Leyburn Medical Practice

Cases of Hepatitis A have been seen recently in Ripon. Handwashing with soap and water is a simple and effective way to prevent the virus and ensure overall health through summer. See NHS advice on how to wash hands thoroughly https://www.nhs.uk/…/healthy-b…/best- way-to-wash-your-hands/
Clean hands are a recipe for good health! Washing your hands before eating, feeding others, or preparing food keeps food clean and prevents illness from spreading. We should also wash our hands thoroughly after using the toilet. Join the #CleanHandsNorthYorkshire campaign by encouraging everyone to wash their hands with soap and water at these critical times and supervise children where possible.

Big White Wall - we must apologise to anyone who has tried to access Big White Wall and have been told that it is not commissioned in our area. As the details were sent to us by our local commissioners, we assumed that it was commissioned locally but apparently at present it is only available in our locality for armed forces personnel, their families and veterans. We are urgently seeking clarification from our commissioners as to when it will be available to everyone else.

Free, confidential online help with mental health problems - Big White Wall (BWW) is a digital mental health support service which is available online, 24/7, and is completely anonymous so you can express yourself freely and openly. Professionally trained Wall Guides monitor the community to ensure the safety and anonymity of all members. In addition to BWW’s online community, you will have access to a wealth of useful information and can work through tailored self-help programmes covering topics such as anxiety, sleep, weight management, depression and many more. Go to https://www.bigwhitewall.co.uk/ to find out more.

Minor Injuries Service to End This Friday Regrettably, due to Hambleton, Richmondshire and Whitby CCG’s decision to stop commissioning the practice based minor injuries service we will no longer able to accept minor injuries patients from 1 April. The CCG has instructed that anyone with a minor injury should attend their nearest A&E unit or Urgent Treatment Centre. The nearest units to us are:
Darlington Memorial Hospital; The Friarage Hospital.
... If you are unhappy with this arrangement please contact Hambleton, Richmondshire and Whitby CCG, Civic Centre, Stone Cross, Northallerton, DL6 2UU (phone 01609 767600, email hrwccg.hrwccgenquiries@nhs.net
Examples of minor injuries previously covered by the minor injuries service are: • lacerations capable of closure by simple techniques (stripping, gluing, suturing) • minor dislocations of phalanges • non-penetrating superficial ocular foreign bodies • recent injury of a severity not amenable to simple domestic first aid • blows to the head where there has been no loss of consciousness • recent eye injury • partial thickness thermal burns or scalds involving broken skin: • not over 1 inch diameter • not involving the hands, feet, face, neck, genital areas • foreign bodies superficially embedded in tissues (including splinters) • minor trauma/ sprain to hands, limbs or feet. • bruises including bruises to eyes
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IMPORTANT MESSAGE - PHARMACY2U. PLEASE NOTE THAT LEYBURN MEDICAL PRACTICE HAS NO RELATIONSHIP WITH PHARMACY2U WHATSOEVER.
We are aware that patients in the Leyburn area have received letters from Pharmacy2U. Pharmacy2U is a commercial online pharmacy advertising its services across the country and is currently targeting our area. Patients wishing to remain with their current dispensing arrangements and support their local dispensing GPs and/or community pharmacy are entitled ...to do so and must not feel under any pressure to change.
Please share this message with your own social media and other contacts and please help us to reassure concerned patients that the letter is simply an attempt to generate more business for a national commercially competitive company that has nothing to do with us.
Thank you.
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Online consultations now available at Leyburn Medical Practice.

Online Consultations With Engage Consult Save time and consult with us online - Patients can now consult online with a GP at our practice as part of a new service which could save you time and a journey. Using the online consultation service makes it easier for us to quickly decide how we can best help you with the least amount of disruption to your day. The service is free and confidential.
Simply input your symptoms online and we will call you back the same day with genera...l advice or signposting, a telephone consultation or, if necessary, we will get you booked in for an appointment that day.
You can also use the system to submit administrative queries if you have a question relating to test results, letters, medical reports or have a general enquiry. The service also offers access to reliable and trustworthy self-help generic information 24 hours a day, 7 days a week that may help you to avoid an appointment altogether.
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Dementia Support If you have dementia or care for someone with dementia you may like to know that Making Space has been appointed by North Yorkshire County Council to provide support for people suffering dementia and their carers. They can be contacted on 01609 771089 or email northyorkshire.dementiasupport@makin gspace.co.uk Their website also has details of their service: https://makingspace.co.uk/…/…/northal lerton-dementia-support

Help with Prescription Costs - Did you know that there are ways to reduce the cost of your prescription and that many people may actually have exemptions from the costs altogether? Money Saving Expert has up to date information to help you https://www.moneysavingexpert.com/fami… /cheap-prescriptions/

Colburn Children's Centre - There's lots going on at Colburn Children's Centre to support children and families and across all of Richmondshire. Please see their Facebook page for up to date details and a programme of events https://www.facebook.com/RichmondshireAre aCFSP

The Dispensing Doctors Association has provided a factsheet for patients who have received letters from Pharmacy2U. Here is what it says:
You may have received a leaflet in the post inviting you to get your repeat prescriptions from a company called Pharmacy2U. Here are some important facts about Pharmacy2U which we feel you should know:
... • Pharmacy2U has nothing to do with us. • Pharmacy2U is a distance selling (internet only) pharmacy. • As a patient, you cannot have any face-to-face contact with Pharmacy2U. Distance selling pharmacies like this are only allowed to deal with patients by post, telephone or internet, not in person. • Prescriptions from Pharmacy2U are delivered by post, unlike your medications handed to you in the dispensary by a member of our team, or personally delivered to you by our own driver. • In October 2015, Pharmacy2U was fined £130,000 for selling its patients’ details to marketing companies including an Australian lottery. The Information Commissioners Office subsequently found that this data was used by the marketing companies to deliberately target elderly and vulnerable patients. • Over Christmas 2015, Pharmacy2U failed to send out prescriptions for three weeks, leaving thousands of patients stranded without their essential medicines. • In February 2017, the Care Quality Commission inspected Pharmacy2U and found that it was “not safe, effective or well led”.
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IMPORTANT MESSAGE - PHARMACY2U. PLEASE NOTE THAT LEYBURN MEDICAL PRACTICE HAS NO RELATIONSHIP WITH PHARMACY2U WHATSOEVER.
We are aware that patients in the Leyburn area have received letters from Pharmacy2U which appear to suggest that Leyburn Medical Practice is recommending them. This is absolutely not the case and we know that the letters have caused confusion upset, especially amongst some of our more vulnerable and elderly patients.
Pharmacy2U is a commercial online ph...armacy advertising its services across the country and is currently targeting our area. Patients wishing to remain with their current dispensing arrangements and support their local dispensing GPs and/or community pharmacy are entitled to do so and must not feel under any pressure to change.
Please share this message with your own social media and other contacts and please help us to reassure concerned patients that the letter is simply an attempt to generate more business for a national commercially competitive company that has nothing to do with us.
Thank you.
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Is your health condition preventing you accessing, remaining or returning to employment? Wendy Collins – Jobcentre Disability Employment Adviser will be available for advice at Leyburn Medical Practice on:
Monday 3 September 2018 – 10.00am – 12noon
Just drop in on the day.

Diabetes Today - Managing Type 2 diabetes just got a bit easier
We are pleased to announce a new local service for patients with Type 2 diabetes.
It’s called Diabetes Today and it’s a short course designed to help you beat the myths, learn great tips and discover how to manage your condition, both now and in the future, with our specialist nurses and dietitians.
... The course is delivered by South Tees Hospitals NHSFT and Heartbeat Alliance and sessions are available on weekdays and weekends across Hambleton, Richmondshire and Whitby.
To book a place or to find out more, just ask at Reception when you next pop in to the practice or visit www.diabetestoday.org.uk.
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Train Like a Jedi - Taking inspiration from everyone's favourite Star WarsTM characters, Rey and Luke, it's time to get your kids moving as they learn to master the ways of the Jedi with Change4Life's fun, play along video. Read more at https://www.nhs.uk/change4li…/activitie s/train-like-a-jedi/…

Protect Against STIs - Young people aged between 16 and 24 are at more risk of getting an STI than any other age group. The NHS has launched a website to explain the risks and how to protect yourself: https://www.nhs.uk/protect-against-stis-u se-a-condom/home

Bad Weather - Like many of you, some of our staff are unable to get into work today due to the bad weather which means that we will not be able to offer our normal range of appointments. Please bear with us if we contact you to cancel and rebook your appointment. Please be assured that urgent case will be triaged and seen if necessary.