Autumn 2018 Greetings! HMR Star Awards Some Scary Sights at the Well done to Practice Manager Victoria Buckland-Fellows Surgery! Greetings one and all and (pictured with her certificate) and Dr Louise Thompson, who Having your flu vaccination can be welcome to our Autumn were both bestowed the honour of being 'Highly Commended' a scary enough proposition in itself 2018 Newsletter. This is in their respective categories at the recent Star Awards for for some but when your surgery is one of three newsletters NHS staff in the Heywood, Middleton and Rochdale area. transformed into a den of to be published Victoria had been nominated for the Shining Star award and Dr spookiness, your fears may be throughout the calendar Thompson for the Innovation Star category. Well done to both multiplied! Many thanks to all those year to keep you up to of them; greatly deserved in each case!! who attended the Child Flu Clinic date with important on Halloween and joined in the fun medical information, - there were some brilliant community initiatives; and costumes on display from staff and news from the surgery. patients alike and Practice This issue contains news Manager Vicky did a great job in about the surgery, our decorating the surgery. Please staff and about services Heaton Park Pretty Mudder come again next year; if you in the local area. Well done to Dr Thompson, Dr Peet, Vicky, Louise, Leanne dare.... and Becky for completing the 5k at Heaton Park Pretty Online Services Muddy® on the 14th July 2018. This isn’t like any other Did you know that you fundraising event; it’s a muddy obstacle course that women of can book and cancel any ability can climb over, crawl under, and charge through, all routine GP appointments; in aid of beating cancer. The team looked delightful at the end request medication; and of the race as the pictures show! Memory Walk send queries via our Staff members at The Hive website: completed the 7k memory walk at thehivehealthcentre@nhs Heaton Park on Sunday 30th .net ? There is also an app September 2018 in aid of the which you can use on Alzheimers Society. It was a lovely your smart phone to day for the team and heart- ensure that you always warming to see so many people have your information to Farewell Becki! supporting such a good cause. hand. For full use of our The Hive Team have had to say a sad goodbye to our Health online services, please Care Assistant Rebecca. We are proud to advise that first attend the surgery Rebecca has completed her Access into Nursing course and with ID that shows your exams, and she is therefore leaving us to study nursing at address to obtain your university. Season Flu Vaccinations unique access code. If The Hive had no doubt that Rebecca would pass all her We would like to apologise for any you have concerns about exams and therefore began planning for her departure. It is delays in our over 65 patient using the service you can with delight that Emilie - one of our friendly support team demographic getting their flu jab book in for training with members whom has studied Health and Social Care level 3 at this year - we are just as frustrated one of our friendly college and has since completed a Phlebotomy and as you are about how the vaccines Support Team members, Immuisations course - will begin her Health Care Assistant have been rolled out in stages this who will show you the ins role at the practice. We are very proud of the achievements of year, which has caused a and outs of this user both Rebecca and Emilie. We would also like to wish Rebecca significant effect on our already friendly service. the very best of luck for her future. busy workload. The last delivery Calling All Lumps & Combat Stress – The Veteran’s Mental Health should be arriving soon, however, Charity so if you or a relative haven't had Bumps! your vaccination already – Combat stress is a charity for veterans, serving military Dr Stockton continues to regardless of your age – we personnel and their families. If you need confidential help and provide a minor surgery recommend you get booked in as advice on any mental health issue – including confusion, clinic at the practice for soon as possible, as per NHS anger and depression - you can call them on 0800 1381619, the removal of ingrowing England, BMA and Public Health email them at [email protected] , text them on 07537 toe nails, skin tags, cysts guidelines. If you don’t qualify for a 404719 or visit their webpage: www.combatstress.org.uk If or moles. Just contact free vaccination you can pay £10 you have served as a military veteran we also respectfully reception to make an to have it done here. External request that you inform the practice; this may enable any appointment for an initial article: BBC News: Flu delays for referrals to secondary care to be processed as a priority. consultation . over 65s Autumn 2018 Tesco Bags for Life Making Space – Rochdale Befriending ‘Don’t be frightened of a cervical smear Programme test’ Bags of Help is Tesco’s Are you aged 50+ or a Carer aged 18+ The following article was kindly provided by local community grant supporting someone of this age range? Caroline Mitchell, Chair of The Hive Patient scheme where the money Making Space’s Rochdale Befriending Participation Group: raised from the sale of service has been set up to help you improve ‘I appreciate that a cervical smear test is not the carrier bags is being used your confidence and motivation, reduce your most fun thing you can do with your time but it is to fund thousands of local social isolation, and support you to get out an important part of every women’s life. I projects in communities and about in our local community. personally don’t look forward to this screening test right across the UK. Befriending but what you must understand is that this could Launched in 2015, Bags of Each individual is paired with a volunteer save your life. A study carried out by the charity Help sees charities and befriender who will get to know you, learn Jo’s Cervical Cancer Trust showed that one in community organisations about your needs and interests, and support three women was embarrassed and didn’t attend awarded grants to fund you to take part in a wide range of social and or delayed their cervical smear test appointments. local projects. Our leisure activities. The practice nurse Colette sees hundreds of community garden was Peer Support women for this screening so don’t feel nominated as one of three It is important to have a strong network of embarrassed. Her focus is to make you feel great community projects in people around you who you can rely on, welcome, comfortable and ensure your dignity is the local area which were which is why Rochdale Befriending will maintained, while obtaining the sample. Colette is voted on in Tesco stores support you in joining peer support groups to lovely and reassures you before, during and after locally in August. We were not only help you to develop friendships, but the screening. You shouldn’t be embarrassed. delighted to receive the also could lead to starting new hobbies. Just remember Colette is a lady and she fully £1000 award for third place Referrals understands what it is like to have the screening and have already If you think this service is for you – or if you test done, so please attend your smear and just discussed with our Patient would like to be a volunteer befriender - you remember a few moments of a slightly unpleasant Participation Group and can give them a call or drop them a line and situation could prevent you being really poorly.’ patients involved with they will arrange to meet with you to discuss Please don’t hesitate to contact the surgery to tending to the garden as to the service in more detail. book in if you are due your smear test. how best to spend this They also have a Helpline that operates money on the garden. between 9:00 – am – 6:00 pm, Monday to Blue Badge Scheme Friday: 01706 572 452. The Blue Badge Scheme (disabled parking Full contact details are as follows: Maggie’s Oldham scheme) is for drivers or passengers with severe Phone: 01706 572453 Maggie’s Oldham offers mobility problems. It generally allows Blue Badge Email: free practical, emotional holders to park close to where they need to go. [email protected] and social support to You can apply or reapply for a blue badge and Address: Rochdale Befriending Service, 36 people with cancer and access related services online at the following Howards Place, their families and friends. webpage: https://www.gov.uk/get-blue-badge. St Mary’s Gate, Rochdale, Greater Help is offered freely to Before you start you will need: the details of your Manchester, OL16 1DX anyone with any type of current Blue Badge (if you have one); a digital or cancer. Simply drop-in at signed photo (passport quality and size and signed any time - you’re always Middleton Foodbank to say a true likeness); your national insurance welcome! The foodbank is holding three days of food number; proof of residency and proof of Address and opening collections in the Middleton Tesco Extra identification. As you fill in the form online you can th times: store from Thursday 29 November through also upload your photo and all relevant evidence.