Foodbank

Foodbank items needed this week are: tinned potatoes, tinned tomatoes, long life fruit juice, rice, jam, squash, biscuits, cold meat, toiletries, household goods.

Bromley Borough Foodbank is proud to announce a charity performance of Pygmalion at Bromley Little Theatre on Thursday 5th July at 7:45pm. Tickets are £12. Please speak to reception for details of how to purchase a ticket.

Getting on my bike

Many of you will know that despite the fact I am encouraging you all to exercise for your health I have not set you all a very good example, being largely sedentary myself!

 

This July 29th I have been persuaded to attempt my first sportive cycle ride, the Prudential Ride 46. I have decided that if I am going to do this it should not just be in aid of making my lungs & legs hurt, it would be better doing some good!  

As my aunt has just died from Parkinson’s disease and my grandmother also had Parkinson’s I am fund raising for Parkinson’s UK. Please consider making a donation to support their valuable work.

Just click on the link and I will do my best not to let you or them down.

virginmoneygiving.com/DonyaYoung

 I have to finish the 46 miles within a four and a half hour time frame.  Fundraising for this excellent cause is my incentive to keep going.

Donya Young

Bromley Borough Foodbank

The Foodbank needs the following items: tinned potatoes, tinned tomatoes, long life fruit juice, rice, soup, jam, shampoo, toothbrushes, baby wipes, washing up liquid, washing powder.

If you can, every contribution helps!

Foodbank are seeking volunteers from mid June for their new warehouse, formerly Adventure Kingdom, at the Civic Centre. If you are interested in finding out more about this opportunity please email Jackie Barter at: info.bromleyborough.foodbank.org.uk or visit the Foodbank website.


CO-OP STARTER PACK PROJECT

If you shop at a local Co-Op please support the Starter Pack Project and the Bromley Homeless Shelter as beneficiaries of the Co-Op community fund.

British Lung Foundation event for COPD patients - please promote

Date: 08 February 2018

In collaboration with the British Lung Foundation, Bromley CCG are putting on an information event on 19^th April 2018 at Crofton Hall, Orpington to promote self-management and support available in the community, primarily the Breathe Easy patient support group.
Since Bromley’s Breathe Easy group is in Orpington, we thought it most sensible to invite patients from around this area as they are most likely to attend the local group. We are asking for practices from the Orpington cluster if they would be interested in doing a mailout to patients on their COPD register inviting them to attend. Postage costs will be covered by the BLF, and we would ask that this is completed in the last week of March.
This will be on a first come, first served basis as the event can only cater for approximately 100 people. We are looking into the viability of putting on another event later in the year in the Bromley/Beckenham area to feed into other local Breathe Easy groups.
The event will include talks from clinicians, a presentation from patients who attend Bromley Breathe Easy, and some taster sessions of local classes such as singing or tai chi; agenda is to be confirmed.

COLD SNAP FEB 24th - MAR 1st

We have received notice from the Met Office that there is a 99% probability of severe cold weather, icy conditions and heavy snow between 0900 Today and 0800 on Thursday 1st March - Level 3. https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/public/weather/cold-weather-alert/#?tab=coldWeatherAlert 


Reports for London are that it will be cold at first, and increasingly turning very cold, especially overnight with widespread frosts. Snow showers likely Monday onward with some accumulations. Significant wind chill at times.


Please ensure you stay warm and safe.  If you know of anyone vulnerable, please look in on them and check they are warm and safe also. 

OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE DISORDER WEEK OF ACTION

15th-19th Feb is OCD Week of Action. OCD affects 1 - 2% of the population. People with OCD experience intensely negative, repetitive and intrusive thoughts, combined with chronic feelings of doubt or danger (obsessions).  OCD Week of Action is a campaign week run by OCD Action to encourage people to take action and fight OCD.  Take a look at this video for more information on OCD: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VzwW2nl5WeQ …


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Bromley Co-production Co-design Events

Please be aware that there are Emotional Wellbeing and Mental Health events taking place next week and all are open to the public.  The events will take place at the following dates and times at the following venues:


Weds 14th Feb 18, 1pm - 5pm
Biggin Hill Children & Family Centre, TN16 3TN


Thurs 15th Feb 18, 1pm - 5pm
Blenheim Children & Family Centre, Orpington, BR6 9BH


Fri 16th Feb 18, 1pm - 5pm
Community Vision Children & Family Centre, Penge SE20 8UX


There will be food and refreshments available and lots of fun activities for everyone to do.  you will be asked to complete a short registration form on the day.  information from this will be used to keep you updated of future events.


For more information, please email:  Broccg.coproduction@nhs.net


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"Social Media is not just about giving people a voice, but giving them a way to collaborate, contribute and connect" John Stepper

Here at Wickham Park Surgery, we feel it is important to make every effort to connect with all of our patients, utilising whatever means are available to us.  We aim to reach out to all patients from all walks of life and ages.


In todays era, Social Media continues to expand and grow as a platform upon which to express ideas, information and opinions to the wider public.  With that in mind, we have made the decision to open our very own Twitter Page!


We intend to use Twitter  in conjunction with this Blog and our website to inform our patients of important information regarding the Surgery, advertise National Health Campaigns/events and also offer expert, invaluable health advise.  There will be links to other health websites, links to relevant health promotion videos or posters and suggestions of other pages to follow such as NHS England or the Bromley CCG.


Furthermore, we also encourage all of our patients to utilise this form of media to express your opinions, ideas and suggestions to us.  Each 'tweet' will be read and dealt with appropriately and where possible, responded to.  We value what you, the patient, has to say and we want to hear it.


So please don't delay - sign up today and search for us on Twitter: @WickhamParkSurg

"The cow is of the bovine ilk; one end is moo, the other milk." Ogden Nash

Foodbank items needed: UHT fruit juice, tinned potatoes, tinned rice, jellies, instant whips. 
Most need UHT milk. Toiletries and household goods also welcome. Thank you.

"So take a deep breath, pick yourself up, dust yourself off, and start all over again" - Dorothy Fields

I am writing this latest post in a swirling mix of emotions. I want to be positive and upbeat but cannot muster the energy or will at the moment. This week we heard that as a result of the prolonged delays in funding (approval in principle and an invitation to reapply next year) for our proposed new premises, the developers have been unable to hold the site vacant any longer and have sold it on to be developed for housing.


We have been trying to move for almost twenty years and many of you will remember past plans and proposals. Since we started trying to move to better and larger premises the patient list size has increased by a further 40%.


It seems unlikely that we will ever be in such a good position as we were with this most recent proposal at the Park Langley site. Thank you to all of you who helped with the consultation and supported our application.


We will continue to strive to provide the best quality care in spite of the restrictions of the current premises. We thank you all for your support of the surgery and tolerance of the problems the premises cause.


Dr Young

January foodbank

Foodbank items most needed: small jars of coffee, UHT fruit juice, tinned ham, tinned salmon, toiletries, especially ladies' deodorants, toilet rolls, washing up liquid, washing detergent. Thank you
 
A message from Foodbank:
"Please could you pass on our grateful thanks to all individuals who support us throughout the year. It is good to have supermarket collections and donations from harvests but the regular weekly donations are what gives us the stock to fill the Centres all year round. Without that we would be plagued by shortages and anxious moments!!"

A thank you from Freedom from Torture

I received this letter on 29th December 2017 thanking you all for your generosity in raising funds for Freedom from Torture over the autumn and winter.

Freedom from Torture

Medical Foundation for the Care of Victims of Torture

111 lsledon Road London N7 7JW

29 December 2017

Dear Donya,

On behalf of everyone at Freedom from Torture, I am writing to thank you very much for your recent kind donation of £209.40 in total from the Christmas card sales, donation and sales of your preloved bags. It is brilliant to receive your various donations, and we are incredibly grateful for your continued support.

It is only through donations like yours, that we can give torture survivors the support and care they desperately need. Gifts like yours mean they can begin to heal. Your support will enable survivors to spend time with our doctors and therapists, and take part in creative groups like gardening, art or bread making.

One survivor you have helped is Faryad, who takes part in our creative writing group Write to Life. Faryad said: “The group has helped me to begin writing again, helped me to begin recovering myself. The group members have become my friends and my family, and I have a place where I can relax, be myself, and share my worries. To find such warmth and care in a place so far from home, in a culture so different from my own, has saved my life. ”

Thank you `for working so hard to ensure Faryad continues to increase his confidence, taking further steps to recover from the torture he endured. I hope you can pass on our warmest thoughts to everyone involved in your wonderful fundraising activities.

With kindest regards and very best wishes to you for 2018,

Mandy Taylor

Community Fundraiser

020 7697 7761

Medical Foundation for the Care of Victims of Torture

Registered Address 111 lsledon Road, London N7 7JW T 020 7697 7777 F 020 7697 7799

Registered charity no: 1000340 Registered in Scotland; SC039632 Company limited by guarantee registered in England and Wales no: 2398586

An end of year update

The last few months seem to have been particularly busy at the surgery. We have said good bye to a number of staff in the last couple months:
Lindsey our Practice Manager who had been at the surgery for the last 10 years has moved on to work for Lewisham CCG.
Bobby our reception manager is now working at the Princess Royal University Hospital.
Natalie has moved away and is training to be a Funeral Director.
We wish them all the very best in their new careers.

We have welcomed in some new staff:
A new Practice Manager, Craig Stanley who has come to us from a practice in Chatham.
A new clinical coder, Sally and two new receptionists, Tidkida and Annette whom some of you may already have met.

Our ramp access  is now complete - please let reception know if you need access to the surgery this way. The front door, which was damaged by a patient, is due to be replaced very shortly.

The surgery is in the process of having WiFi installed and we will let you know as soon as it is available for you to use.

We are meeting with the CCG later this month to discuss how we might be able to move our application for new premises forward. We are warned not to get too excited but any discussion can only be helpful.

We continue to strive to improve the uptake of electronic access to appointment booking and prescriptions. We are currently at 27%. If you would like to be able to book online; to access your notes and results or to request repeat prescriptions electronically - please speak to reception who can issue a pin number and password unique to you. (You will need to provide ID).

If you would like to contribute to developing the practice please consider joining the Patient Participation Group. You can contact our PPG chair for further information by clicking on this link PPG Chair.

Finally - you will be pleased to hear that we have already booked the church rooms for next year's flu clinics - so we will be back to usual for 2018!

December Community Updates

Foodbank items most needed: small jars of coffee, UHT fruit juice, tinned ham, tinned salmon,toiletries, especially ladies' deodorants, toilet rolls,washing up liquid, washing detergent. Thank you

The Bromley Homeless Shelter is now open 
The Winter Night Shelter opened last Wednesday and had a busy start. During the first 10 days, the average bed occupancy was 84%. Last year for the first 10 days occupancy was 67%. They are now full and expect it to stay that way. Thanks to support from so many kind people and many volunteers, we are now in a strong position to help change people's lives. The advice service continues apace; in fact, it's swamped.  There are so many people in need of help.
Ed, The Night Shelter Organising Team

Are you a good cook with some spare time?

Bromley Homeless shelter opens this week. They are looking for volunteers to cook on Thursday evenings at the United Reformed Church (URC) in Widmore Road, Bromley on a rota once every 2 to 4 weeks. Cooks helpers are also required.

Volunteers can speak to Anne on 07860 100201 for more information.

Foodbank Update

A huge thank you to the children, their parents and the staff at Bellissima Nursery who collected two large crates of food for the food bank.

In the run up to Christmas the items that foodbank most require are:
men's and ladies toiletries such as shower gel and shampoo and household goods - toilet rolls washing detergent, washing up liquid, nappies, 10p bags for life, coffee and desserts.


As ever these can be delivered to reception at the surgery or left at Sainsbury's Station Road, West Wickham. Alternatively donations can be delivered to the food bank at  the United Reformed Church (next to Boots) Widmore Road, Bromley BR1 1RY on Tuesdays between 10am and 2pm or Thursdays between 12 noon and 4pm.

Bromley Homeless Shelter

A massive thank you for your support and sponsorship for the sleepout.  The evening was a great success. Twenty nine of us slept out dotted about the churchyard. It was a wet night but our spirits were still good the next morning.

My sponsors pledged a massive £730.01 (and there is still time to add to this 🙂)

Overall donations have exceeded £10,600 and it has spread the word about the issues of homelessness.  Please keep the homeless in mind as we approach winter and thank you again on behalf of the shelter's guests and clients.

Start of the evening

Next morning

During the night