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Social Prescribing is a way in which we can help patients to link with a range of local, non-medical activities, they give patients time to focus on ‘What Matters to me’ and taking a holistic approach to health and well-being,
Our Physiotherapist can help patients with musculoskeletal issues such as back, neck and joint pain by: Assessing and diagnosing issues. Giving expert advice on how best to manage their conditions by creating a treatment plan.
Health and Wellbeing Coaches work alongside patients to coach and motivate, supporting them to become active participants in their own care by self-identifying their needs, setting goals, and implementing their personalised health and care plan.
Dieticians are healthcare professionals that diagnose and treat diet and nutritional problems, both at an individual patient and wider public health level.
Our pharmacists work with and alongside the GPS within the PCN and take responsibility to clinically assess and treat patients using expert knowledge of medicines. All Pharmacists are qualified Prescribers.
Our mental health practitioner is provided under a local service agreement by the MIND mental health services and embedded within the PCN.
Our Mental Health and Wellbeing Coach will work on a 1-1 basis with young people aged 11-18 years identified by the GP’s and Social Prescribers.
If you have been diagnosed with cancer, or you are seeking to support someone with cancer, below is a list of useful links for information about cancer, and the various forms of help and support available.
East Hants Primary Care Network
The Right Care at the Right Time from the Right Person
East Hants PCN is a group of GP practices who are working together with a range of local providers including those across primary care, community services, social care and the voluntary sector to offer more personalised and coordinated health and social care to our local population. We work together to develop and deliver plans, process and people top provide resilience to General Practice within East Hants and support our local practices.
East Hants PCN Surgeries
What are the signs and symptoms of cancer?
This animation is about the signs and symptoms of cancer and what to do if you have any symptoms you are worried about. The animation talks about:
- what is a symptom?
- what to do if you have any symptoms that are: unusual, ongoing, unexplained
- seeing your doctor or GP
- getting a second opinion
- support in your language
Tackling your worries
This video takes you through the “worry time” technique, and other tips and strategies to help you better manage your worries.
Your general practice team is here to help you
At many GP surgeries, there is a range of health professionals who can help you. In this film, three children go behind the scenes at a general practice to meet some of those health professionals.