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Out of Hours
If an urgent need for attention occurs outside normal surgery hours please call (028) 9074 4447 where a doctor will be available to advise. The doctor may ask you to attend the centre, or arrange a home visit as appropriate

Emergency calls – you should call 999 and ask for an ambulance. If in doubt please call the receptionist or the Health Centre number at any time and you will be given advice.

Appointments
Contact the receptionist (028) 9024 0030 who will arrange an appointment for you. If you feel that the matter is urgent and cannot wait for the next free appointment, tell the receptionist and she will inform the doctor who will advise.

Podcasts

Welcome to our audio first aid centre. Below you will see 7 small MP3 files which can be downloaded on to your iPod or any other MP3 player. Wherever your iPod goes the advice will go with you!

To save them on your computer, right-click on any of the links below and then click 'Save Target As..."

Click on any of the links below to play the audio files:

  • Burns - Explains the immediate treatment for burns and scalds.
  • Fits  - How to deal with fits (convulsions/seizures) in adults and young children.
  • Wounds  - Immediate actions for wounds, bleeding, and bleeding associated with fractures.
  • Unconscious patient who is breathing - How to deal with an unrousable patient who IS breathing (includes recovery position)
  • CPR for adults -  Adults who have collapsed, unrousable and NOT breathing.
  • CPR for babies - Babies who are unrousable and NOT breathing.
  • Collapsed patient in detail -  Explains the complete scenario including checks for breathing, circulation, etc.  
These files have been prepared by Sussex Ambulance Service and comply with European Resuscitation Council Guidelines.