Bank Holiday Closure Information

We will be closed on Monday 26 August 2024 for the Bank Holiday.

Anima will close on Friday 23 August 2024, in the afternoon or when capacity is reached and will reopen on Tuesday 27 August 2024 in the morning as usual.

If you have any medical concerns that cannot wait until we re-open, it is important to know how you can get help during the holiday period.

Prescription medication

Please make sure that you have enough prescription medication left. You can order a repeat prescription when you have a 7-day supply remaining. Keep in mind that it may take up to 72 hours for your prescription to be processed, and the pharmacy will require additional time to dispense it.

Non-life-threatening emergencies

For non-life-threatening emergencies, you can contact NHS 111 by visiting the NHS website (for people aged over five) or by calling 111. This service is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

Self-care

Self-care is the best choice for treating minor illnesses and injuries such as coughs, colds, grazes, small cuts, or a sore throat. These can often be managed at home or in holiday accommodation with over-the-counter medicines and plenty of rest. 

Pharmacist services

Pharmacists can provide advice and treatment for conditions like hay fever, diarrhoea, earache, painful cough, sticky eye, teething, and rashes. Your local community pharmacy can issue emergency repeat medication without a GP prescription. You can call 111 or visit NHS 111 for further assistance or find your nearest pharmacy on the NHS website

Minor injuries

For minor injuries, use services like Minor Injury Units and Walk-in Centres. Always check local arrangements

NHS website

The NHS website is always available for advice and guidance.

Emergencies

In case of emergencies or serious, life-threatening conditions (such as severe bleeding, breathing difficulties, severe chest pain, or loss of consciousness), call A&E/999.
Find your nearest A&E Department

Mental health

For mental health support, you can find local services and support to help your loved ones feel brighter on the Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Integrated Care System (ICS) website.

I am thinking of butying a bungalow at Guildenburgh Crescent, do you know when they were built….

Answer….No sure when the development started but was around 1974 – see below….

My apology – it has been pointed out to me, that The Rose Garden at the top of Church Street, is maintained by 4 Street Pride Volunteers and not (2) as I published last week.

2009 – Street Priders clean up derelict part of Church Street – Picture Roy Gerstner.

2024 – Still maintained with TLC by Street Pride. – Picture Roy Gerstner.

The NHS requires every practice to have a Patients Participation Group (PPG). At the last PPG meeting a small volunteer steering group of patients was formed to help reboot the Jenner PPG. The practice has been very supportive and is keen to see the group grow again after struggling during the Covid lockdowns.
A PPG is a group of people who are patients of the surgery and want to help it work as well as it can for patients, doctors and staff.

To check the current situation and help us set focus areas, with the full cooperation of Jenner Healthcare a short survey has been created (see link and QR code link below).
The practice will be making paper forms available as well as contacting patients directly to take part. This anonymous survey closes on 20/09/2024 and we need as many Jenner patients as possible (Eye, Thorney and Whittlesey), to complete it before then.

Survey link (QR code attached) = https://s.surveyplanet.com/rjbezgem

The results will be published in a Newsletter, you can register for that here (Subscribe to Practice News) :– Jenner Healthcare Newsletter April 2022 – Jenner Healthcare

The next PPG meeting will be held in October (date TBA). People should be able to attend in person (limited numbers due to space) and also remotely login. If you would like to join the PPG and be kept updated just email = cpicb.adminjenner@nhs.net
or use the contact page on the Jenner Health Centre Website (link below)
Patient Participation Group – Jenner Healthcare

Yesterday on my travels I noticed 2 bins which had not been emptied at 3pm in the afternoon, I reported it to FDC and later in the evening around 8pm they had still not been done. Friday night – Market Place – well who ever came Saturday morning would have mess to clear up I imagine – I didn’t go to check.
Normally our Street Cleaners are pretty good, especially Zone 1 Town Centre.
See something – Report It…

Is there anywhere in Whittlesey with this facility….
Further to my posting on the 15th August….

Answer – Yes – At Freedom Leisure Manor Swimming Pool, the Disabled Poolside changing room has this facility.

Only available when Swim/Gym Open.