NEWSLETTER
Winter 2015
News from The Smithy
A pharmacist, Mr. Noshad Aktar, has been employed by The Smithy to
work one day a week. He will help the GPs with reviewing patients
medication both as repeat prescriptions and after a stay in hospital. He
will also help manage blood pressures and keep an eye on elderly frail
patients who are on a lot of different medications. He will help the
practice to review and monitor practice prescribing for certain drugs
and he will audit practice prescribing.
Lynne Hilton has returned to work at The Smithy as receptionist
NHS111 : All out of hours calls are now directed to NHS111. There is a
new message on the practice ansaphone about this.
The Smithy can now be reached by telephone from 8 am every
morning, Monday to Friday.
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year
From
The Smithy Patient Participation Group
Come and Join us in 2016 and make a difference
to healthcare locally
[email protected]
We hold meetings on the last Thursday of every month at 5.30pm
The surgery has bought two new machines to help detect infection in a
matter of minutes. One detects inflammation in the body such as
pneumonia and the other detects streptococcus A which
causes tonsillitis.
The Clinical Commissioning Group in Tameside and Glossop is asking all
surgeries to complete a Primary Care Quality Scheme .This scheme
encourages best practice in clinical, administrative, staffing and patient
contact areas of the practice. The scheme involves quite a lot of input
for GPs and staff, planning and implementing new areas of practice
work and revising work they already do.
AGE UK : TAMESIDE & GLOSSOP
Day Support at the Independent Living Centre A “dementia friendly”
centre providing a calm environment designed to help older people feel
less agitated and more able to navigate unfamiliar places. A range of
activities available both in Ashton and at Bradbury House in Glossop.
These include arts and crafts, cookery, Tai Chi and computer tutoring.
2.
How long is the average adult’s spinal cord?
3.
How many miles of blood vessels are there in the average human
body?
4.
How many fat cells does the average adult have?
5.
How many bones are there in the human wrist?
6.
How many muscles are there in the human ear?
7.
How much saliva does the average human produce daily?
4. Between 40-50
7. Two pints
Falls Prevention and Healthy Lifestyles Chair based exercises at the
centre in Ashton. A falls prevention group to help build and maintain
strength. Walking football sessions aimed at helping men, particularly, to
keep active and prevent social isolation.
How many miles of nerves are there in the human body?
3. 62,000
6. Six
Buddying Service Provides support with such things as attending medical
appointments ,shopping and maintaining links with the local community.
There is a small charge for this service.
1.
2. 17-18 inches
5. Eight
The local branch of Age UK operates from its centre in Katherine Street,
Ashton and also provides services from Bradbury House, Glossop. People
aged over 50 years are eligible for its services. Age UK has both paid staff
and volunteers working in the organization.
Medical How Many Trivia : Xmas Quiz
1. 45
billion
In September Age UK came to our PPG meeting and gave a very
interesting talk about their activities. Below, are the main topics that the
area CEO, Bernadette Ashcroft, talked about and which we thought would
be useful to other patients.
Patient Survey 2016
Handyperson and Garden Maintenance Practical help with small jobs at
fair and affordable prices. Examples are fitting handrails, small plumbing
electrical and joinery jobs, lawn mowing and hedge trimming.
Next year, we will be carrying out another patient survey, asking
questions about several aspects of the surgery and its services.
Information and Advice Support with a wide range of issues including
assistance in claiming benefits, debt advice, housing rights, consumer issues and legal matters.
If you feel you could help in any way, please get in touch with the
Patient Participation Group through our email
or by leaving a message at reception
Appointments or home visits Monday to Friday, 10:00 am to 3:30
pm.Drop in assistance Tuesdays and Wednesdays , 10:00 am to 3:30 pm.
For all the above and further information contact
0161 308 5000