Jayne White, Associate Director for Children, Young People and Families and Anita Lamb, Service Manager for Children Young People and Families along with members of the 0-19 team for Children and Family Health Surrey (CFHS) were delighted to take part in the East Surrey Place neurodiversity community of practice event earlier this week.
Here at First Community, Helen Greenwood (pictured) is our Specialist Practitioner for MND and rare Neurology conditions working across east Surrey. Helen has over 17 years’ experience working with people in the community helping them manage to live as well as they can with their condition and have access to the timely support they need.
First Community has become the latest healthcare organisation to launch an awareness campaign which aims to reduce the unnecessary use of non-sterile disposable gloves for patients without a known infection risk.
The ‘To glove or not to glove’ campaign focusses on good hand hygiene and infection prevention principles which will lead to a better and safer experience for both patients and staff.
First Community’s Adult Speech and Language Therapy team provide:
Please contact your GP if you would like to be referred.
On Friday 9 August, First Community’s Inpatient Rehabilitation Therapy team delivered an Olympic-themed chair-based exercise class to support patients recovering from an illness or injury on Caterham Dene Hospital Ward.
The exciting new initiative, helped to improve patients' physical health and mental well-being through engaging and accessible activities inspired by the spirit of the 2024 Olympic games.
First Community’s Falls Prevention Service provides a Better Balance Class for adults.
About First Community’s Better Balance Class
Following the external global IT issue affecting businesses on Friday 19 July, First Community services are now regaining access to the Emis system used to check patient records and appointment details.
All First Community services continue to provide patient care. Service details can be found here: https://www.firstcommunityhealthcare.co.uk/what-we-do
We hope to have the full system back up and running as soon as possible.
There is currently an external global IT issue affecting many businesses across the country.
First Community services are currently unable to access the Emis system used to check patient records and appointment details.
For a fourth year running, First Community has successfully completed a Data Security and Protection Toolkit self-assessment and surpassed the stringent standards, showcasing its unwavering commitment to data security and protection.
All organisations that have access to NHS patient data and systems must use the Data Security and Protection Toolkit to publish an assessment against the National Data Guardian’s 10 data security standards.
The First Community children’s dieticians have launched a new, free resource for families and carers who are struggling with their children’s eating.
The webpage starts with an explanation of the difference between ‘fussy eating’ and ‘complex feeding difficulties’ which will help people identify what resources they need to access.
The webpage features a range of information available, split into easy to access sections such as online courses, self-help programmes, support groups and nutritional information and much more.