Today we are promoting International Women’s Day (IWD), celebrating the social, economic, cultural, and political achievements of women. This year the global campaign #EmbraceEquity is being used to challenge gender stereotypes, call out discrimination, draw attention to bias, and seek out inclusion. If we all work together, we can drive momentous change to create a stronger, more inclusive world and truly #EmbraceEquity.
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Today we are celebrating Zero Discrimination Day, a campaign run by UNAIDS to highlight how people can become informed and promote inclusion, compassion, peace and a movement for change. Under the theme “Save lives: Decriminalise” UNAIDS want to highlight how the decriminalisation of key populations and people living with HIV saves lives and helps advance the end of the AIDS pandemic. Despite some encouraging reforms, the world is still far from achieving its target and in fact today there are: 134 countries explicitly criminalising or otherwise prosecuting HIV exposure, non-disclosure or transmission 20 countries criminalise and/or prosecute transgender persons
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On Thursday 9th March, Wellbeing Exeter will be holding a social prescribing day at Exeter Library. This will be a great opportunity to drop in, meet the team and have a chat. For more information, please visit www.wellbeingexeter.org.uk
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In a new ‘Help Us, Help You’ campaign that is the first of its kind nationally, NHS England is encouraging people who have been sent an NHS bowel cancer screening kit to complete the test. Bowel cancer is the fourth most common cancer in the UK, and detecting it at the earliest stage makes you up to nine times more likely to be successfully treated. But, almost one third of people who were sent an NHS bowel cancer screening test in England last year did not go on to complete it. Just a tiny sample detects signs of cancer before
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Act F.A.S.T. Call 999 if you see any single one of the signs of a stroke. There are around 100,000 strokes in England, Scotland, and Wales every year, with around 33,000 stroke related deaths each year, as well as being a leading cause of disability. The F.A.S.T. (Face, Arms, Speech, Time) acronym provides a memorable way of identifying the most common signs of a stroke and emphasises the importance of acting quickly by calling 999. Think and Act F.A.S.T. if you see any single one of these signs of a stroke: Face – has their face fallen on one side?
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Visit A Warm Space This Winter Exeter City Council are supporting 20+ community groups/organisations to provide a warm space for the local community this Winter. Warm spaces are providing people with somewhere warm where they can enjoy company, access support, chat, make new friends and bring the kids. Find your nearest warm space in the list below:
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We will be closed on Wednesday 1st February between 1pm – 6pm for staff training. Emergency Care For all life-threatening emergencies call 999 NHS 111 For non-emergency medical treatment or advice call 111 or visit https://111.nhs.uk/ Walk-in Centre 31 Sidwell Street, Exeter, Devon EX4 6NN NHS walk-in centres offer fast and convenient access to healthcare advice and treatment for minor injuries and illnesses. You can visit your local walk-in centre if: You have cuts, grazes or wounds You have sprains, strains, muscle or joint injury You have a skin complaint (bite, sting or severe sunburn) or minor infection You have
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Exeter Central Station is holding a walk-in Covid-19 Vaccination clinic on Tuesday 31st January for the local community. There is no need to book and they will be offering vaccinations between 10.30am and 4.30pm. Visit Exeter Central Station, Exeter, EX4 3SB on the day to receive your Covid-19 vaccination. Check your eligibility at https://www.nhs.uk/covid-vaccination or call 119
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Enhanced Access Appointments Since October 2022, all GP practices are now offering enhanced access appointments to their patients through their Primary Care Network (PCN). This means your GP practice may be available for appointments outside of core hours on predetermined days. These appointments will be bookable in advance, and some may be available same day (subject to capacity). Various health care professionals working within the practices teams will be available during these additional hours, offering a range of services outside core hours. To provide greater flexibility to patients, you may be booked in for an enhanced access appointment at any
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A Change is Coming… From Tuesday 10th January we will be moving to a new way of working. This will involve a change in the way patient’s are triaged and how appointments will be booked. Total Triage Model We will be changing to a ‘total triage model’ which means that every patient who contacts the practice will be asked to provide our receptionists with detailed information on the reason for their call. This information will then be passed to our triage team, and they will determine what actions will be required. eConsult The health centre will adopt an eConsult first
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