If you need medical help fast you should ring 111 but if it’s an emergency ring 999.
Coronavirus
National Health Service
See https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/
Click PRESS STATEMENT ISSUED BY UHS 8.4.20 to see how the emergency department at University Hospital Southampton has been transformed as part of preparations to manage COVID-19.
Click Lyndhurst Surgery May 2020 for the latest about seeking help, how to get advice and the arrangements for appointments.
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Look at NHS Direct to check your symptoms online with the NHS Health and Symptons Checkers, download the NHS health and symptom checker app and access health advice and information on NHS Choices.
The local surgeries are Lyndhurst Surgery, Church Lane, Lyndhurst, SO43 7EW. Tel: 023 8028 2689 and Forest Gate Surgery, Hazel Farm Road, Totton, SO40 8WU. Tel: 023 8066 3839. Click here for further information about these and other local medical services.
Click here for the SCA Fenwick2 Health and Wellbeing Centre on Pikes Hill in Lyndhurst or telephone 023 8028 2862.
Click here for the Lymington New Forest Hospital in Wellworthy Road, Lymington or ring 01590 663000.
Click here for Southampton General Hospital or ring 023 8077 7222.
Keep an eye open for information about annual Lyndhurst Surgery ‘Flu Clinics which are usually in late September and October. A one off pneumonia vaccination (65 or over or long term health conditions) is also normally offered as well as shingles vaccinations for certain age groups.
TICKS AND LYME DISEASE
- Ticks carrying disease are found across the UK in both town and countryside
- Not all ticks are infected – infection rate in any place varies from zero to about 15%
- Ticks can be very small and can go unnoticed
- Most active March to October, but they can be active on mild winter days
- You will not feel the tick attach to you, so check your skin and that of children
For further information have a look at this Lyme Disease leaflet or visit the Lime Disease Action website
APPLETREE CARELINE
Appletree Careline is provided by NFDC to help people to remain independent for as long as possible by providing them with the means to summon help in an emergency and the reassurance that there is always someone available to help them, should they need it.
Appletree Careline provides a 24 hour /375 days a year monitoring service to people aged 18 to 100 + who live in and around the district of the New Forest. The service provides the security and reassurance of an immediate response in times of crisis or emergency, to person or property.
Inside the home and out in the garden
The installation of an alarm is quick and easy, there is no need to remember any numbers, simply press the button and the trained operators at Appletree Careline will mobilise the help required. We use the personalised information and preferences provided by the customer and this will include contacting family members, friends, their GP or the emergency services.
Out and about in the community
Appletree Careline also provide an ID wristband service, a flexible silicone band uniquely numbered for each customer, which offers the opportunity to maintain social and day to day activities out in the community; visiting friends, going for walks or just doing the shopping.
To find out more visit http://www.nfdc.gov.uk/appletreecareline, call us on 02380 285523 or email us appletreecareline@nfdc.gov.uk we would be delighted to hear from you.
ALCOHOL AND SUBSTANCE MISUSE
If you want to break free from drug and alcohol abuse this app may help you take control of your own recovery
It is accessible 24/7 on any computer, tablet or smartphone
HAMPSHIRE COGNITIVE STIMULATION THERAPY SERVICE
A service for people living with dementia
Cognitive skills are the skills the brain uses to think, learn, remember, problem solve and communicate.
When someone has dementia there are different ways we can help people improve their memory and thinking skills. It has been proved that cognitive stimulation therapy can help improve quality of life for people living with dementia.
What is Cognitive Stimulation Therapy (CST)?
Cognitive stimulation therapy, also known as CST, is a structured programme of group activities. Each group runs once a week for a period of 14 weeks. We usually have up to eight participants at a time, along with a group leader and a volunteer for support. Each week starts with an introductory session and a warm up such as singing a favourite song. An orientation board is used to give information about the current date, weather and location. Following on from this, each week a programme of themed activities will be delivered. These are structured to stimulate cognition via increased interaction, use of language and conversation.
Where are the groups?
We currently have CST Groups in three locations across the New Forest: Lyndhurst, Totton and Lymington.
More information
To find out more about our CST Groups or to see if you, or someone you care for, is eligible to attend, please call Elena Prieto-Ruiz on 07764 790 330 or email hello@scagroup.co.uk