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  Hyde Library Computer Course
Records Access
Computer course starts Thursday 9th September Hyde Library

NHS DIRECT - Press statement entitled "NHS 111 launches" confirms business as usual whilst the transition happens. They are still a great service to help you with your symptoms, how urgent the problem is and how YOU can best deal with it YOURSELF and tell you what other local services are available! Click here to learn more

SKY RIDE - Over 20,000 cyclists joined in Sky Ride Manchester on Sunday 1st August. Dr Hannan was amongst them and has made a short video of the experience. Click here to see what it was all about and to see when the next local Sky Ride is and where! There are events happening every week over the summer.

Taking good care of yourself - Learn more about Self Care and what Haughton Thornley Medical Centres is doing to support YOU!

Bikeability - Get Cycling

Bike 4 Life


Online Services   Online services accessed via EMIS Access

Book an appointment with the GP on-line up to 6 weeks in advance  Book GP appointments

Order repeat prescriptions on-line  Order repeat prescriptions

Access your GP electronic health record - please note you must register for this service first. See the Records Access section further below and contact the practice if you want to know how to get access to your records too. This is a FREE service available to all our eligible patients in the practice.  Access your health records

Access your GP electronic health record - please note you must register for this service first. See the Records Access section further below and contact the practice if you want to know how to get access to your records too. This is a FREE service available to all our eligible patients in the practice.  FAQs / password problems

Self Care for family and friends

Self care is part of daily living and describes what we do to take care of our own health and well being. Self care is what we do to:Stay fit and maintain good physical and mental health | Meet our social and psychological needs | Prevent illness or accidents | Deal with for minor ailments and long-term conditions (such as arthritis, diabetes, heart disease) | Maintain health and wellbeing after an episode of illness or when we leave hospital What is self care?

Self care is part of daily living and describes what we do to take care of our own health and well being. Self care is what we do to:Stay fit and maintain good physical and mental health | Meet our social and psychological needs | Prevent illness or accidents | Deal with for minor ailments and long-term conditions (such as arthritis, diabetes, heart disease) | Maintain health and wellbeing after an episode of illness or when we leave hospital Common problems YOU can solve

NHS Choices provides information on services as well as health and healthcare to help you understand your health better  NHS choices

HealthSpace allows you to record your personal data safely provided by the NHS  HealthSpace

NHS Direct allows you to find out what your symptoms may mean and what you should do about them  NHS Direct

Map of Medicine provides evidence based patient pathways for over 390 conditions. It is primarily designed for doctors and nurses but is also available for patients and the public to access too  Map of Medicine

Map of Medicine provides evidence based patient pathways for over 390 conditions. It is primarily designed for doctors and nurses but is also available for patients and the public to access too  Lab Tests Online

Patient.co.uk provides brief information on a wide range of conditions as well as other resources and self help groups that you can print or save as a PDF to see later  Patient.co.uk

Self care is part of daily living and describes what we do to take care of our own health and well being. Self care is what we do to:Stay fit and maintain good physical and mental health | Meet our social and psychological needs | Prevent illness or accidents | Deal with for minor ailments and long-term conditions (such as arthritis, diabetes, heart disease) | Maintain health and wellbeing after an episode of illness or when we leave hospital  Embarrassing Problems

find Advice written by a patient on what to do if you have to contact the Out of Hourse service ad have access to your GP electronic heath records as well  Out of Hours advice 

Click here if you are being referred to the hospital and want to know how to get the best from Choose and Book - the IT system that hlps you to understand what hospital choices you have and be able to book into a specific appointment at any hospital on a date and time convenient to you amongst those that are available  Choose and Book 
Click here if you are being referred to the hospital and want to know how to get the best from Choose and Book - the IT system that hlps you to understand what hospital choices you have and be able to book into a specific appointment at any hospital on a date and time convenient to you amongst those that are available  Expert Patient Programme

Getting the most from this site

Important Messages

Computer course for beginners 

Practice Services

 Pre-consultation Care HV THWhat to do BEFORE any consultation you have in the NHS
 Depression Care HV THWhat is DEPRESSION, how care is organised in the NHS and what you can  do to help yourself
 Diabetes Care HV THWhat is DIABETES, how care is organised in the NHS and what you can do to help yourself
 Hypertension Care HV THWhat is HYPERTENSION, how care is organised in the NHS and what you can  do to help yourself
 Pregnancy Care HV TH Find out about PREGNANCY and also what happens after a baby is born, how care is organised in the NHS and what you can  do to help yourself
 Eczema Care HV TH What is ECZEMA, how care is organised in the NHS and what you can  do to help yourself
 Immunisations Care HV THWhat are IMMUNISATIONS, how care is organised in the NHS and what you can do to help yourself
 Heart Disease Care HV TH What is HEART DISEASE, how care is organised in the NHS and what you can do to help yourself

Stay Healthy

Diski Dance
Food and Diet
My local area
Smoke Free
Quitline
Drink Aware
Alcohol self-assessment
Weight loss blog
10 top tips

4 Teenagers

Dr Ann's Virtual Surgery
Teenage Health Freak
Embarrassing Problems
Connexions
Branching Out
Tameside Sports Trust
Off the Record
Knife Crimes
Sex and Young People
Talk to Frank
Youth Health talk
Teen Boys
Teen Girls
Questionnaire

Carers

Carers in Tameside
Tameside Carer's Centre
Carers Direct
Princess Royal Trust for Carers
Carers Community Blog

Health Record Access

 bullet point What is Records Access?
 bullet point Is Record Access for me?
 bullet point About Records Access
 bullet point You Tube videos on RA
 bullet point Benefits & Challenges
 bullet point Example health record
 bullet point Keeping your information safe
 bullet point Top 10 reasons for Records Access
 bullet point Local Care Record Development Board
 bullet point British Medical Journal Blog
 bullet pointServices available

Talks

Are you eMPOWERed yet?

Breast cancer awareness

Dementia services 
Fibromyalgia
Heart disease
HPV vaccinations, cervical smears and cervical cancer
Mayor intro to practice
Prostate Cancer

Enabling Patient Access
the Haughton Thornley Medical Centres way

Quality Care

Our health, our care, our say
Our NHS Our Future - NHS Next Stage Review -Leading local change
High Quality Care for all: NHS Next Stage final report
What is self care ?
Healthier Horizons
Information about you

Other information

Patient Participation Group
Records Access study
Greater Manchester Clinical Assessment & Treatment Service
Speak for Yourself?  - A resource for teenagers on what health information they would like to have available online
Do you want your kids to live longer? How the practice is supporting Change 4 Life and helping people to lose weight and improve their lifestyle
NHS Evidence

Download a booklet which provides further information on Swine Flu

 

ACT F.A.S.T. is a new national government campaign aimed at helping people to recognise the signs of stroke, and act to save lives and reduce the damage caused.

 

Dr Amir Hannan with patient Yvonne BennettWelcome to our website which we have provided as a gateway to health and care information for patients, their families and those they care for who are registered at Haughton Vale and Thornley House Medical Centres.

Within the site there are sections with specific content for Haughton Vale and Thornley House. If you believe there is any information that we have not included and that you would like to see included please let us know by visiting the Patient Zone for each Practice and send us your comments. We value all the feedback that we receive.

It was January, it's 2010 and it was snowing......here's a video of pictures taken on Tuesday 5th January and how we are supporting patients despite the snow. This website is open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week enabling YOU to get the best care you need, whereever you are, whenever you need it. Enjoy the video and tell us what you think of it by sending an e-mail to htmcpatient@nhs.net.

We thought we would ask Margaret Rickson aged 83, member of the Haughton Thornley Medical Centres Patient Participation Group if she would like to show us how easy it it to get access to your records. Watch the video and tell us what you think by e-mailing us on htmcpatient@nhs.net!

Records Access leaflet for patients Records Access leaflet for patients

Here is a brief overview of some of the information you can access on this site.

On-line services
- allows you to easily order repeat prescriptions, book appointments on-line or access your GP electronic health records.

Self Care for family and friends - is the section with sites for you to visit for you to get a better understanding of your own  and those you care for's health, it includes facilities to monitor your health and set reminders for appointments that you may have in the future. Perhaps the best way of understanding what all these resources do is to try them out to see how they may be helpful for you, members of your family or those you care for. Even better, why don't you describe how it is helping you and what you are regularly doing by taking a look at Dr Hannans blog on self care and seeing what others are doing too! Perhaps you might even like to share what you are doing yourself as this is likely to help and encourage others!

Important Messages - provides a place for useful or important messages that we would like to bring to the attention of our patients and their loved ones.

Practice Services - gives a framework for you to understand how services are organised in the NHS and how you can get the best from them especially when you have access to your GP electronic health records. We have described pre-consultation care which you should use prior to any consultation. We then describe 5 conditions (depression, diabetes, hypertension, eczema and heart disease), one normality (pregnancy) and one prevention (immunizations). Look at how we help you to undestand how to create your own care service. Talk to your doctor or nurse to ask for their advice in helping you to understand your care service too.

Stay Healthy - how many times have you been told you need to lose weight and or do more exercise, stop smoking or reduce your alcohol intake. Easy to say but so very hard to do. We all know we can all do better but where do we start and is there anything we can do for ourselves whilstg waiting for help from others? Here's you big chance to stay healthy!

4 Teenagers - Teenagers rarely come to the surgery but are often whizzes on a computer. So here we have compiled some of the best information avaiable on the net for teenagers (and other grownups!) to learn about the issues that matter to them. This section was built with the help of Sheila Caldecott and the Patient Participation Group who helped to devise a simple questionnaire. You can see the results too for the questionnaire and realise that you are not alone in thinking about some of these things! An essential read for everybody!

Carers - more and more of us are living longer but with a greater burden of ill-health as a result. Often we may be cared for by other family members. But did you know there is lots of help out there for carers too. This section helps to inform you of your rights and who else can help too. Remember - if you are a carer or being cared for then do inform the practice so that we can make a note of it in your records and the person you are caring for too. We know how important you are too!

Anaesthesia for patients - This section can be found on the right side of the screen. Many patients are referred to the hospital for surgery. But how much do you know about the different types of anaestheic that can be given. Not everybody needs to be put to sleep for surgery and often there are different ways to give an anaesthetic. Whilst your anaesthetist will guide you towards the best type of anaesthetiv for you and the type of surgery you are having done, this section helps you to understand some of the details of the different types so that you are better informed and hence less anxious prior to surgery. A must read for anybody who is due to go for surgery!

Records Access - highlights particular aspects of records access that you may wish to see from time to time eg the You Tube videos which highlight opportunities but also some of the challenges and issues. Watch Dr Hannan and his patient Yvonne Bennett as they try to explain some of the issues in case you suddenly come across something and are not sure how to deal with it.

Talks
- our Practices are now holding regular talks in the Health Promotion Room  as we look to share with patients and the public, clinicians and managers aspects of healthcare, how care has been organized and perhaps looking ahead to future developments. We understand that not everybody is able to come to the meetings so where possible we provide an opportunity for you to watch a video of the meeting so that you might also share in the event. A great deal of time and effort goes into organising, preparing and delivering these talks. Now with the advent of the internet, we are able to share this with you and let others comment on the talks too. For example here is a blog on the recent talk on Dementia for you to see.

Quality Care - the NHS used to be assessed on the basis of waiting lists and meeting targets. It is now moving towards a culture of improving the quality of services. We have included a range of documents that explain this in more detail.

Other information -
Some items that do not neatly fit into a particular area but are none-the-less just as important e.g. Sheila Caldecott who is a mother and patient at Thornley House has launched a questionnaire 'Speak for Yourself'  for teenagers to help to identify what needs they have and to try to understand what resources they use and find useful. If you are the parent of a teenager (even if not in our practice or even in Tameside) then why don't you click here to see a video of Sheila and also ask your children and their friends to fill out the questionnaire. We really do want to find out what teenagers need!

On the right hand side, you can see the contact details for the practice local health services, practice events or other activities happening locally including details of the next Patient Participation Group meeting and details of any local heathcare themes that we may be involved in eg Change for Life. Please visit the Practice site where you or your loved ones are registered for complete details of what we offer.

Do You Know?

More and more people are going on to the internet as each day goes by. But do you know how many and at what rate and what impact that is having on the way we inform people? Here is a You Tube video made by some Sony researchers in 2008 which gives us some idea of what is really happening out there and why it is essential that we embrace this technology but also start to help patients and the public to understand information and services better so that you can look after yourself and your loved ones better!

Enjoy (and turn up the volume !).


informationWho supplies the information for this website?
There are many sources of information now available to us all on the internet, what we have endeavoured to do with this site is to bring together reliable sources of information from NHS Choices (National Health Service), BBC Health as well as links to patient and carer organisations, charities and others that we feel can be trusted. Please refer to the terms and conditions of use and ALWAYS CONSULT A DOCTOR OR OTHER HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONAL IF YOU REQUIRE MEDICAL HELP

Please give us feedback
Please send us your comments or tell us abut your experience of using the website when you meet with your a GP, nurse or any other menber of our staff.

 

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Forthcoming events

Patient Participation Group
Thursday 30 Sep 2010 2:00 pm
PPG meeting
Venue: Boardroom, Thornley House Medical Centre


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Clue to egg flaws in older women
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RU Clear? - Chlamydia and Gonorrhoeacreening
Watch a video of Ben and Rosie - going for tests for STIs including chlamydia (dramatisation)
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