New nebulisers for the Surgery
One of our
patients a Mrs Dawn Upton has very kindly agreed to donate £500.00 to the
surgery to purchase some ultrasonic nebulisers. We would like to thank her for
her very generous donation which will benefit our patients greatly.
Patient
Participation Group
In December 2002 we formed a Patient Participation Group
within the Surgery under the Chairmanship of one of our patients Mr Robin
Morris. The group will be organising many events throughout the year to raise
money to purchase a defibrillator for the Practice. They have a notice board
situated opposite the Ladies and Disabled toilets just off the waiting room.
Notice of any activities and forthcoming events will be posted on this board.
Any future vacancies to sit on the Committee will also be advertised on this
board. As the group becomes more established we will notify you of any
additional information.
District Nursing at the
Galletly Practice
District Nursing at the Galletly
Practice is provided by a skill mix team. The District Nurse Team Leader is a
first level registered nurse who has undergone specialist training, presently
at degree level, in community education and practice. She leads a team of
registered nurses and "skilled but not registered" staff.
The service is provided primarily
in the patient's own home or residential home. We aim through assessment and
the application of nursing skills to offer a person centred, research based, effective
service to those people who are unable to access nursing services in a practice
setting. Collaborating with other health professionals and agencies, we aim to
maximise a person's independence.
Access to the service is by
open referral and some of the services we provide include:-
- Chronic disease management and
the management of chronic degenerative disease.
- Palliative care - provision of
high quality individualised palliative care to patients, and those who
matter to them, when their disease is no longer responsive to curative
treatment.
- Bereavement support - provision
of practical, emotional and psychological support to bereaved carers.
- Wound management of
post-operative, traumatic and chronic wounds.
- Rehabilitation - supporting
recovery to optimum independence.
- Promotion of continence and
management of incontinence.
- Immunisation
- Health promotion advice and
support.
We work in Partnership with all
members of the primary health care team, social services and other statutory and
voluntary agencies as appropriate.
Congratulations to the following
members of the District Nursing Team who have just achieved the following
qualifications:-
Feedback from our last
newsletter
One of our patients commented
that Dr Raj Patel could not be all bad if he watches films starring Clint
Eastwood. He went on to say ......like the story of the Plastic Surgeon sitting
quietly by the fire - he melted!
Dr Aaron Gopee
A new GP, Dr Gopee, will be
joining us in mid February and will be consulting on Mondays and Tuesdays. He
comes to us from Somerset via the Linc-start GP scheme which is hoped will
encourage doctors to come and live and work in Lincolnshire.
Carer's Register
We are in the process of setting
up a Carer's Register here at the Practice. If you care for someone on a
permanent basis at home we would appreciate you competing a form, which is
available from reception, and returning it to the Surgery.
Lincolnshire
Target training dates
We will
be closing for the Lincolnshire Target training from 12.30 pm on the following Thursdays:-
-
16th January 2003
-
13th February 2003
-
13th March 2003
-
3rd April 2003
Children in need
The Practice had a fundraising
day on 15th November, 2002 very well organised by our super
efficient staff member Cheryll Perkins. She decorated the Surgery with lots of
"Pudsies" and organised a wonderful tombola which raised £304.46. Many thanks
to all of our patients who supported our efforts on that day.
Expert patient's programme
Do you have a long term health
condition?
If you suffer from any of the
following you may benefit from finding out about the free 6 week long self
management courses which will be starting soon in this area:-
Diabetes, Heart Disease,
Irritable bowel syndrome, Parkinson's disease, Arthritis, Emphysema, Multiple
sclerosis, chronic fatigue syndrome, depression and a whole range of other
conditions. Ring Kerry Hallam on 0116 258 8566 and an EPP trainer will call you
back.
Keep it or cancel it
During December 120 patients made appointments to
see a health professional and failed to keep or cancel them. This meant that
16 hours of appointments were wasted. If
you cannot keep or no longer require your appointment please telephone and
cancel - if possible giving us 24 hours notice so that we can offer the
appointment to someone else. We will accept cancellations on the 562200 number
if the 562201 number is engaged.
Help us to help you
Our busiest time for patients
booking appointments is between 8.30 a.m. and 9.00 a.m. each day. Mondays are
especially busy. If your request for an appointment is routine and not urgent
please try to avoid telephoning during this busy half hour when people needing
urgent appointments are trying to get through on the telephone. If your request
for an appointment is complex e.g. an insurance medical which will require both
a doctor and nurse appointment it is especially important that you telephone
later in the day as these block our line for at least five minutes.
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