Nurse Clinics

• You may speak request to the Practice Nurse/Healthcare assistant.  If you wish to see the Nurse you must make an appointment.
• The Practice Nurses are fully qualified to carry out health promotion such as dietary advice, immunisations, cervical smears, dressing of wounds, removal of sutures, ECG testing, blood tests, (which have been requested by a GP) blood pressure checks and other relevant procedures.
• If you wish to have weight and Blood pressure checks you may make an appointment with the Healthcare assistant Monday – Thursday 1.30pm-2pm

District Nurses

There is a team of district nurses attached to this Medical Centre.  Your GP can make arrangements for the district nurse to visit you if you are housebound and cannot attend the surgery.

Health Visitor

The Health Visitor for this Practice is in attendance every Friday morning between 9am – 10.30am Appointments are necessary.

Or you can contact her outside of these times at her base in Gt James Street Health Centre, L’Derry. Telephone no. 02871 365177.

The Health Visitor is available to support and advise you on the health, developmental stages, and care of your child from birth to pre-school age. Any concerns regarding the health or development of your child should be discussed with her.

Ante-Natal Care

The practice has a Midwifery-led Care Project. This places the midwife at the centre of ante-natal and post-natal care. On alternating weeks the GP is available for consultation as required.

We have a weekly ante-natal clinic every Tuesday morning from 9am - 10.30am. Appointments are necessary. For your initial booking your visit requires a 60 minute appointment, so you must inform staff that this is your first visit.

The Midwives are there to support and provide all ante-natal care so to ensure an enjoyable and healthy pregnancy.

If you need to contact the Midwives outside of this clinic time, you can contact them at their base in Gt James Street Health Centre, L’Derry telephone no. 02871 365177

The PATIENT CLIENT COUNCIL services offer advice and guidance to patient clients and carers who have issues in regard to Health and Social Care and assisting patients in making a complaint, giving information on how to complain, help to write letters and make telephone calls.

They also will attend meetings about the complaint and make sure the patient concerns are heard and responded to.They work with health and social care organisations to improve the services as a result of the individuals concerns.

They cover all of the Western area and are their contact person is based in Ballymena.

Contact details:  Paula Brown (Mrs)  Patient Client Support Officer

                         tel: 08009170222       or    local office    02825863950

                         www.patientclientcouncil.hscni.net           Paula.Brown@hscni.net

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http://www.cancerscreening.hscni.net/2188.htm

 DO YOU SUFFER WITH CHRONIC BACK PAIN?            

CHRONIC BACK PAIN  classes to facilitate patients suffering from chronic back pain -  For further details contact -  tel: 07732783830;  www.johnbell-yoga.co.uk

(note: this is a private organisation and is not connected to the NHS or Bridge St Family Practice. Patients accessing this service is purely on a private/personal basis)

DEPRESSION

Aware Defeat Depression work exclusively with and for people with depression.

You can email them at:  info@aware-ni.org   or their access their website : www.aware-ni.org.uk

North West Cancer Services

Action Cancer offers a wide range of support services for men, women, children and young people affected by cancer including:              COUNSELLING

                                       COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES

                                       POSITIVE LIVING PROGRAMMES (LIFE COACHING)

The services are available to people diagnosed with cancer, their carers, families and friends.

for further details and to make an appointment contact Action Cancer on their appointment line: 02871277123

Parenting NI Helpline & Appointment Service

Every parent/guardian experiences difficulties from time to time, they may seem small but be causing you a lot of worry or it may be a major family crisis. Regardless of the problem, it often helps to talk to someone outside the family.  Parenting NI Helpline & Appointment Service is here for you when things seem too much.

If you are concerned about your child’s behaviour, family conflict, the impact of separation, bullying, or any other family issue no matter how big or small, Parenting NI is here to help, providing a free confidential support service.

The freephone helpline would be suitable for you if you would like to discuss your concerns over the phone.  You may find that one call to the helpline provides you with the support, guidance and information that you need or you may wish to work with the helpline over a longer period of time.  You could also choose to make an appointment if you would prefer to discuss your concerns face to face. The Helpline & Appointment Service will allow you to explore your options, etc realistic goals and discuss what you can do to meet these goals.

Parenting NI offers appointments in (Armagh, Ballymena, Belfast, Coleraine, Craigavon, Derry-Londonderry, Newry, Omagh & Whitehead) with a counsellor providing help and support with a wide and diverse range of parenting issues using brief solution focussed, person centred counselling.  We can offer you an initial appointment to look at goal setting and how we can work together followed by up to a maximum of four, weekly, one to one sessions each lasting 50 minutes in a safe, supportive environment.

Parenting NI

22 Clarendon Street  Derry   BT48 7ET

028 71372006

www.parentingni.org

Helpline Freephone:   0808 8010 722

Parenting for NI trading as Parenting NI  Registered in N Ireland No: NI30087

Registered Office: Andras House, 60 Great Victoria St, Belfast BT2 7BB

A Charity: Inland Revenue No: XR93772

SELF HELP - selfcare awareness.  see http://www.selfcareforum.org)/

                                                                          choosetolivebetter.com

                                                              http://www.cancerscreening.hscni.net/2188.htm

If you suffer from the following conditions, you may not need a consultation with a doctor.  The minor ailments service is available at most pharmacies in the Derry/Londonderry area.  The service is available to treat:

• Athlete's Foot
• Groin Area Infection
• Diarrhoea
• Head Lice
• Threadworms                                                                     
• Vaginal Thrush (16yrs and over)
• Cold Sores
• Ear Wax
• Mouth Ulcers
• Oral Thrush

ask to speak to the pharmacist who will be glad to advise you or give you more information on how to treat your symptons.

CARERS    please read the following:

  How to get help in looking after someone.

DO YOU LOOK AFTER SOMEONE WHO IS

ILL , FRAIL, DISABLED OR MENTALLY ILL?

We are interested in identifying carers, especially those people who may be caring without help or support.  We know that carers are often “hidden” looking after a family member or helping a friend or neighbour with day to day tasks and may not see themselves as a carer.

Caring for someone is an important and valuable role in the community, which is often a 24-hour job that can be very demanding and isolating for the carer.  Carers should receive appropriate support by way of access to accurate information on a range of topics such as entitlement to benefits and respite care and not least, a listening ear when things get too much.

As a Carer, you are also entitled to have your needs assessed by Adult Care Services.  A Carer’s Assessment is a chance to talk about your needs as a carer and the possible ways help could be given. It also look at the needs of the person you care for. There is no charge for an assessment.

If you are a carer and would like more information,  please see some addresses and phone numbers listed at the bottom of this page or ask at Reception or email: reception.606@bridge.gp.n-i.nhs.uk  for

CARERS IDENTIFICATION AND REFERRAL FORM

which you can complete to let us know about your caring responsibilities

aslo see section 3 on the right hand side of this page CARERS DIRECT for further information.

some useful websites support contacts: www.youngcrersni.net - information for Young Carers and Professionals

Carers NI: advice line: 02890439843

WHSCT Carers Development Worker

Shantallow Health Centre, Racecourse Road, L'Derry

BT48 8NL  tel: 028 71355023

BENEFITS INFORMATION:  Disability and Carers Service, Castle Court, Royal Ave, Belfast BT1 1HR

Carers Allowance and Carers Credit:  028 90906186

Attendance Allowances: 028 90906178

Lifeline: 0808 808 8000