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10 The Link Magazine • January 2006
kD COUNSELLOR A Time • • Employee health checks on offer
Accredited Member To Talk 77 Swindon Well Woman Centre at the Health Hydro in Milton Road is
British Association of Professional and affordable offering to help local employers keep their staff fit and healthy in
J Counselling & Psychotherapy Counselling & Support Service 2006 with their health screening package.
Foley said, "currently the Well
It includes a range of health
CONFIDENTIAL
:• Are you feeling stressed, anxious,
& PROFESSIONAL depressed or unable to cope? checks, as well as advice and infor- Woman Centre is relying heavily
COUNSELLING } Have you suffered a bereavement or loss? mation which is beneficial both to on reserves to maintain existing
W Stressed? Anxious? %% Do you have concerns over a relationship?' employer and employee, levels of services. Unless we re-
} Are you concerned about alcohol or In addition, by taking up this ceiveadditionalfundswewillhave
NDepressed?
substance use? offer, the local business commu- to consider cutbacks."
Life 'Out of Balance'? We can help at A Time To Talk on a nity can help support the work of The centre currently provides
Z wide range of issues. the Milton Road Centre. three sessions a week for women
For initial consultation call
Contact us at
Charles Miller Health Hydro, Milton Road, Swindon Since Swindon Council cut fund- and one for men. A solicitor is avail-
ing to the centre four years ago, the able once a month and a support
01793 554750 Tel: 01793 465630 or 07722 023950 Well Woman Centre has tried to worker is available at all the ses-
[email protected] email: [email protected]
Partners: Tina Deas Dip, Couns. MBACP maintain all its free services and sions offering free, confidential
Shaftesbury Centre
Annette Moore Dip. Couns, MBACP also develop new income earning support for non-medical problems.
Percy Street, Swindon Tina Griffiths Dip. Couns. MBACP
activities. For session times and health
Centre administrator Elizabeth screening information call 511064.
29 Groundwell Road
Making lunch tasty
TIMUM Swindon
P Governors at Brook Field Primary School are in the process of
Health Services Ltd 01793 525 524
deciding whether to reopen the school kitchen, after its previous
meal provider quit the job last Easter.
Town centre clinic
In the meantime children have said Pat had provided excellent
A large selection of therapies available - just ask!
been bringing in sandwiches and support to the school and had given
All therapist fully qualified getting help from Sainsbury's nu- children lots of good ideas to try
Specially designed therapy suites tritionist Pat McDonald, who lives new sandwich fillings and encour-
A welcoming environment in Grange Park. agement to eat more fruit and veg-
Working with different age etables.
Disabled access and washroom facilities.
groups, Pat has children making Governors will choose a dinner
Gift vouchers always available. sandwiches using a variety of in- provider in January, after the cost
THE PROFESSIONAL TEAM YOU CAN TRUST teresting ingredients and combi- of upgrading kitchen equipment
nations and trying out raw vegeta- has been considered. They hope to
bles and salads. relaunch a hot meal service in the
Headteacher Roger Nicholas summer term.
Enjoying sandwich variety, Pat McDonald with Brook Field Year 3s

Go to GWH for out of hours help
Two care services have been brought together at the Great Western
Hospital to provide emergency health support.
ASHINGTON WAY
The GP Out of Hours Service formerly based at Shrivenham Road has
PHARMACY set up in the Clover Centre at the GWH, located between the main
entrance and Accident and Emergency Department.
This will allow people with less serious conditions to be seen appro-
ASHINGTON WAY, WESTLEA. TEL: 616840
priately by GPs and specially trained nurses, drawing upon hospital
staff and facilities if needs be.
The telephone number for the out of hours service is: 541111
The NHS Walk-In Centre now operates on two sites:
Carfax Street, town centre: Monday to Friday, 7am - 6pm.
Open: Monday. Tuesday, Thursday & Friday: 8.30am - 6.00pm; Weekends & Bank Holidays, 7am - 5pm.
Wednesday: 8.30am to 5.30pm; Saturday 9.00am to 1.00pm
Clover Centre, GWH: Monday to Friday, 6pm - 10pm.
Weekends & Bank Holidays, 5pm - 10pm.
Available at Sheep Street, Highworth. Tel: 01793 762220
Skin care range by Skin Doctor 24 hour health information
Vichy fine fragrances and ear piercing For advice on health matters, not requiring the attention of a nurse or
doctor, call NHS Direct on 0845 4647.