Granta Medical Practices - Village News December 2020

12-11-2020

Sandra East, Granta Medical Practices

Coronavirus

We continue to work hard to keep our patients as safe as possible, along with our staff and our community.

Patient access continues to be by invitation only, following a prior telephone assessment. If the assessing clinician feels it is clinically necessary to see you, they will arrange for you to come in and see them.

Essential care, such as NHS immunisations, blood tests, smear tests, and mother and baby checks, continues to go ahead at selected sites. We carry out temperature checks on both staff and patients to minimise risk. Patients must wear a mask if entering any of our buildings.

Coronavirus information changes rapidly. For the very latest news and guidance, please go to www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/ and www.gov.uk/coronavirus

Holiday Season Opening Times & Repeat Prescription Schedule

Day and date	Opening hours	Repeat prescription schedule
Wednesday 23^rd December 2020	Open as usual	Place order today, pick up 30^th Dec
Thursday 24^th December (Christmas Eve)	Open as usual	Place order today, pick up 31^st Dec
Friday 25^th December (Christmas Day)	Closed	Place order today, pick up 4^th Jan
Saturday 26^th December (Boxing Day)	Closed	Place order today, pick up 4^th Jan
Sunday 27^th December	Closed	Place order today, pick up 4^th Jan
Monday 28^th December (Bank Holiday)	Closed	Place order today, pick up 4^th Jan
Tuesday 29^th December	Open as usual	Place order today, pick up 4^th Jan
Wednesday 30^th December	Open as usual	Place order today, pick up 5^th Jan
Thursday 31^st December	Open as usual	Place order today, pick up 6^th Jan
Friday 1^st January 2021 (Bank Holiday)	Closed	Place order today, pick up 6^th Jan
Saturday 2^nd January 2021	Closed	Place order today, pick up 6^th Jan
Sunday 3^rd January 2021	Closed	Place order today, pick up 6^th Jan
Monday 4^th January 2021	Open as usual	Place order today, pick up 7^th Jan

You can treat many minor illnesses such as colds and coughs, sore throats, and upset stomachs easily at home. Make sure you keep stocked up with health care essentials such as pain relief (paracetamol), cough and sore throat remedies, a first aid kit, upset stomach treatment, rehydration treatment and heartburn / indigestion treatment. Having these essentials at home will not only save you time, and help you feel better quicker, but will also help save the NHS much needed resources.

Your local pharmacist can also offer you advice and guidance on the best treatment for you. Pharmacists are available on every high street and in supermarkets with many open evenings and weekends.

If you need urgent medical assistance when we are closed please use the NHS 111 service.

If you have an emergency that poses an immediate threat to life, please ring 999.

For further information on alternative services, please go to our website www.grantamedicalpractices.co.uk

Repeat Prescriptions

Please make sure that you order your repeat prescriptions in a timely manner to ensure you are not without medication over the Christmas and New Year break.

We wish you all a healthy and peaceful holiday season.

Sandra East

Granta Communications

e. sandra.east@nhs.net

Barley Parish Plan - first review published

22-05-2022

The first review of the Barley Parish Plan, which was first produced in 2015, has been published by the Parish Council.

The Council asked for volunteers to form a committee for this process.

The Committee has reviewed what has happened over the last five years and how the previously identified village aspirations have been met.

In tandem with the first review, the Committee compiled a new questionnaire to canvas the current views of villagers over a range of key topics, to allow the plan to be updated and to remain relevant.

Visit the Barley Village Plan page to read the full review.

Beautiful Barley Flower Tower completed after community effort

25-06-2021

After months of knitting, crocheting and stiching, the beautiful Barley Flower Tower is complete and St Margaret of Antioch Church is adorned with a colourful display of flowers.

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Barley resident Alison White, who runs the Barley Knitting Group, came up with the idea to keep everyone going through lockdown by busying themselves creating the beautiful blooms to decorate the church, and raise some much-needed funds.

She encouraged the community to help make flowers for display, originally aiming for 500 to be created. Inspired by her idea, contribrutions were made by community groups including the Barley Tennis Club and Barley Gardening Club, the beavers and cubs, Margaret House care home residents plus individuals living locally and as far away as USA and Australia.

In June, the 1452 flowers, which took four weeks to be stiched onto netting by a team of 12, were hoisted onto the 15m tall church tower and draped from the windows, with the help of Royston Fire Station.

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It is hoped the display will inspire people to make a donation towards the running of the church - and also to help expand its use to the community. Ideally Alison would love to raise £10 per flower.

The church's Rector, Ruth Pyke, told BBC Look East: "The money will be used to maintain the building so it can continue to be a warm, welcoming place for weddings, funerals and Sunday Worship, but beyond that we want it to be a place for the community. We have a vision for disabled access and an area where we can welcome people in for coffee mornings, exhibitions and concerts."

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To donate towards the incredible display please visit the Barley Flower Tower Justgiving page, or visit the donation boxes located in Barley Stores, Fox and Hounds pub, Chequers pub or Drayton's Garage.

Visit the Barley Flower Tower Facebook page for more photos, videos and information.