Advice over the Christmas and New Year Holiday

The following information includes the last date for ordering prescriptions, Surgery opening times for the Christmas and New Year Holiday, Alcohol advice and who to contact for medical advice when the surgery is closed.

Repeat Prescriptions

PLEASE NOTE:
The last day for ordering repeat prescriptions for collection before Christmas is Monday 21st December

Please allow plenty of time for your prescription to be processed over this busy period

Alcohol - Know your limits

The Government’s daily guideline is 2-3 units for women and 3-4 units for men

But what is a unit?
One unit of alcohol is equivalent to 10ml of pure alcohol. As a rough guide:

• 1 pint of strong lager = 3 units

• 1 pint of ordinary lager, bitter or cider, 175ml glass of wine = 2 units

• 1 alcopop = 1.5 units

• 1 measure of spirits = 1 unit

• many wines are around 11 or 12 per cent alcohol, so a small glass = 1.5 units

Alcohol Facts

• There are around 10 million people drinking above the Government's recommended limits.

• Alcohol can be fattening. If you were to add three or four gin and tonics to your usual daily diet, you could put on 4lbs over four weeks.

• Children learn their behaviour largely from their parents, so how you drink may affect how they drink too, both now and in the future.

Christmas Opening Hours

Christmas Eve	Normal morning surgery	8:30am – 1:00pm
	Rapid Access Clinic	2:00pm – 6:00pm
Christmas Day	Closed
Boxing Day (26th)	Closed
Sunday 27th	Closed
Monday 28th	Closed (Bank Holiday)
29th and 30th	Open	8:30am – 6:30pm
New Years Eve	Normal morning surgery	8:30am – 1:00pm
	Rapid Access Clinic	2:00pm – 6:00pm
New Years Day (Fri 1st Jan)	Closed
Monday 4th January 2010	Open as usual	8:30am – 6:30pm

Medical Advice Out of Surgery Hours

When the surgery is closed you can get medical advice from:

• NHS Direct – www.nhsdirect.nhs.uk or by calling 0845 46 47

• Devon Doctors on Call – 01392 824600 or visit www.devondoctors.co.uk

• In an emergency call 999

Merry Christmas

We hope you have a safe and happy Christmas holiday from all at Brannam Medical Centre

News article submitted on: 04/12/2009