School Lane SurgeryWe are swiftly approaching the end of the year, and the festive season is upon us. This year has raced by faster than ever is seems.
As usual, we want to ensure you’re well-informed about some important details during the Christmas period. So please see below for our opening times as well as how to access medical advice when we are closed.
School Lane Surgery (Surgery and the Healthy Living Centre) Opening Times
Please find below the opening times for School Lane Surgery over Christmas and New Year period. If you need medical help outside when the surgery is closed:
- Telephone 999 in an emergency.
- For Mental Health Crisis, dial 111 and press Option 2 for urgent help and support.
- Please contact NHS 111 or visit http://www.111.nhs.uk
- General advice for common issues can be found at http://www.nhs.uk
- Local pharmacies will be open who can offer clinical advice and over-the-counter medicines for a range of minor illnesses, such as coughs, colds, sore throats, tummy trouble and aches and pains.
For our usual opening times at School Lane and the Healthy Living Centre, please click HERE
- Monday 18th: Open as usual
- Tuesday 19th: Open as usual
- Wednesday 20th: Open as usual
- Thursday 21st: Open as usual
- Friday 22nd: Open as usual
- Saturday 23rd: Open as usual
- Sunday 24th: Open as usual
- Monday 25th: CHRISTMAS DAY – CLOSED – MERRY CHRISTMAS!
- Tuesday 26th: BOXING DAY – CLOSED
- Wednesday 27th: Open as usual
- Thursday 28th: Open as usual
- Friday 29th: Open as usual
- Saturday 30th: Open as usual
- Sunday 31st: Open as usual
- Monday 1st: NEW YEARS DAY – CLOSED – HAPPY NEW YEAR!
- Tuesday 2nd: Open as usual
(please note, at the healthy living centre, the surgery is closed daily from 13:00 to 14:00 for home visits and lunch. On Tuesday at School Lane, we are closed from 13:00 to 14:30 for staff training)
Pharmacies open Christmas, Boxing Day and New Years Day
NHS Norfolk and Waveney has commissioned several community pharmacies to be open during the festive bank holidays across Norfolk and Waveney.
However, there will be other pharmacies that are also voluntarily choosing to be open over Boxing Day and New Years Day. To find other pharmacies open on Boxing Day and New Years Day, visit www.nhs.uk/find-a-pharmacy.
Community pharmacies are likely to be open during normal opening hours in the days between Boxing Day and New Years Day, but please check the Find a Pharmacy webpage for the most up to date information.
Link: Christmas & New Year Pharmacy Opening Hours
Be Christmas Ready
Now is the perfect time to review the contents of your medicine cabinet and to get your repeat prescriptions ordered. A properly stocked medicine cabinet can help you treat many common illnesses and ailments over the cold winter months and not just Christmas.
As a suggestion it may be worth considering that you have these items in your medicine cabinet or are in date and can be purchased over the counter.
- A first-aid kit, including bandages, plasters, a thermometer, antiseptic, eyewash solution, sterile dressings, medical tape for dressings and tweezers.
- Pain relief such as aspirin, paracetamol and ibuprofen for aches, pains and high temperatures.
- Cold remedies to help with the symptoms of colds and flu like illnesses.
- Anti-diarrhoea tablets to relieve symptoms of diarrhoea, although these will not help with the underlying cause.
- Constipation relief.
- Throat sweets for sore throats.
- Antihistamines which can help with allergies.
- Indigestion relief remedies.
On behalf of all the Staff and Partners, we wish all our Patients a very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.