The Medical Centre

Aims:

Raise awareness of available medical services

All information will be available on-line!

Health Services in the United Kingdom

• Health services in the United Kingdom are different from those you have at home.

• The National Health Service provides free medical care if you are resident in the UK

• However, you may need to pay for medicine/prescription

• HC1 forms

HOW TO ACCESS HEALTHCARE

• You need to register with a doctor also known as a General Practitioner (GP)

• You can register at any GP surgery• However, there is a medical centre on campus• The medical centre has specific registration

days for new students. If you are unable to attend these sessions you may come to the medical centre to register at a later date

CHANGE OF ADDRESS

• If you move to a new address it is ESSENTIAL that you inform the Medical Centre

• Or your NHS registration may be cancelled!!! You will have no GP!

What to do if you are feeling unwell!

• Many minor illnesses can be self managed Some examples:

• Cold sores• Constipation• Coughs & colds• Cystitits • Dermatitis• Diarrhoea• Earache• Hayfever

              

What to do if you are feeling unwell

• These ailments can be self managed with advice/treatment from a Pharmacist

• • Headache• Headlice• Indigestion• Mouth ulcers• Sore throats• Threadworm• Vaginal thrush • Verrucas

What to do if you are feeling unwell

• Visit www.uclan.ac.uk and see Medical Centre web pages(found in the A-Z list), for advice on minor illness

• Or you can visit your local pharmacist

• Or contact NHS direct (a health advisory service) on 0845 4647 or www.nhsdirect.nhs.uk

What to do if you are feeling unwell!

• If your problem can not be self managed, you can contact the Medical Centre for advice

• Located off Kirkham Street, near the Media Factory

• Open Monday-Friday 8.15am-5.30pm

• Telephone: 01772 892598

Services at the Medical Centre

DOCTORS

PRACTICE NURSE SEXUAL HEALTH ADVICE/

SCREENING

ADVANCED NURSE PRACTITIONERS

CONTRACEPTION

CLINICS

TRAVEL HEALTH CLINIC

If YOU NEED TO SEE A DOCTOR

• If your problem demands you need to see the Doctor ring, ideally before 9am for an appointment.

• 01772 892598 Mon-Friday 8.15-5.30pm

• You will usually get an appointment for the same day

Advanced Nurse Practitioners

• What are nurse practitioners?

• Have Undertaken:

Advanced education/ Prescribing/Clinical training

Have skills to assess and treat most minor illness and can prescribe when appropriate.

Advanced nurse practitioners

How do I access the service?

Telephone the surgery, you will be offered an approximate time to call in

Or

“Drop in”

The nurse practitioners run walk-in sessions, so advance appointments are not required.

Practice Nurse

• The practice nurse offers advice on minor illness, wound care, pregnancy testing, travel advice,ear care and taking blood samples

• Blood clinics Mon, Tues & Fri 8.30-11am

• Travel Clinic by appointment only

• Ring for session times for all other services 

Contraception & Sexual Health

• Contraception: A safe & effective way of preventing unwanted pregnancy

• It is free/available from Medical centre

• Emergency Contraception also available

• Clinics held daily• Advice/ treatment for

Unplanned pregnancy also available

                               

SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED INFECTIONS

• Sexually transmitted infections are on the increase!!!!

• They can be prevented by using a condom

• The medical centre offers advice on all STIs and also a confidential testing service, by appointment only.

Contraception & Sexual health

• Condoms are provided free from the Medical Centre

• Self-Testing kits for chlamydia are also available from the medical centre

Out of Hours Health Care

• In an emergency out of surgery hours, the Primary Care Centre at the Royal Preston Hospital provides cover.

• Please note this is not the ACCIDENT & EMERGENCY DEPT

• Visits to Primary Care are strictly by appointment only and patients will be expected to make their own way to the Centre.

OUT OF HOURS CARE

• This service should only be used in an

EMERGENCY!!!!• You have to ring for an

appointmentOpening Hours

Monday – Friday 6.00pm – 8.00am

Weekends and Bank Holidays 24 hours

Tel: 01772 788058.

DENTAL CARE

Access to an NHS Dental service is available

You can pick up a form from the medical centre or register on line at

www.centrallancashire.nhs.uk

/dental

HOW TO KEEP HEALTHY

• It is not unusual to feel homesick &

stressed due to the new environment

and different culture.• You may

experience LOW MOODS, ANXIETY

OR ISOLATION.

Counselling services

A confidential counselling service is available to

students.

Foster building FB119

TELEPHONE

01772 892572

For an appointment

THE M AND M PEER MENTORING PROGRAMME

• A Mentoring/buddy Programme providing peer support to students

• Based in the ‘I’ Foster building OR accessed via website www.uclan.ac.uk/mandm OR Telephone 01772 895012

• Helps students to increase confidence, self-esteem and motivation

• Make friends through M and M social and fun activities

• Offers Support with academic and personal issues that may be affecting studies

HOW TO KEEP HEALTHY

• Respect alcohol and respect yourself!!

• It is fine to enjoy alcohol, but you

need to look after your health and

well-being.

• Know your limits

ALCOHOL

• To find out how TO SAFELY

ENJOY ALCOHOL

visit: www.drinkaware.co.uk

SMOKING

• Smoking increases your risk of :

Developing illness Disability Death It can cause: CANCER HEART DISEASE LUNG DISEASE

SMOKING

• There is support to help you give up

Visit: www.nhs.uk/gosmokefree

OR

Telephone

0800 022 4 332

OR

Contact The Medical Centre for advice

  on giving up

RECREATIONAL DRUGS

• Include: Cannabis, Heroin, Cocaine, LSD, Ecstasy, GHB

• These drugs are illegal & if you receive a caution from the police you will have a criminal record!

• Taking/Mixing drugs with alcohol is risky and the affects are unpredictable!

RECREATIONAL DRUG USE

• Drug use can affect your mental & physical

well-being!

For further information see

www.talktofrank.com

Meningitis C

What is meningococcal disease?

Meningococcal disease results from a bacterial infection

The route of transmission is through droplets/ respiratory secretions (e.g.coughing and sneezing), or more directly through kissing

Is rare but can be a serious life threatening disease

Who is at greatest risk? One of the highest risk groups is

young people 15-19 years and university students due to the highly populated environment

THE VACCINATION• The MenC conjugate vaccine protects selectively

against Group C disease • Does not protect against any other type

of meningococcal infection.

Can everyone be given this vaccine?• No, immunisation is contraindicated in individuals who

have had a hypersensitivity reaction to any constituent of the vaccine

• Immunisation should be postponed if you have an acute febrile illness or high fever.

THE VACCINATION

• Can this vaccine be administered to pregnant women?

• there is no evidence to suggest that this vaccine is not safe in pregnancy,

• However it should not be given unless there is a high risk of the individual developing meningococcal C disease, such as in an outbreak, or a close contact of a recent case.

• Similarly, it is not it is not recommended in women breastfeeding.

• You will be given a health form to complete prior to having the vaccine which you will need to sign, if you wish to consent to have the vaccine

That concludes this presentation

Questions/queries will be answered

by any member of the Medical centre

staff

Thankyou