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Say Hello to Nexus Primary Care Network… OUR WEBSITE HAS NOW LAUNCHED! Nexus Primary Care Network (PCN) is a collection of five practices serving a population of 40,000+ patients in the Exeter area. Combining the expertise and skills of Mount Pleasant Health Centre, South Lawn Medical Practice, Hill Barton Surgery, The Heavitree Practice & ISCA Medical Centre. All five practices now offer our patients easier access to multiple services which will benefit their long-term health. By connecting primary care and utilising the new roles that coming together as PCN offers, we have extra clinical expertise which helps patients get the
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Unfortunately, we have had to introduce a new Police Constable at the Health Centre due to an incident with one of our wonderful volunteers, Ray. Ray has worked every Covid-19 vaccination clinic since 2020. When we told him we were setting up a Flu & Covid-19 vaccination clinic on Saturdays throughout October, he once again stepped-up and volunteered to Marshall our car park. However, on one of the Saturday clinics we reached capacity in the car park and Ray had to ask a motorist to carry along the road due to having no available parking spaces. I was horrified to
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What is stress? Stress is caused by the body’s reaction to feeling under pressure or threatened. Stress is common and but too much stress can affect our mood, our body and our relationships. Stress can make us feel anxious and more irritable. Experiencing too much stress over a long period of time can lead to physical, mental and emotional exhaustion. Stress affects people differently and the things than can cause stress will vary from person to person. Are you feeling Stressed? Follow the tips below to tackle stress & anxiety and improve your mood & sleep. Click here to answer
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Thank you for supporting the Friends of Mount Pleasant Health Centre. The winning tickets are… £50 Morrisons voucher – Winning Ticket No. 129 £25 Love to Shop voucher – Winning Ticket No. 459 £25 Love to Shop voucher – Winning Ticket No. 542 The vouchers will be available to collect from reception at Mount Pleasant Health Centre from Tuesday 1st November. Please remember to bring along your winning ticket.    
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#AskYourPharmacist Your local pharmacy can help. Don’t miss out on NHS support available conveniently and close to home, in your local pharmacy. Pharmacies are part of the NHS family and the range of clinical services they provide has expanded significantly in recent years. New NHS pharmacy services in England include blood pressure checks for the over 40s, expanded support for people with Parkinson’s disease & Osteoporosis, advice on minor illnesses like earache or skin rash and there are also many ways your local pharmacy team can support you to stay well #AskYourPharmacist about help to quit smoking. Ask your pharmacist about:
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Last Monday (10th Oct) we celebrated World Mental Health Day by supporting #HelloYellow a campaign supporting young people’s mental health run by the charity YoungMinds. On Monday we raised awareness of Young Minds and other mental health charities to let patients and staff know what services are available to young people when they are feeling lonely or isolated. We celebrated the day by wearing yellow, holding a fundraising bake sale, collecting donations for the charity, eating yellow snacks and most importantly raising awareness of mental health services. To find out more about the Young Minds charity visit www.youngminds.org.uk
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Join us on 10th October to show young people that how they feel matters, and help us create a future where all young people get the mental health support they need, when they need it, no matter what. What are we going to do? Raising Awareness – We will be handing out leaflets for YoungMinds and other mental health and wellbeing charities to raise awareness of the support that is available to everyone when they are feeling lonely, isolated or just need a chat. Yellow Clothing – We will be wearing yellow on Monday to show young people that how
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How to look after your heart through: Diet Exercise Blood Pressure This is your opportunity to hear the best ways to look after your heart health first hand from an expert cardiology consultant. Dr Ash Kotetcha is a consultant cardiologist with over 18 year’s experience in the NHS. He specialises in treating heart disease, chest pain, breathlessness, palpitation & heart rhythm irregularity, heart valve murmurs and blood pressure. Taking place at Mount Pleasant Health Centre on Tuesday 18th October at 06:00pm To reserve your space please contact us on 01392 262110 or email us at nh.exeter.enquiries@nhs.net
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Better Health are teaming up with Disney to help get kids active throughout the holidays. Using some of their favourite characters from Disney’s Encanto and Frozen, Disney and Pixar’s Lightyear and Marvel’s The Avengers, they will be inspired to be more active whilst having fun throughout the summer. After the last 2 years we’re looking forward to getting back to the things we love, including getting our kids moving, feeling good and having fun. Increasing activity, both at home and in school, has been shown to make kids feel better, help improve their performance at school, and develop important skills.
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Devon County Council have teamed up with Libraries Unlimited to offer free baby self-weigh facilities in private areas of 16 libraries across Devon during their popular Bounce & Rhyme sessions. Parents and carers will be given safe guidance around the weighing and plotting of babies and children’s growth and can contact a Health Visitor if they have concerns around any aspect of their baby’s growth or feeding. Parents can get their babies weighed at two locations in Exeter: St. Thomas – Thursday 10am to 12pm Contact Zoe, email zoe.woodbridge@librariesunlimited.org.uk Exeter – Thursday 9:30am to 11:30am Contact Callum, email callum.archer@librariesunlimited.org.uk
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