Cllr Roy Gerstner – Community Activist

Humbled and Thank You RG Web Blog Hits 1,500,000

I am humbled indeed for my achieving another milestone of 1.5 Million visits on my simple web-blog at 10:02 this morning.
As I have said on many occasions, this is the ‘only’ place you will get factual information – NO Fakes or False News – yes it has taken a considerabe time to reach this milestone, that said thanks to some of my ‘avid’ readers and supporters who have been here with me for all these years.

I am proud to have attended and reported on The Kings Dyke Crossing from 2013, when asked I comment that it is a ‘community based site’ yes some local politics – but as an elected local councillor I believe it is our duty to keep our electorate informed on what we do as their representative. Others may use social media – that is for them.

Again many thanks – stay safe – stay at home if possible.

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Sad Passing Away of Cllr Alan Bristow

It is with great sadness to learn of the passing away of Alan.

A Yorkshire man at heart, Alan was a passionate man standing up for his community.
Entertaining at times but always with a serious end.

RIP

Condolences to Sandra.

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We Are All In This Together – The Facts

RG – These are factual figures and advice direct from The Cambs Clinical Commissioning Group – I receive these updates as I have been a member of The North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust for a number of years.

Dear Colleagues, we want to keep you all updated on the latest local health news without sending out large amounts of emails each day.

For the next few weeks, we will be collating all the latest updates and sending them together once a week.

The Figures
Nationally (updated 18th 10:00am)

As of 9am on 17 April, 438,991 tests have concluded, with 21,328 tests carried out on 16 April.

341,551 people have been tested, of whom 108,692 tested positive.

As of 5pm on 16 April, of those hospitalised in the UK who tested positive for coronavirus, 14,576 have died.

(The figures for test results and for deaths are compiled from different sources. This is why the figures for deaths are reported from an earlier point in time than the figures for test results.)

These numbers are the latest figures available at the point this update was sent – for the most up to date figures please check on this page.

Locally – by Upper Tier Local Authority

Peterborough – 113 confirmed cases

Cambridgeshire – 441 confirmed cases

The NHS is here for all your health needs
While NHS staff are pulling out all the stops to care for COVID-19 patients and prepare for the surge we know is coming they are also working hard to keep services in place for patients who do not have coronavirus. We are developing new models of care in areas such as cancer and anyone needing urgent or emergency care should seek it.
The NHS is still open 24/7 to provide urgent medical treatment for everyone – it is important that you don’t ignore the signs of a potentially life-threatening condition such as a stroke, heart attack or cancer.

Your local GP surgery is still open and there to offer support. You can speak to your GP from the comfort and safety of your own home via the telephone or an online service. If the GP decides you need to be seen in person, you will be offered a face-to-face appointment, in safe environment for you and your GP or Practice Nurse.

Advice for parents during coronavirus
Whilst coronavirus is infectious to children it is rarely serious. If your child is unwell it is likely to be a non-coronavirus illness, rather than coronavirus itself.
Whilst it is extremely important to follow Government advice to stay at home during this period, it can be confusing to know what to do when your child is unwell or injured.

Remember that NHS 111, GPs and hospitals are still providing the same safe care that they have always done. Here is some advice to help:

Testing for COVID-19
NHS and Public Health England (PHE) labs, which were not testing for COVID-19 just a few weeks ago, have increased their capacity to more than 10,000 checks a day and are on course to reach 25,000 by the end of the month. This increase means we can now offer tests to any symptomatic NHS staff member or member of their household to help get them back to work. The increase in NHS capacity will contribute to the target of 100,000 tests a day by the end of the month which the Department of Health is working with commercial partners to realise. We are also implementing more testing in care homes.

The NHS cannot do it alone
No country’s health service could cope with this global health emergency if we did not take action to slow the virus’s spread. Everyone has a part to play in this fight. Washing your hands could prevent someone from being put on a ventilator. Staying home saves lives.

Every Mind Matters
Now more than ever, Every Mind Matters.

All over the country we’re staying at home to protect the NHS and save lives. We’ll all be experiencing highs and lows and it’s perfectly normal to miss loved ones, get frustrated, feel anxious or stressed. There are things we can all do to look after our mental wellbeing at this time. Every Mind Matters can help get you started with your NHS online plan, showing you simple steps to help deal with stress, boost your mood and feel on top of things.
The NHS Every Mind Matters website provides simple tips and advice for you to look after your mental wellbeing during this time – visit www.everymindmatters.co.uk to get your free online personal Mind Plan

We’re in this together.

Pharmacies
Just like everyone else, our pharmacists and pharmacy staff are working incredibly hard at the moment and need your support. Please remember the following when visiting a pharmacy:

Please be patient and observe social distancing (stand 2m apart)
Please only order what you need
Please be kind to our staff
Please help us so that everyone in your community gets the medicines they need, and we can help keep our staff and local community safe.

You can find out the opening hours of your local pharmacy online HERE

Communications and Engagement Team
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Clinical Commissioning Group

Lockton House, Clarendon Road, Cambridge CB2 8FH

www.cambridgeshireandpeterboroughccg.nhs.uk

capccg.contact@nhs.net 01223 725317

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