The mobile breast screening van, which visits every three years, will be returning to the Nadder Centre in Tisbury this summer and screening is scheduled to commence around the end of June/beginning of July.
All women aged 49 years 8 months to 70 years and 11 months who are registered with a local G.P. will be contacted by the Breast Screening Unit, Princess Anne Hospital in Southampton and invited to attend.
Anyone aged 71 and over can self-refer by calling 02381 204959 or emailing BSUAppts@uhs/nhs.uk If second stage screening and subsequent treatment is required, this will be carried out at the Breast Imaging Unit at the Princess Anne Hospital, Coxford Road, Southampton SO16 5YA
The local NHS commissioning team has agreed to fund an ear irrigation service for a clearly defined criteria of people that they feel are less able to manage their own wax build up, resulting in a reduced quality of life and therefore increased risk of deteriorating overall health. The way in which patients are identified is by using a scale of frailty and confirming that symptoms limit activity and/or cause them to need support with activities of daily life.
For those who feel they meet the criteria and are suffering from wax build up, please phone to book an initial consultation with the nurse who will look in your ears, assess your suitability and book you for ear irrigation if required. We will recommend the use of olive oil drops for 7-10 days prior to ear irrigation
We are sorry to say ‘goodbye’ to Dr. Tom Marshall who will be leaving us in July but are delighted to welcome Dr. Mark McNair who will be joining us around the same time – more details to follow next month.
Sister Tracy Slater, our specialist diabetic nurse, is also sadly leaving us – we wish her a very happy retirement and Sister Trudy Silk will be taking on her role and is already shadowing Tracy’s clinics before she leaves – so some of you may already have met her.
We wish Tom and Tracy the very best for the future.
Dr. Adam Smith