Dean Cross Surgery, Plymstock

** Update ** There is no fire. Phew. We are back up and running. 😊

Good morning. We have just had to evacuate our building due to a fire alarm. There is no one currently answering our telephone lines.

We hope to resume normal service soon - we will keep you updated 😊

Our normal Andys Man Club groups aren't running on Monday 26th August as it's a Bank Holiday. However, there is still support available:

Sunday 25th August: Every Man Matters 1-3pm at YMCA Plymouth
Monday 26th August: Andys Man Club Walk and Talk (open to Men, Women, Children, Pets 🙂) 10am-1pm at Coypool Park and Ride
Wednesday 28th August: Every Man Matters 6-8pm at YMCA Plymouth
Thursday 29th August: Man down - supporting men’s mental health 7-9pm at Plymouth Life Centre

https://www.facebook.com/everymanmatters

NHS DIABETES PREVENTION PROGRAMME

The NHS Diabetes Prevention Programme is a free service for people with prediabetes and those with a history of gestational diabetes.

If you would like to find out more about the NHS Diabetes Prevention Programme before making a decision about signing up for the programme then why not take a look at one of the Patient Information Sessions? The next one takes place on September 3rd 12 - 12.30pm (other dates and times are available).

Patients can register for free and you can find details of all upcoming Patient Information sessions at https://bit.ly/PatientInformationSessionNDPP.

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The Preparing for Adulthood - Next Steps event is less than two weeks away now. So if your young person (aged 14-25) is looking for information, advice and opportunity for to what to do next, either after education, or after a period of time out of education, training or employment, this is for them and for you as parent-carers. Please sign up and come along and chat to some of the organisations who are there to help you.
This is a targeted event just for your young people and their family, so please don't miss the chance to gain one-to-one support and advice to help all our young people access better futures doing something they really want to do, with organisations committed to equality diversity and inclusion.

The event is completely free of charge - don't miss it!

https://plymouthpcv.glueup.com/event/preparing-for-adulthood-next-steps-day-113064/?pk_campaign=widget-event-list

**Next drop in is tomorrow**
Tuesday 13th August 👇

Are you between 18-30 (𝘪𝘴𝘩)❔ Looking for support and a place to chill out❔

Following our initial 3-month trial, we are pleased to be adding new dates and moving the sessions to our accessible city centre base.

Come along to our next 𝗠𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗠𝗲𝗲𝘁-𝘂𝗽 for chat, connection, games, and activities. The evening drop-in session is designed to promote positive health and wellbeing and will be facilitated by younger members of our team. Feel free to bring along a friend!

📆 Monday 9 September 2024
⏰ 5:30pm — 7pm
🗺️ Ernest English House, Buckwell Street, Plymouth PL1 2DA

You can find out more here: devonmind.com/meetup

Andys Man Club meets every Monday (except for Bank Holidays)

https://andysmanclub.co.uk/

Would you like to enrich someone's life, and your own? Or do you know someone who could be a Good Neighbour Volunteer? Our Social Prescriber frequently refers our isolated, elderly and most vulnerable patients to this fantastic scheme. If you have a couple of hours free each week, and would like to know more, then please click here https://www.plymouth.gov.uk/good-neighbour-support-volunteer

We will be also offering the Autumn Covid booster to our eligible patients - so you will be able to get your flu and covid vaccinations done at the same time! More details will follow once NHS England update us on the eligibility criteria.
Again, please don't contact us just yet to book your appointment - we'll let you know when we're ready to take bookings.
Thank you 😊💉

Walking you say?

Why not join us for one of free Wellbeing Group walks as we walk, talk and take in the views of our beautiful city.

Find out more 👇

https://www.oneyouplymouth.co.uk/get-active



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Your local pharmacy is here to help you. They can provide clinical advice and treatment for minor illnesses, help with staying healthy and taking medicines, including inhalers.

For more information, visit: nhs.uk/nhs-services/prescriptions-and-pharmacies

Plymouth Protest Updates | PLYMOUTH.GOV.UK Date 05 August 2024 Update 3pm In order to ensure the safety of staff and residents, Central Library on Armada Way will be closing tonight at 4pm (rather than 6pm). Update 2.30pm Plymouth City Bus and Stagecoach Southwest have issued the below notice for passengers: Due to a planned protest in Plymo...

Not sure what to do when your child is unwell?

HANDi Paediatric app: advice for common childhood conditions.

The HANDi Paediatric app gives up-to-date advice about common childhood illnesses and how to treat them.
Developed by NHS organisations in Devon, the HANDi Paediatric app is available to download for free.

Click on the link for more information and links to download the app.

https://onedevon.org.uk/our-work/services-and-support/children-and-young-people/handi-app/

Use your NHS App to search for trusted information and advice on hundreds of conditions.
Download your NHS App now ➡️ http://nhs.uk/app

New dates for our popular 𝗨𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 & 𝗖𝗼𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗙𝗲𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗔𝗻𝘅𝗶𝗲𝘁𝘆 workshop for next month — available to sign up now! 👇

📆 Tuesday 10 September 2024
⏰ 10:00am — 12:30pm
🗺️ Ernest English House, Buckwell Street, Plymouth PL1 2DA

📆 Wednesday 11 September 2024
⏰ 10:00am — 12:00 noon
🗺️ Online

During this workshop, we will share how we feel when we get anxious, what our symptoms may be, and how these can affect us both physically and mentally. We will also look at how the brain works, how certain responses can be triggered, and how these triggers can affect us emotionally.

Find out more and book your spot here: https://loom.ly/li2t9ss

When it's urgent, but you aren't sure where to go, there's only one number to remember to get the help you need. Just think 111 first. Click 111.nhs.uk or call 111.

Dear Patients,

Please follow this link to our website to read a letter from our GP Partners regarding the recent BMA (British Medical Association) Ballot.

https://www.deanxsurgery.co.uk/news/bma-ballot

The letter is also being sent out via our text messaging service.

If you are not able to view the letter electronically, please feel free to collect a copy from our Reception.

Thank you

Are you looking for some company swimming, or have you previously felt anxious about going swimming alone? Join our monthly 𝗠𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗳𝘂𝗹 𝗦𝘄𝗶𝗺𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗚𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗽 at the Plymouth Life Centre.

We are pleased to announce our new swimming group starting next week, on a 3-month trial basis. We invite you to join our supportive social swims for an opportunity to meet others, whilst engaging in mindful movement for positive wellbeing.

📆 Monday 5 August 2024
⏰ 9:15am for a pre-swim drink and chat, 10am — 11am swimming
🗺️ Plymouth Life Centre, 40 Mayflower Dr, Plymouth PL2 3DG

Find out more here: https://loom.ly/Mkh4u7Q Plymouth Active

Calling all families with young people aged 15-25 years, please don't miss this 'next steps' event on 29th August.
If GCSEs or A-levels are not the best measure of your young person's talents and interests, or if perhaps they score differently than expected in standardised testing, come along and meet potential employers, trainers, and education providers, all of whom think differently about SEND, pursue diversity within their organisations and have opportunities for our young people. Whether that means a job, starting a career pathway, apprenticeship, training, or continuing with education at college or university, no young person should be without a destination in September, or feel they have no options.
This is a small targeted event, so if your young person is between 15-25 years old, thinking about next steps - this event is for them.

Please note: Parent-carers are also welcome to attend without their young person, to gather information for them.

Today is Dr Tom Stovin's last day with us. Tom has been a valued member of our clinical team for a few years and will be missed. We wish him well as he starts his next adventure.

We will be having a new GP starting in the Autumn - more news on that to follow. In the meantime, Dr Stovin's patients will be continued to be cared for by our existing team of clinicians. 😊