CARLISLE HOUSE SURGERY NEWSLETTER 2013 Welcome to the Winter Edition of our newsletter. We wish all our patients a Merry Christmas and Happy and Healthy New Year. As you know the doctors, staff & patients of Carlisle House support various charities and we greatly appreciate the support you give from year to year. This year Ann Singleton has made 3 beautiful Christmas cakes which will be raffled for this year’s chosen local charity. Raffle tickets are available at reception.
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CARLISLE HOUSE SURGERY
NEWSLETTER 2013
Welcome to the Winter Edition of our newsletter. We wish all our
patients a Merry Christmas and Happy and Healthy New Year.
As you know the doctors, staff & patients of Carlisle House support
various charities and we greatly appreciate the support you give
from year to year.
This year Ann Singleton has made 3 beautiful Christmas cakes
which will be raffled for this year’s chosen local charity.
Raffle tickets are available at reception.
Keep Warm, Well and Safe this winter
Keeping Warm
Wear lots of layers and limit the time you spend outdoors
and remember to wrap up warm before you go out.
Keep active. Move around at least once an hour and
don’t sit down for long periods of time. Even light
exercise will help keep you warm.
Make sure your heating is working properly – if in doubt
get it checked out by a professional.
The recommended temperature for your main living
room is around 70f/21c, and the rest of the house should
be heated to at least 64f/18c
Draw your curtains at dusk to help keep the heat in.
Make sure that your heating isn’t obstructed by curtains
or furniture.
Keeping Well
Get the flu jab – ask your GP for details
Avoid any unnecessary trips – get repeat prescriptions in
advance and make sure your food cupboard is well
stocked.
Eat a healthy balanced diet and have at least one hot meal
a day.
Avoid the risk of the vomiting bug with good levels of
hygiene.
Prevent the spread of flu – catch it, bin it, kill it.
Review your medicines – if you are on medication, talk
to your GP or pharmacist about reviewing this to make
sure it is still appropriate.
If you do run out of your routine medications at the
weekend, please contact your regular chemist to see if
they can provide you with a temporary supply. Please
note that the Out of Hours service is not appropriate for
this.
Keep yourself healthy – stop smoking, drink less alcohol
and more water, eat healthily and try to keep active.
If you are struggling with money for food, your local
Foodbank can provide you with a voucher for 3 days
worth of food. To find out more call: 01202 669566
Keeping Safe.
In severe weather don’t go out unless it is necessary –
bins and library books can wait until the weather
improves.
Check local radio or call the Met Office Weather Desk
on 0870 900 0100 for up to date forecasts.
Do any vital jobs in advance of cold weather ie.collect
repeat prescriptions or medication
If you are driving, check the road conditions and travel
news before you set off.
If you do have to go out, wear appropriate clothing and
sensible footwear.
Get extra support – if you think you need extra help,
think about personal alarm pendants so you can get
support when you need it at home.
Dorset Fire and Rescue Service offer a FREE home
safety check – for more information call 01305 252600
We would like to thank all our patients for their
understanding and patience throughout the building work.
Installation of the new reception hatch has now been
completed to include a lowered disabled reception desk.
Screens have been installed behind the reception desk to
provide a greater level of patient confidentiality, building
upon the Carlisle House Surgery Patient Reference Group’s
2011/2012 report’s recommendations.
TEAM NEWS
In July we were joined by Dr Lucy Scott and Jackie joined
the reception team this September to cover Michele who is now on
maternity leave.
Carlisle House Surgery Patient Representative Group
Join our Patient Reference Group (PRG)
……..we would like to hear your views
The Practice would like to invite you to join our PRG and let us
know how you feel we are doing as a Practice.
We would like your opinion on the range and quality of the services
provided by the surgery. The PRG, together with the Practice, will
then agree which priority issues should be covered in our next local
Practice survey.
What will I have to do? The PRG is an email community – simply
register by providing us with your email address. We will then
contact you occasionally to obtain your views.
Request a form for reception or click on the link on our website. (Contact details will be kept securely; they will not be shared and only used
for PRG purposes.)
Surgery times:
Monday AM Drs Rogers, Guduru & Scott
PM Drs Nelms, Rogers & Guduru
Tuesday AM Drs Nelms, Crinion & Guduru
PM Drs Nelms, Crinion & Guduru
Wednesday AM Drs Nelms, Rogers & Guduru
PM Drs Nelms, Rogers, Guduru & Scott
Thursday AM Drs Nelms, Rogers & Crinion
PM Dr Rogers & Crinion
Friday AM Drs Nelms, Guduru & Scott
PM Drs Nelms, Guduru & Scott
Visit our web site to see the rest of our team and services