Surgery Closure For Training.

The surgery closes for one afternoon a month, each month for staff training.

Please be advised that on these afternoons the telephones will not be manned and it will not be possible to pick up prescriptions from the dispensary. The surgery will be closed from 13:30 and will reopen the following morning as usual. 

The dates for the coming year are as follows: 

Thursday 11^th February 2010.

Wednesday 10^th March 2010.

Thursday 15^th April 2010.

Wednesday 19^th May 2010. 

Thursday 17^th June 2010.

Wednesday 21^st July 2010.

Thursday 16^th September 2010.

Wednesday 20^th October 2010.

Thursday 18^th November 2010.

Wednesday 19th January 2011.

Thursday 17th February 2011.

Wednesday 16th March 2011.

Article added on the 19th April 2010

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NORDEN HOUSE SURGERY

Avenue Road, Winslow, Bucks

 EXPERIENCED PRACTICE NURSE REQUIRED

 Norden House Surgery is seeking to recruit an experienced practice nurse for a busy doctor’s surgery to work 25 to 35 hours per week Monday to Friday.

 Salary ranging from £11.17 to £16.05 per hour, subject to experience.

 Ideal candidate will be enthusiastic, versatile, have a broad range of practice nursing skills, experience of working in a busy environment and be computer literate.   

For further information and/or application form please contact Noel Ratcliffe on 01296 713434 or noel.ratcliffe@nhs.net. 

Closing date for receipt of applications:  Friday 2^nd April 2010.

Article added on the 2nd March 2010

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Have you had a fall?

             Do you ever feel unsteady?

                         Are you frightened of falling?

Or do you know an older person who would answer yes?

Then read on!

 1 in 3 over 65 year olds will fall in any one year.  Among the over 80s that rises to 1 in 2!  While some falls are unavoidable many can be prevented.  Falling is not an inevitable result of growing older.  Reduced strength, balance and speed of reaction may turn a slip, trip or stumble into a fall. 

Research shows that for many people who are at high risk of falling one of the most effective interventions is strength and balance training.  The Get Fit, Avoid Falls programme is designed to help people over 60 living in Bucks improve their strength and balance in a friendly group setting.  Programmes are run in leisure centres across the county. 

If you’d like to find out more, ring Lucie Posnett on 0844 2252 403.  For information about falls and bone health generally see http://www.bucksfallsprevention.co.uk.  

The results of a fall can be devastating to an older person in terms of loss of confidence, mobility and independence as well as pain and discomfort.  The Get Fit, Avoid Falls programme has been shown to reduce falls and increase confidence.  I hope you will be willing to promote the programme; if you have any queries, please contact me.

Article added on the 16th February 2010

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