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St Michael’s Telephone 01225 331659
Eileen Tilley
The Beehive Telephone 01225 446048
Sue Thomas and Alison Glenday
Health visitors are trained in
preventative medicine and health
promotion. They offer advice,
information and support about many
health and social issues. A health
visitor can visit you in your own
home by appointment, or in one of
the local child health clinics or at
the surgery where no appointment is
necessary.
The District
Nurses attached to this practice are
employed by BANES PCT. Our
team consists of a District Nursing
Sister, two Community Staff Nurses
and a Health Care Assistant. They
are based at the Beehive Surgery in
Mount Road and they cover patients
who are registered at both St.
Michael’s and the Beehive surgeries.
The District Nursing Team provide
nursing care for people who are
housebound that cannot attend the
surgery or where there is a valid
reason why home visits are
appropriate.
What district nurses do….
- Wound
assessment and care
- Health needs
assessment
- Palliative
care
- Support and
advice for carers
- Chronic
disease management
- Referral to
other community services e.g.
social services
- Health
promotion
- District
nurses enable patients to care
for themselves and be as
independent as possible
What district
nurses don’t do ….
- Collect and
deliver prescriptions
- Collect and
deliver continence pads
- Administer
medication e.g. tablets and eye
drops
- Personal
hygiene, bathing and toileting
- Wound
checking – unless there is a
problem
- District
Nurses should not be used as an
Emergency Service
The District
Nurses work from 8.30am – 5.00pm
Monday to Friday and can be
contacted at the Beehive Surgery on
01225 404880. It is vital that you
phone as early as possible if you
require a visit that day. Please
leave a message on their answer
phone if they are out visiting
patients and it will be picked up on
their return to the surgery.
If you require a district nurse
after 5.00pm or at weekends/bank
holidays please contact the Out of
Hours Service on 01980 626226.
Please contact Sister Spreadbury at
the Beehive Surgery if you have any
queries.
All doctors share
maternity care with our midwives
Julie McMahon and Linda Webb. They
are part of the South Team Community
Midwives based at the Princess Anne
Wing at the RUH. You can leave a
message for the midwives at their
office at the Princess Anne Wing at
the RUH on Bath 825973.
If you are thinking about becoming
pregnant there are some important
facts you need to know beforehand;
an information leaflet regarding
this information is available to
download.
The midwives look
after you in your pregnancy from
approximately 12 weeks when you
first meet to have your booking
appointment at home or hospital.
Generally pregnant women see the
Midwife about once a month until
later on in the pregnancy when the
appointments become more frequent
(this depends on individual need).
All women receive post natal visits
from their Community Midwife once
they are home with their baby,
helping with breastfeeding, baby
care and support. These visits last
until around 10 days after birth
when care is handed over to your
Health visitor.
Along with monitoring your health
and wellbeing in the pregnancy the
team can advise you on tests in
pregnancy, classes, diet, exercise
and preparation for labour and
parenthood.
If you are already pregnant please
see a doctor as soon as you know in
order to plan your care.
For further information about
pregnancy and childbirth please
visit
The National Childbirth Trust
website.
A Community
Physiotherapist visits St. Michael’s
Surgery on a Friday morning.
Referral is via your GP.
Clinics are held
every Friday at St. Michael’s
Surgery. Patients can self refer to
this clinic. Collect a referral form
from St. Michael’s Reception.
Help, support and
counselling is available from
Southside Family Project.
Various
counselling services are available
at Southside Family Project who are
based at Meade House, Wedgewood
Road, Bath. Patients can self refer.
Their contact telephone number is
Bath 331243.
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