CONSIDER HAVING THE FLU JAB THIS WINTER
The NHS says more vulnerable people should take up free flu jab offer. Only half of those with long-term health conditions are coming forward to have a free flu jab in the Nottinghamshire County and Nottingham City areas – and a surprising 65% of all pregnant women who would also benefit from the free jab [...]
RADCLIFFE MAN HELPING WITH CANCER AWARENESS
To mark November’s Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month, Cliff Pettifor from Radcliffe-on-Trent, who has had pancreatic cancer and Shelia Stacey from Arnold, whose late husband had the disease, supported an awareness event at the Queen’s Medical Centre. The awareness stand was accessible to anyone seeking information on the disease. Jeni Jones, support manager from Pancreatic Cancer [...]
BOROUGH COUNCIL TO CONSIDER MEDICAL CENTRE PLANNING APPLICATION
Rushcliffe Borough Council (RBC) are due to consider a planning application for a new medical centre on green land to the north of Wilford Lane. This is the same site that caused consternation amongst patients of the five relocating surgeries back in the spring when the Primary Care Trust (PCT) was considering the proposal. The [...]
AIR AMBULANCE COLLECTS IN BRIDGFORD
Staff and volunteers from the Lincolnshire & Notts Air Ambulance (LNAA) celebrated Air Ambulance Week by collecting in West Bridgford in fancy dress and buzzing around being human helicopters. Fundraiser, Jim Vickrage, said: “Not only did we raise nearly £700 on the day but we also raised a few eyebrows. We all had fun and [...]
KINGFISHER COURTS THE LOCAL COMMUNITY
Kingfisher Court Care Home offers residential care for the elderly who have dementia and it has been owned by Monarch Healthcare Ltd for the past four years. The home is nestled in a corner of Clifton between the nature reserve and the A453 near the Clifton Grove traffic light junction. Nora Gazeley has been [...]
RESIDENTS OPPOSED TO BRIDGFORD MEGA SURGERY
The proposal by five GP surgeries in West Bridgford to merge and move to a large new building on Wilford Lane, at some distance from the main residential areas, has proved controversial. Opponents of the scheme that affects some 30,000 patients are concerned not only about the extra journeys involved by the choice of site, [...]
NEW GP AT RIVERGREEN MEDICAL CENTRE
A new female GP is due to start work at Rivergreen Medical Centre this month. Dr Manisha Shenoy will be joining the practice from a similar role in Derby. Mark Milnes, practice business manager, told the Clifton News: “We have been looking into the possibility of providing additional GP resource for some time. We have [...]
A PATIENT PERSPECTIVE AT TRENT BRIDGE
Patients all over the country are becoming more involved in how the National Health Service operates. At the level of local primary care, most GP practices have Patient Participation Groups (PPGs). At the Trent Bridge Practice on Bridgford Road in West Bridgford, a group of 10 patients from the practice meets every month. The group [...]
BURNING OFF THE CHRISTMAS PUDDING
Over 25 members took part in Bingham Leisure Centre’s annual Christmas special fitness class. They then joined their instructors for a social drink afterwards to celebrate Christmas and a great year of exercise, which has seen popularity in the classes at the Leisure Centre soar. Sarah Wake, a fitness instructor, said: “It was great to [...]
LEGACY CONTINUES FOLLOWING LOCAL RE-LAUNCH
Two businesses run by local therapist and yoga teacher, Andy Thomas, have been re-launched following his death earlier this year. Colleagues, associates and family have joined forces to ensure that the unique therapy devised by Andy to treat muscle and joint pains, immobility and malfunction will continue. The Full Movement Training School provides teaching in [...]