Alzheimer’s Society Outreach Workers
We can arrange to visit you at home or a venue of your choice and provide
information, advice and emotional support. We also provide DROP IN SUPPORT
GROUPS where you can meet and share your experiences over a cup of coffee as
well as enjoy a variety of activities such as arts and crafts, music, games,
guest speakers and much more.
Contact:
Michelle Rossiter, tel 01704 539967, mob 07525 403831,
email: alz.michelle@live.co.uk
Hoscar WWTW
If you have concerns over unpleasant odours or other problems eminating from the Works, contact United Utilities:
Key customer Unit 0845 3094098 manned 24 hours every day. www.unitedutilities.co.uk/contactus.htm
Help Direct
Is a service open to all adults in
The main aim of Help Direct is to
help people get the right practical support, some individual guidance or
simply the right information and advice they need before a problem becomes a
crisis. We support them to reconnect with community and mainstream services,
and also act as a way of promoting these services. We maintain an online
Wellbeing Directory (that will shortly be publicly accessible) of all such
services within
A representative from Help Direct will be available to give advice at the
Coffee Etc. (Formally the Pear Tree Cafe)
2 – 4 pm every first Wednesday of the month
Mandy Naylor
-
Help
Direct Coordinator
For more information: www.lancspartners.org/helpdirect
Lancashire Fire and Resue service
Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service are working to make Lancashire a safer place.
We offer a FREE service that will enabble members of the public to receive home fire safety advice, along with an escape plan and the fitting of FREE 10 year battery smoke alarms.
The Home Fire Safety Check will include:
The provision and onstallation of FREE smoke alarms where necessary.
Life saving advice in the event of a fire in your home.
How to make a fire escape plan for you and your family.
Practical advice on identifying hazards in the home.
All home fire safty checks will take approximately 30 minnutes and will be carried out by fire officers from Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service who will show ID.
To receive your Home Fire Safety Check, please call 0800 169 1125
The Community Fire safety Practitioners are also available to deliver Fire Safety advice to groups. If you would like information or to book this, contact Shelley Gregory, Community Fire Safety Team on 0792 0291869
Help The Aged
have a new handyman initiative.
Working with Lancashire County Council it has launched a scheme called
HandyVan, aimed at older people in the district.
It offers fitted carbon monoxide alarms, door chains, window locks,
mortice locks and door viewers.
UpHolland Tawd Vale Lions
are seeking
donations of second-hand furniture,
Phone Chris Lawn 01257 462283 to arrange collection.
(Charity No. 1109274)
Tuesday
28 February
PARBOLD VILLAGE
HALL,
To book an appointment visit www.blood.co.uk or phone 0300 123 2323
results are not available over the telephone and
Patients are advised they will be contacted if any
actions are required following a blood test, and a
‘no news is good news policy’ exists, but for some
Patients they do require more in-depth results and
this is where Viewer can be a real bonus. VIEWER is
the next level up from Emis Access which allows you
to book appointments and order prescriptions. To
register for either or both of the EMIS ACCESS
services, please ask at reception for the forms.
The results for the Surgery survey
will be published on the website and also available in
the surgery at the end of March, grateful thanks to our
Patients who took part, the surveys are conducted in
order that we are able to review and improve the
services that we offer to our Patients.
The results from the patient participation surveys have
been collected and collated and we would like to thank
everyone who took the time to assist us. It is important
to us so that we can constantly review our performance
and make improvements as
needed. In response to question 9 on how many of our
patients were aware of the medical records viewer
system, it is apparent that we still have some way to go
as only 30% of patients were aware we offered this
service, 64% were unaware and the other
6% failed to answer. So if you are unaware of the
benefits of emis access medical record viewer or if you
would like further information regarding this, please
contact the surgery. On a more positive note we are very
pleased to report that for question
10: 88% percent of patients found that the phone system
was very easy/easy to gain access to the surgery.
Although the
introduction of the new phone system 2
Please note the Surgery will be
closed for staff training on May 16th
the Surgery will close at 1.00pm and reopen the
following morning at 8.15am, if you need a Doctor in an
emergency please dial 0844 811 0909 and select option 1
or 3 and your call will automatically be transferred to
the out of hours services.
The results from our recent patient
survey are available on our Surgery website or
alternatively available to read in the Surgery waiting
room. We would like to encourage our Patients to
consider trying our
The surgery number is 0844 8110909
WHAT’S IN THE BOX?
During November the observant among
us will see a yellow box has been fitted to the front of
the Parbold WI.
Thanks to the generosity of local
organisations and residents, the Parbold and Newburgh
First Responders have installed a public defibrillator
for use in an emergency when cardiac arrest is
suspected.
Access to the equipment can only be gained after calling
999 and asking for an ambulance, when it’s early use may
help save lives.
By using the latest technology
prior experience of a defibrillator is not essential as
the equipment gives oral instructions to the user,
backed up by the full support of ambulance despatch
personnel on the phone.
The First Responders plan to run
free Heartstart courses in the Parbold and Newburgh
area. Details of these will be given through local
notices.
During the two years since Parbold
and Newburgh Community First Responders were formed many
local residents have been helped prior to the arrival of
an ambulance.
This valuable role requires more volunteers to
meet the needs of our community, day and night. If there
is anyone interested in being part of the team (no prior
medical knowledge required as full training is given),
please contact-
Adam on 07723406139 (Adam.clammer@btopenworld.com) or Alan on 01257462167 (alanmrudge@talktalk.net).
Choose Well
Health professionals
across central Lancashire are appealing to people to
consider how they use NHS services.
The Choose Well campaign aims to
ensure people know about the range of services
available, and also how to keep fit and well.
WALK IN CENTRE, The Concourse, Skelmersdale. Tel: 01695 588640
Hours:
Monday to Friday
7 am -
10 pm
Weekends/Bank Holidays
9 am to 5 pm
West Lancashire Health Centre
MINOR INJURY CLINIC,
Ormskirk Hospital. Tel 01695 588 800
Includes Xray.
The Centre is open 8am - 10pm seven days a week.
Have you
ever thought of keeping Chickens?
Lucky Hens Rescue in Ince,
If you have any
space to give a few a good home (and enjoy their
tasty eggs) please contact:
www.luckyhensrescuewigan.weebly.com
or ring Alison
on 01942 233375 for more information or to make a
donation.
Clerk:
Mrs
Tel:
01695 557678
e-mail:
parboldpc.clerk@yahoo.com
Parbold
Huge thanks to
WLBC, Beacon Rangers,
Another big thank
you, this time to LCC Highways and the
householder at
Parbold continues
to have a problem with drainage in many areas of
the village.
Please be aware of this and take
reasonable steps to prevent your flooding issue
impacting on neighbours.
Creating new hard-standings, paving
gardens and infill of back gardens with new
housing development exacerbates this, unless
adequate drainage systems are put in place
first.
Factor this provision into your plans
because it can significantly increase your
development costs but is essential to prevent
claims against you if something you installed
causes damage to neighbouring property.
Overhanging
hedges are continuing to cause obstruction for
pedestrians and now is a good time to get them
cut back.
If you have any on your property please
attend to it so that people are not forced to
walk in the road.
20mph speed limits
have
been
introduced to residential areas and outside schools
in
Parbold.
Broadband deals in Parbold. This
comprehensive broadband price comparison service
covering the UK’s top providers can help you find the
providers available at your postcode: http://www.choose.net/media/
ORMSKIRK COUNTY IFORMATION CENTRE
Tel: 01695
579062 email:
Ormskirkcic@lancashire.gov.uk
CAN HELP WITH: Public Transport Enquiries, Tourism, Coach
Excursions, Theatre Bookings, Theatre tokens, Souvenirs
ADVANCED CHEAPER RATE TICKETS FOR: Camelot and Holker Festival
Southport
Events: Flower show, Air Show, Musical Fireworks,
and much, much more
Pay them a visit at
45 Moor Street, Ormskirk L39 2AG (next to the bus
station)