The Medical Centre

1. The Medical Centre Aims: Raise awareness of available medical services All information will be available on-line!

2. Health Services in the United Kingdom • Health services in the United Kingdom are different from those you have at home. • The National Health Service provides free medical care if you are resident in the UK • However, you may need to pay for medicine/prescription • HC1 forms

3. HOW TO ACCESS HEALTHCARE • You need to register with a doctor also known as a General Practitioner (GP) • You can register at any GP surgery • However, there is a medical centre on campus • The medical centre has specific registration days for new students. If you are unable to attend these sessions you may come to the medical centre to register at a later date

4. CHANGE OF ADDRESS • If you move to a new address it is ESSENTIAL that you inform the Medical Centre • Or your NHS registration may be cancelled!!! You will have no GP!

5. What to do if you are feeling unwell! • Many minor illnesses can be self managed Some examples: • Cold sores• Constipation• Coughs & colds• Cystitits • Dermatitis• Diarrhoea• Earache• Hayfever

6. These ailments can be self managed with advice/treatment from a Pharmacist • Headache• Headlice• Indigestion• Mouth ulcers• Sore throats• Threadworm• Vaginal thrush • Verrucas What to do if you are feeling unwell

7. What to do if you are feeling unwell • Visit www.uclan.ac.uk and see Medical Centre web pages(found in the A-Z list), for advice on minor illness • Or you can visit your local pharmacist • Or contact NHS direct (a health advisory service) on 0845 4647 or www.nhsdirect.nhs.uk

8. What to do if you are feeling unwell! • If your problem can not be self managed, you can contact the Medical Centre for advice • Located off Kirkham Street, near the Media Factory • Open Monday-Friday 8.15am-5.30pm • Telephone: 01772 892598

9. Services at the Medical Centre

10. If YOU NEED TO SEE A DOCTOR • If your problem demands you need to see the Doctor ring, ideally before 9am for an appointment. • 01772 892598 Mon-Friday 8.15-5.30pm • You will usually get an appointment for the same day

11. Advanced Nurse Practitioners • What are nurse practitioners? • Have Undertaken: Advanced education/ Prescribing/Clinical training Have skills to assess and treat most minor illness and can prescribe when appropriate.

12. Advanced nurse practitioners How do I access the service? • Telephone the surgery, you will be offered an approximate time to call in Or “Drop in” The nurse practitioners run walk-in sessions, so advance appointments are not required.

13. Practice Nurse • The practice nurse offers advice on minor illness, wound care, pregnancy testing, travel advice,ear care and taking blood samples • Blood clinics Mon, Tues & Fri 8.30-11am • Travel Clinic by appointment only • Ring for session times for all other services 

14. Contraception & Sexual Health • Contraception: A safe & effective way of preventing unwanted pregnancy • It is free/available from Medical centre • Emergency Contraception also available • Clinics held daily • Advice/ treatment for Unplanned pregnancy also available

15. SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED INFECTIONS • Sexually transmitted infections are on the increase!!!! • They can be prevented by using a condom • The medical centre offers advice on all STIs and also a confidential testing service, by appointment only.

16. Contraception & Sexual health • Condoms are provided free from the Medical Centre • Self-Testing kits for chlamydia are also available from the medical centre

17. Out of Hours Health Care • In an emergency out of surgery hours, the Primary Care Centre at the Royal Preston Hospital provides cover. • Please note this is not the ACCIDENT & EMERGENCY DEPT • Visits to Primary Care are strictly by appointment only and patients will be expected to make their own way to the Centre.

18. OUT OF HOURS CARE • This service should only be used in an EMERGENCY!!!! • You have to ring for an appointment Opening Hours Monday – Friday 6.00pm – 8.00amWeekends and Bank Holidays 24 hoursTel: 01772 788058.

19. DENTAL CARE • Access to an NHS Dental service is available • You can pick up a form from the medical centre or register on line at www.centrallancashire.nhs.uk /dental

20. HOW TO KEEP HEALTHY • It is not unusual to feel homesick & stressed due to the new environment and different culture. • You may experience LOW MOODS, ANXIETY OR ISOLATION.

21. Counselling services A confidential counselling service is available to students. Foster building FB119 TELEPHONE 01772 892572 For an appointment

22. THE M AND M PEER MENTORING PROGRAMME • A Mentoring/buddy Programme providing peer support to students • Based in the ‘I’ Foster building OR accessed via website www.uclan.ac.uk/mandm OR Telephone 01772 895012 • Helps students to increase confidence, self-esteem and motivation • Make friends through M and M social and fun activities • Offers Support with academic and personal issues that may be affecting studies

23. HOW TO KEEP HEALTHY • Respect alcohol and respect yourself!! • It is fine to enjoy alcohol, but you need to look after your health and well-being. • Know your limits

24. ALCOHOL • To find out how TO SAFELY ENJOY ALCOHOL visit: www.drinkaware.co.uk

25. SMOKING • Smoking increases your risk of : Developing illness Disability Death It can cause: CANCER HEART DISEASE LUNG DISEASE

26. SMOKING • There is support to help you give up Visit: www.nhs.uk/gosmokefree OR Telephone 0800 022 4 332 OR Contact The Medical Centre for advice on giving up

27. RECREATIONAL DRUGS • Include: Cannabis, Heroin, Cocaine, LSD, Ecstasy, GHB • These drugs are illegal & if you receive a caution from the police you will have a criminal record! • Taking/Mixing drugs with alcohol is risky and the affects are unpredictable!

28. RECREATIONAL DRUG USE • Drug use can affect your mental & physical well-being! For further information see www.talktofrank.com

29. Meningitis C What is meningococcal disease? • Meningococcal disease results from a bacterial infection • The route of transmission is through droplets/ respiratory secretions (e.g.coughing and sneezing), or more directly through kissing • Is rare but can be a serious life threatening disease Who is at greatest risk? • One of the highest risk groups is young people 15-19 years and university students due to the highly populated environment

30. THE VACCINATION • The MenC conjugate vaccine protects selectively against Group C disease • Does not protect against any other type of meningococcal infection. Can everyone be given this vaccine? • No, immunisation is contraindicated in individuals who have had a hypersensitivity reaction to any constituent of the vaccine • Immunisation should be postponed if you have an acute febrile illness or high fever.

31. THE VACCINATION • Can this vaccine be administered to pregnant women? • there is no evidence to suggest that this vaccine is not safe in pregnancy, • However it should not be given unless there is a high risk of the individual developing meningococcal C disease, such as in an outbreak, or a close contact of a recent case. • Similarly, it is not it is not recommended in women breastfeeding. • You will be given a health form to complete prior to having the vaccine which you will need to sign, if you wish to consent to have the vaccine

32. That concludes this presentation Questions/queries will be answered by any member of the Medical centre staff Thankyou