St. Brides Patient Participation Group

17/04/2023

02/11/2022

Over the coming weeks, those who are eligible will receive an invitation for their Covid-19 Autumn Booster vaccination.

Those eligible this Autumn will include:
Residents in a care home for older adults and staff working in care homes for older adults

Frontline health and social care workers

All adults aged 50 years and over

People aged five to 49 years in a clinical risk group

People aged five to 49 years who are household contacts of people with immunosuppression

People aged 16 to 49 who are Carers

For those also eligible for their influenza vaccine, it may be possible to have both vaccines together. Administration of the two vaccinations at one appointment may not always be possible due to a supply of vaccines, or the venue you are invited to. In this case you will receive a separate appointment for each vaccination.
Anyone within the above priority groups will receive an invitation via letter, text or phone call over the coming weeks. Please ensure your contact details are up to date with your GP.
For more information, visit our Frequently Asked Questions page which should answer any questions you may have: www.abuhb.nhs.wales/coronavirus/covid-19-vaccine/covid-19-
vaccination-faqs/ If you're unable to find the answer you're looking for, please call the number on your appointment letter

12/11/2021

From providing advice and treatment for minor ailments to help with stopping smoking, our pharmacies offer a range of services to help you keep well this winter. In our Health Board area Pharmacies do this alongside dispensing 300,000 prescription items a week.
To help your pharmacy to help you, please plan ahead and order your prescriptions 7 days before you need them.

27/10/2021

Please Recycle these items . This relates to equipment such as commodes, toilet aids, walking aids, hoists, bathing eqiuipment which are supplied via Cefndy Medequip following requests from OT, Physiotherapy, Nursing staff etc

27/10/2021

In a month's time Newport City Council will be celebrating Carers Rights Day; a day to help unpaid carers understand their rights as well as the information and support available to them.

We are inviting unpaid carers to join us for a cuppa and cake at one of our events across the city. They can come and speak to a member of the Community Connector team about their caring role and find out what support is available for unpaid carers.

Usual COVID regulations apply such as social distancing, hand sanitising and mask wearing unless exempt.

If you have any questions, please let us know by emailing community.connectors@newport.gov.uk or telephoning 01633 235650.

02/10/2021

https://phw.nhs.wales/topics/immunisation-and-vaccines/fluvaccine/

02/10/2021

https://www.fatherly.com/health-science/flu-shot-ingredients-flu-vaccine/

Everything you need to know about the 2021-2022 flu shot.

02/10/2021

https://phw.nhs.wales/topics/immunisation-and-vaccines/fluvaccine/eligibility/

25/08/2021

Please make sure you order and collect any repeat prescriptions you may need in plenty of time before the Summer Bank Holiday (Monday 30th August 2021).

It is important to check your GP and Pharmacy opening hours as they are likely to be different from normal.

You can find out when these services will be open on our website: https://abuhb.nhs.wales/urgent-out-of-hours/accessing-the-right-service/

21/07/2021

Please see information below and attached from Dr.Juping Yu who is looking for people living in Newport who are eligible for cancer screening programmes (breast, bowel and cervical screening) to take part in a study to find out more about why some local residents don’t participate in such screening.

The study is commissioned by Newport West Neighbourhood Care Network which includes the following GP surgeries:

Bryngwyn Surgery
Bellevue Surgery
St David’s Clinic
St Bride’s Medical Centre
St Paul’s Clinic

If you or someone you know is a patient at one of the above clinics we would be grateful if you could read the attached flyers which explains further.

The research study is targeting the following people in Newport west.

* Breast screening study (recruiting women aged 50-70)
* Bowel screening study (recruiting men and women aged 60-74)
* Cervical screening study (recruiting women aged 25-64)

I would be very grateful if you could help us to circulate the attached three research flyers electronically to your contacts.