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FLU VACCINATION CLINICS 2020/21
Further to our recent post, we still have flu vaccines for all eligible patients (including those aged 60-64yrs who were not otherwise eligible).
Appointments are still available! Please contact the practice to book - 01397 703136.
For more information of the flu vaccination and who is eligible, please visit https://www.nhsinform.scot/healthy-living/immunisation/vaccines/flu-vaccine
COVID-19 VACCINE
If you have a general query about the COVID-19 vaccine, please look on the NHS Inform website or use the national helpline 0800 030 8013 which is open from 8am to 8pm, seven days a week. 
 
Vaccine rollout to the general public, based on age and underlying health conditions, will start as soon as possible, and will depend on vaccine supply.
 
This is likely to be at the start of the new year so please look out for a letter and a leaflet arriving in the post which will invite you to make an appointment for your vaccine. The first group to receive this will be the over 80s.
 
Please avoid calling with any general queries about the COVID-19 vaccine as we are unable to give you any more information at this stage and we need to try and keep phone-lines open for people who are unwell and needing medical care.
 
Many thanks for your ongoing patience and cooperation.
https://www.nhsinform.scot/.../coronavirus-covid-19-vaccine
Wednesday Practice Meetings - 2-2.30pm
Tweeddale Medical Practice is closed every Wednesday from 2-2.30pm.  If you have a life-threatening emergency please hang up and dial 999.  Otherwise please call back after 2.30pm.
 PUBLIC HOLIDAYS DATES:
In line with the rest of NHS Highland, the practice will be closed on 
Friday 16th October 2020
Friday 25th December 2020
Monday 28th December 2020

Information For Carers

INFORMATION FOR CARERS

What is a Carer?

A Carer is a person of any age, adult or child, who provides unpaid support to a partner, child, relative or friend who couldn't manage to live independently or whose health or wellbeing would deteriorate without this help. This could be due to frailty, disability or serious health condition, mental ill health or substance misuse.

Carers provide extremely valuable support to the people they look after.

Help & Support is Available

It is widely recognised that the contribution of carers is vital to the delivery of both health and social care. Around 6,000 people take on the role of caring every day.

It is also widely recognised that caring can take its toll and we work hard to develop and improve our services for carers.

Let Us Know - if we are aware that you have a "carer" role for a family member or friend. we can help to provide you with support and information. Please inform one of our reception team or the doctor/nurse if you are in for an appointment and we can record this in your notes.

Carer Support Plan

A Carer Support Plan is a conversation between a Carer Worker and the carergiver about the role they carry out for someone else and for which they are not paid. This may be a friend, relative, partner or neighbour.

A support plan will look at the carers immediate needs and try to access the help that is needed for them to continue caring. It is important that the conversation recognises the need for carers to have some time to themselves for their own hobbies and interests.

Connecting Carers have local Carer Workers who will work with you one to one to produce a personal carer support plan. They understand that lots of different things impact on a person's caring role and the role itself will have an impact on many aspects of a carer’s life.

These might include:

Effect on carers' own health
Other relationships e.g. are you losing touch with friends?
Paid work?
Do you have space to do some things for yourself?
What happens in an emergency?
Do you know if you are receiving all the benefits you are eligible for?

The Carer Worker will talk this all through with you and together you can work out what can be done to improve the situation. This can involve many courses of action as caring roles can be very different and some are very complicated but most can be made a little more manageable.

As circumstances change so too will the role of the carer. Regular review dates will be set to ensure that the Carer Support Plan remains relevant, helpful and effective.

If you would like to find out about how a Carer Support Plan could be of use to you please contact the Carers Support Line on 01463 723560 or email carers@hccf.org.uk

Carer Support Plans are arranged by Connecting Carers who delivery Carers Centre Services across Highland

Young Carers

Connecting Young Carers works with and provides information and support to children and young people aged 5-24 who provide care, assistance or support to a parent, sibling, grandparent or other person who is affected by a physical disability, learning disability, sensory impairment, physical or mental illness, drug or alcohol problem or other condition.

We cover Lochaber, Ross-shire, Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey.

What do we offer?

Information service to Young Carers across these areas
The opportunity to take part in our social activities during school holiday times.
Our regular newsletter Clatterbags helps to keep Young Carers up to date with what is happening across the Highlands!

For Young Carers who are over 13 we also have a Facebook page where they can ask questions, talk to a member of staff or get support for specific issues that are bothering them. We also use Facebook to advertise activities that are going on or to update Young Carers on issues that may affect them.

https://www.facebook.com/connecting.carers.7

Kinship Carers ( care of children by relatives or family friends)

The Highland Kinship Care Support Service offers support and advice to kinship carers. The service can include

individual advice and emotional support
links for your family into community activities
programmes of support and learning for carers
help to establish peer support groups
Family Group Meetings to rally the wider family in support of the child's placement
a "survival guide" booklet with handy advice and information for kinship carers
access to the National Kinship Care Helpline for advice, support and information in evenings and at weekends

Tel 01381 620 757 or visit www.children1st.org.uk

Kinship Care Helpline at ParentLine Scotland - Tel 0800 28 22 33 - open seven days a week, 365 days a year.

CONNECTING CARERS

At Connecting Carers we work with carers and young carers and we are committed to reaching out to them wherever they may live in the Highlands. We also reach out to local businesses to ensure that carers within their organisation can be directed to us for help, support and information.

http://www.highlandcommunitycareforum.org.uk/

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