Wigtownshire Health and Social Care Draft Locality Plan.

YOUR VIEWS AND IDEAS

MATTER TO US 

Come along and give us your views on 
Wigtownshire Health and Social Care

Draft Locality Plan.

THURSDAY 29^TH OCTOBER

10AM – 1PM

STRANRAER LIBRARY

Phone 01776 707764 for further information.

Health and Social Care Integration - Wigtownshire Draft Locality Plan

Take a look at the Easy Read version of the Draft Locality Plan for Wigtownshire. This is a good way to be involved in Health and Social Care Integration.

To read the full easy read version, click HERE

Health and Social Care Integration Consultation Period Phase two

The second phase of consultation on the Draft Strategic Plan which includes the Draft Locality Plans begins on the 19^th October and runs to the 11^th December.

Share your views and help shape health and social care and support in Dumfries and Galloway.

Dumfries and Galloway’s Draft Strategic Plan for Health and Social Care Integration makes the case for change, identifies key challenges and sets out how we plan to address these. The plan is supported by a series of documents: four Locality Plans; Strategic Needs Assessment; Financial Plan; Market Facilitation Plan and Performance Management Framework.

The Draft Strategic Plan has been developed by listening to local people, people who use health and social care services, families and Carers, partner organisations and staff.   In developing the Draft Plan we have considered all of the comments received in the first round of consultation (from 22 June to 28 August) and made changes to reflect these. The Draft Plan now includes the annexes and the “we will” commitment statements that will support achievement of the nine national outcomes for health and wellbeing.  

You can download the Draft Strategic Plan and locality plans at www.dg-change.org.uk/consultation  

There are questions at the back of both the strategic plan and the locality plans that we would ask you to consider.

By returning your responses to these questions using the details below and by sharing with us your thoughts, views and comments, together we can shape health and social care for the future.

Survey link – www.dg-change.org.uk/consultation

Or you can request a copy at: 01387 272749 

Or emailing:  www.dg.integration@nhs.net

Dumfries and Galloway Hard of Hearing Group Newsletter

The latest newsletter from the D&G hard of Hearing Group is available now. You can view the newsletter by clicking here

Jills of all Trades - Bird Box

The Jills have been assisting one of the group who, as part of her Dumfries and Galloway College course, has come up with the idea of making Bird boxes.

This has involved creating a template, costings, cutting, drilling holes and assembling all the boxes. At present, the boxes are all being assembled for the college students to paint or stain.

There have been many difficulties to overcome whilst being involved in this project, including assembling them wrong!!! We all learn from our mistakes and this has now been rectified.

Great project and something a bit different!  Well done Ladies!!

Monday Club - Creebridge Pharmacy

The members of the Monday club were enthralled by the demonstration  given by Eleanor and Jane from Creebridge Pharmacy. They showed the group how they prepare and dispense medication via blister packs.

They also informed the group that medication need not be dispensed in child proof bottles if the patient is having difficulty in opening them. An arrangement can made via the Pharmacy for different bottles.

This is also true of certain tablets that may be difficult to swallow, alternatives are available if you ask!

Everyone had a go using Tic-tacs, marshmallows etc in place of actual medication to make up their own blister packs and thoroughly enjoyed the experience.  It was so popular, that even Pam's gentle exercise had to fall by the wayside!

A big thank you to Eleanor and Jane for all their input, and we are sure that the group will want them back for a further talk next year.

Work Ladder Courses

There are Work Ladder courses  due to start in Newton Stewart and Whithorn. 

These are basically confidence building courses, to encourage learners to believe in themselves and to help them gain the confidence to apply for jobs/training/further education courses.  If you know of anyone who may benefit from these FREE courses then please contact Caroline McLean or Susan Brown.

Details of times and contacts are below.

Whithorn Community Centre (coffee bar) 

Tuesdays 

3^rd, 10^th, 17^th, 24^th Nov 

1^st & 8^th  Dec 

 1.00-3.00pm

(Susan’s contact details: Tel. 01988 500364 

Email: susan.brown@dumgal.gov.uk )

Newton Stewart Library (activity room) 

Wednesdays 

4^th, 11^th,18^th , & 25^th Nov, 

2^nd & 9^th Dec 

1.00-3.00pm

(Caroline’s contact details: tel. 01671 404756 

Email: caroline.mclean@dumgal.gov.uk)

Free Lunch Drop In - Basics Food Bank

The Machars Churches Basics Food Bank are holding a FREE drop In lunch every Friday starting this week, Friday 9th October. For further information, take a look at the poster below.