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USEFUL CONTACTS
| Hospitals |
| The Queen Elizabeth
Hospital, King's Lynn |
01553 613613 |
| Norfolk &
Norwich Hospital, Norwich |
01603 286286 |
| Addenbrooke's
Hospital, Cambridge |
01223 245151 |
| Swaffham Community
Hospital |
01760 721363 |
| Other
Useful Contacts |
NHS
Direct
NHS Direct - 0845 4647
NHS Direct is a telephone service, staffed by nurses, giving confidential healthcare
advice and information 24 hours a day. Call for advice on what to do if you are
ill, if you have health concerns about someone close to you, or you need information
about local health services - all for the price of a local call. Visit the NHS
Direct website at www.nhsdirect.nhs.uk |
| Carers Cross
Roads |
01328 851858 |
| Friendly Faces |
01485 540763 |
| Citizens Advice
Bureau |
01553 774719 |
| Patients Advice
& Liaison Service (PALS) |
0800 587 4132 |
| Out-of-Hours Service (EEAS) |
(01603) 488488 |
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Carers
Register
The practice has a Carers Register.
A carer is a person,
probably a relative, perhaps just a good friend or neighbour who provides care,
help and support for somebody with a disability, long-term illness, learning
difficulty or mental health problem. This care, help and support can be demanding
and draining emotionally, physically and financially. The carer is not paid to
provide such care and often goes on providing it over a long period of time.
If you are a carer and registered at the practice and would like to be included
on the Carer's Register then please write to Mr Barry White, practice manager
at the surgery. A Norfolk Carer's Pack is available from the surgery or by telephoning (01603) 307208 or by contacting the Norfolk Carer's helpline (0808 8089876). You can also order a Norfolk Carer's Pack from the Heron website www.heron.nhs.uk
Community Car Scheme
The Great Massingham area community car scheme is a voluntary organisation which
is here to help you.
• Do you have difficulty getting to the surgery or to the hospital for
appointments?
• Do you have difficulty getting to the shops?
Phone (01485) 520823 between 9.00am and 12 noon to arrange transport. Try and
give as much notice as possible (minimum of 24 hours). There will be a charge.
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