www.gablesmedicalgroup.nhs.uk 26 St Johns Rd, Bedlington NE22 7DU Cambois Branch OPEN: Monday – Friday 8:30am – 6pm Open: Monday–Friday 9 –11:30am Telephone: 01670 829889 Telephone: 01670 823917 Repeat prescriptions: 01670 823000

The Gables Grapevine

Practice Newsletter Winter 2019

Surgery Christmas/New Year Opening

We are open as usual over the Christmas / New Year period apart from the

days below:

CHIRSTMAS DAY - WED 25th DEC – CLOSED

BOXING DAY - THURS 26th DEC - CLOSED

NEW YEARS DAY - WED 1st JAN – CLOSED

If you need to see a GP when the surgery is closed the Cramlington

Hub maybe able to help, details on the next page…..

REMEMBER PLEASE ORDER YOUR PRESCRIPTION EARLY

IF YOU REQUIRE IT OVER CHRISTMAS,

Please allow two working days for a prescription.

The festive season is upon us again, this newsletter includes information regarding when

the surgery is open, when pharmacies are open and also what other services are available

over this festive period.

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Pharmacy Opening Hours

Pharmacies may close early over the Christmas/New Year period and may not be open on the Bank Holidays – please check directly with the pharmacy.

Local Pharmacies OPEN on CHRISTMAS DAY – Wednesday 25th Dec Central Pharmacy, Ashington 10am–12noon Health Hut Pharmacy, Morpeth, 2pm – 4pm (Kirkhill)

Lloyds Pharmacy, Cramlington 4pm – 6pm (9 Brockwell Centre)

Boots, Blyth (Maddison St) 6pm – 8pm BOXING DAY – Thursday 26th Dec Asda, Blyth 9am – 6pm Boots, Blyth (Maddison St) 10am-2pm Central Pharmacy, Ashington 10am-12noon Asda, Ashington 9am – 6pm Lloyds Pharmacy, Cramlington 9am-5pm (Sainsburys)

NEW YEARS DAY – Wednesday 1st January Asda, Blyth 10am-5pm Boots, Blyth (Maddison St) 10am-2pm Central Pharmacy, Ashington 10am-12noon Asda, Ashington 10am-5pm Lloyds Pharmacy, Cramlington 9am-5pm (Sainsburys)

NEW SERVICE We now have a new team working with the surgery, they are the Living Well Team. They are working on the Social Prescribing Project, and you may see them around the surgery from time to time. Your Living Well Co-ordinators are called Anne-Marie and Ellie and we would like to welcome them to the team, and look forward to working with them.

But, what is Social Prescribing? Social prescribing is a means of enabling patients with social, emotional or practical needs to access a range of local, non-medical services, often provided by the voluntary and community sector. In other words it is about health and care professionals (GP, nurses, social care etc.) providing patients with “prescriptions” for activities rather than drugs and medical treatment.

They might be able to help if you are:

Feeling low or worried

Feeling Lonely

Feeling Isolated

Bereaved

Experiencing relationship problems

Experiencing financial problems

Experiencing housing problems

Having problems related to employment or unemployment

A victim of bullying

A victim of crime How do I get referred to this service? If you feel you would benefit from this service please speak to someone within the practice, this doesn’t have to be a GP but can be any member of our team from nurses, reception, admin and of course GPs. We can pass your name onwards to Anne-Marie and Ellie the Living Well Co-ordinators.

What Happens Next? To help make sure the service is what you need, a Living Well Co-ordinator will contact you and ask a few questions. Then they will spend time talking to you to agree a plan to help improve your health and wellbeing. Time spent with each person will depend on their needs and ranges from simple signposting to a full assessment and support.

The Christmas and New Year period can seem like a time where

everyone is celebrating and having fun. However it can also be

challenging for those going through difficult times.

Whatever the festive period means to you, it’s important that

everyone feels able to manage their mental health throughout the

holidays.

Whether you’re unsure how to cope with the loss of a loved one, or

feeling down and/or lonely etc there are various services and websites

you can visit which may be able to help. Organisations such as; The Samaritans - They have someone you can speak to 24 hours a day 365 days of the year. Tel: 116 123 for free Web: https://www.samaritans.org/ Headstogether – Changing the conversation on Mental Health Web: https://www.headstogether.org.uk NHS - Every Mind Matters Web: https://www.nhs.uk/oneyou The Silverline -The only confidential helpline providing Information, friendship and advice to older people, open 24hours a day, every day of the year. Tel: .0800 470 80 90 Web: https://www.thesilverline.org.uk

Local Events – East Bedlington Community Centre offer a range of

different activities including these two festive events…..

https://www.ebcc.org.uk/ - Follow them on Facebook to keep up to date with all the latest news and

events within our local community.

Urgent Care: Your nearest Walk in Centre is:

WANSBECK HOSPITAL – (WGH) Woodhorn Lane, Ashington NE63 9JJ Tel: 0344 811 8111

Emergency Services: – A&E or Ring 999 Your nearest Emergency/A&E Centre is NORTHUMBRIA HOSPITAL (NSECH)

Northumbrian Rd, CRAMLINGTON, NE23 6NZ Tel: 0344 811 8111

Other Services: ONLINE ADVICE: check out the website www.nhs.uk/staywell NHS 111: call 111 for urgency medical advice and/or where to go for the right service.