1:00pm and 5:00pm for staff training.

However the flu vaccination clinic and retinopathy clinic will run as normal. 

In an EMERGENCY please dial 999

If you have an URGENT problem please

ring:

NHS 111 service by dialling

1-1-1

For Medical advice please ring:

NHS 111 service by dialling 1 1 1

Staff training Thursday 25th September 2014

The surgery will be closed between 1pm and 2pm on Thursday 25th September 2014 for staff training.  We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause

Transforming Community Services more information and dates of meetings

Message from Dr David Jenner, Chair – Eastern Locality, NEW Devon Clinical Commissioning Group

Proposals for change: For more details on the CCG’s processes for Transforming Community Services please see the following webpage: http://www.newdevonccg.nhs.uk/get-involved/get-involved/community-services/101039

Dates of consultation meetings:  We will now commence a 12 week period of involving and consulting which will end  12^th December 2014. A series of public events and drop in session will run through the 12 week period and the dates of these meetings can be found here: http://www.newdevonccg.nhs.uk/get-involved/whats-on/transforming-community-services--eastern-events/101191 

The health and wellbeing scrutiny committees in Devon and Plymouth will also be kept up to date throughout to ensure the process for involving local people in these important proposals is fully scrutinised. This includes opportunities for each of the committees to examine the proposals.

Contact details for the CCG

You can contact the CCG through various ways and we want to hear from you.

Find us on the internet: NEW Devon CCG Website, Eastern Locality page: http://www.newdevonccg.nhs.uk/eastern

Speak to us: 01392 356 082

Email us: D-CCG.EasternLocality@nhs.net

Write to us: Eastern Locality, Newcourt House, Old Rydon Lane, Exeter, EX2 7JU

We are your local stop smoking service

The Stoptober challenge is just around the corner.

We're here for you when you are ready to quite smoking.  With us you are more likely to quit with the help of face to face support and the use of stop smoking medicines.

We are local and easy to access, you'll get a personalised programme of support and someone who understands your journey, whom you can confide in.  Plus you can test your carbon monoxide levels and see your progress.

Call us now to book your first appointment

FREE one day event

• Diagnosed in the last few years?
• Want more information?

Living with Diabetes - learn how to live well with Type 2 Diabetes.  Exeter, Wednesday 22 October 2014 at Exeter Racecourse.

To book:

• Go to www.diabetes.org.uk/LWDD
• Call 0345 123 2399
• Email lsdd@diabetes.org.uk

Learn how to maintain a healthy diet and become more confident in managing your diabetes day to day
Ask diabetes experts your questions and get practical up to date information
Meet other people diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes

Living with Diabetes days are funded thanks to Diabetes UK's National Charity Partnership with Tesco.
Diabetes UK is a charity registered in England and Wales (215199) and in Scotland (SCO39136).

My Cancer Treatment

A new interactive website designed to help make informed decisions about where to access cancer services can by found at www.mycancertreatment.nhs.uk 

The My Cancer Treatment website shows where NHS services are available in England, for both common and rarer cancers.  It is updated monthly and includes information on 2,200 clinical services - such as waiting times, patient experience survey results and national benchmarking.

When we are closed over the August bank holiday

As the bank holiday approaches it is worth thinking about what you would do if you or a member of your family became unwell over the holiday period.  We recommend that you:-

• stock up on over the counter medicines.  Your pharmacist can also give you advice on treatments and products available.
• check you have enough prescription medicine to see you through the holidays and if you are going away pack enough for at least the duration of your holiday. 

If you need medical assistance when we are closed you can:

• phone the  NHS 111 service for medical advice by dialling 111.
• pop in to your local pharmacy for advice and over the counter medication.
• If your problem is urgent phone the NHS 111 service by dialling 111. To avoid putting undue pressure on this service, please only phone  if your problem cannot wait until we reopen.
• phone 999 immediately in the event of a life threatening, medical emergency.

Please avoid using emergency/urgent services and hospital A&E departments for routine problems or for problems that can wait until we reopen.

We are closed on Monday 25th August 2014 . Otherwise we are open as usual.

Staff training 13th August

The surgery will be closed between 1pm and 2pm on Wednesday 13th August 2014 for staff training.  We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause