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Public Holidays  

Our next public holiday is on Monday 06 September 2010. Please ensure that you have enough medication to last over this long weekend.  

If you require urgent medical attention when the health centre is closed please telephone the out-of-hours medical service on 08454 24 24 24  

Food Safety Week

Now that the weather is improving, lots of us are taking the opportunity to have barbecues and eat outside.   Please be careful to avoid getting ill with food poisoning.  The main dangers are not cooking meat properly and cross-contamination between cooked and raw food.   You can find lots of advice including recipes to help prevent this type of illness at http://www.food.gov.uk/safereating /hyg/germwatch/2010

 

 

 

 

The Scottish Support Groups Directory

 

The Scottish Support Groups Directory provides information on a wide range of health-related local and national organisations and aims to put you in touch with support gorups in your local area.

Clinical evidence has shown that patients who participate in support groups can experience significant improvements in their quality of life and there are almost 3000 groups covering the length and breadth of Scotland are included in the Directory.    Some of the groups support people with diabetes, additions, disfigurements, mental health problems, pregnant mothers, stepfamilies and wheelchair users to name only a few.    

To access the Directory, click here and you will see the Directory in a purple box on the homepage.   You can search using topics, keywords, towns or postcodes.