The Better Care Together Plan - our STP
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It’s not always easy to understand where to go for health advice when you’re not well.
There is alot of self care and health advice avialable on nhs.uk, as well as advice on treating many symptoms and conditions. You can also find your local service inluding GPs, pharmacists and dentists.
NHS111 can advise online or over the phone.
Click here for GP and Pharmacy opening hours on the 25th & 28th December 2020 and 1st January 2021
Click here for GP and Pharmacy opening hours on the 24th, 26th 31st December 2020
Patients cannot currently walk-in to these centres or to the minor injuries units. They must first have been made an appointment by their GP or via 111.
Find out about Healthcare Hubs in Leicester City
Centre | Address |
Enderby Urgent Care Centre |
Enderby Leisure Centre |
Loughborough Urgent Care Centre |
Hospital Way |
Melton Mowbray Urgent Care Centre |
Melton Mowbray Hospital |
Melton Mowbray Minor Injuries Service |
Latham House Medical Practice |
Oadby Walk-In Centre |
Oadby Urgent Care Centre |
Market Harborough Urgent Care Centre |
St Luke’s Treatment Centre |
Market Harborough Minor Injuries Service |
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Oakham Urgent Care Centre |
Rutland Memorial Hospital |
Oakham Minor Injuries Service |
Coalville Urgent Care Centre |
Coalville Community Hospital, Broom Leys Road |
Lutterworth Urgent Care Centre |
Fielding Palmer Hospital |
Your GP or NHS111 will be able to book you an appointment at the most appropriate place if you need to be seen face to face.
Dental services - If you live in the affected parts of Leicester and Leicestershire and have an urgent dental problem or you are in extreme pain, then please phone your local dental practice for advice and treatment. Please do not attend your practice in person, unless requested to do so by a dentist. If you do not have a regular dental practice, then call a local practice to access urgent treatment or advice as required. You can find a list of dental practices at www.nhs.uk or by searching dental practices for your area online. If your urgent dental problem is out of hours, then call 111 for advice.
The most common symptoms of coronavirus (COVID-19) are recent onset of:
For most people, coronavirus (COVID-19) will be a mild infection. Find out more on the NHS Coronavirus pages.
Andy Williams, Joint Chief Executive of the CCGs in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland (LLR) said: “This is an unprecedented challenge to public health and health services. It is essential that people follow the simple advice on handwashing for example, and is aware of the symptoms and signs of coronavirus and takes appropriate action. Please make sure you are using the official information provided by the Government.
“Remember, the situation is changing rapidly so please do keep up to date with the latest information.”
Organisations across LLR met at the end of January 2020 to begin preparing services. The LLR Health system is currently prepared for a response to COVID 19.
Help protect us, so we can protect you – is the message from the Local Resilience Forum (LRF) for Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland.
With coronavirus now impacting on almost every area of life, it’s more important than ever that we are looking out for each other and the most vulnerable in our communities.
The LRF is the multi-agency partnership made up of representatives from local public services, including the emergency services, local authorities, the NHS and others. They are working together to implement the well-rehearsed plans already in place to deal with a pandemic.
The challenge of COVID-19 is extreme; there is no vaccination, and it is a worldwide pandemic crisis, and our responders across all agencies are not immune.
With local plans in place, it’s key that you help us keep you safe too.
A multi-agency Strategic Coordinating Group, chaired by the Director of Public Health, Mike Sandys of Leicestershire County Council, are meeting regularly, and includes all the relevant partners at a senior level seeking to coordinate the complex response across Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland.
Mike Sandys said: “It’s important everyone understands how they can help to stop the spread of coronavirus and follows the Government’s advice. This means reducing the contact you have with people by working from home if you can, avoiding taking public transport and visiting social venues and minimising face-to-face contact with friends and family.
“This is an unsettling time and I want to reassure residents that councils, emergency services, the NHS and other partners are working together closely to ensure services continue to run, communities and businesses are supported and lives are saved.”
Chief Constable Simon Cole, the Chair of the LRF Executive, said: “We are all working very closely to make sure our response is joined up and we are keeping everyone across the city and two counties as safe as we can with the most up-to-date information.
“This is an unprecedented time for everyone, and we would ask that you help us – and yourself – by following all the advice from Public Health England.
“Staff and volunteers from all of the partnership agencies will be out in your communities helping keep you safe – do what you can to help keep them safe too.”
LLR CCGs have implemented command and control procedures which enables coordination of efforts from a health perspective to ensure we are protecting our patients and core services. The CCGs are also implementing an incident command cell for local coordination.
The LLR CCGs chair a system-wide Health Tactical Coordination Group meetings (HTCG) every week which have updates from each service along with Public Health England (PHE) to ensure we have the latest update to plan our response. Local authority colleagues are also represented when required on the HTCG.
CCGs are provided with a weekly webinar chaired by Professor Keith Willet, National Director for Acute Care to NHS England, who with key aides provides an overview to planning arrangements; each region/locality then adapts this information to tailor an approach for their respective areas.
NHS England and Improvement (NHSE&I) also meet via a regional incident response cell in order to monitor the situation and provide timely flow of information in order to assist local health systems in response to COVID-19.
LLR CCGs are also in close contact with the Local Resilience Forum (LRF - see above) which is coordinating a Strategic Coordination Group (SCG) with LRF partners who will provide assistance if required.
From today (1 July), new arrangements are being introduced to improve the health, care and wellbeing of the population by delivering joined up and high-quality healthcare to meet the changing needs of the local population.
The Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland Integrated Care Board (LLR ICB) will be responsible for planning, arranging and ensuring the availability and quality of health services to local people.
The LLR ICB replaces the Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland Clinical Commissioning Groups (LLR CCGs), taking on many of the functions that were formerly the responsibility of the CCGs.
Working in greater collaboration to maximise the benefits of partnership working for patients, the ICB is made up of representatives from local NHS organisations and Local Authorities.
Andy Williams, Chief Executive of the Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland Integrated Care Board (LLR ICB) said: “Today marks the start of a fantastic opportunity to drive improvements to health and care services and making a real difference to the lives of people in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland.
“The CCGs have made a huge contribution to the development of integrated care in our area and the ICB will take on the existing commissioning and planning functions of the CCGs as well as new statutory functions including the development of a five - year plan for how the NHS will meet the heath needs of the local population as part of an integrated care strategy with key partners.
“This is a very exciting time to work in partnership with our NHS Trusts, GPs, Local Authorities, the voluntary and community sector and local communities. This is a significant development and step forward in the long – held ambition to deliver services jointly around the needs of patients, removing the barriers that sometimes can exist. It will also support collaboration between health, care and other bodies to address the long-standing health inequalities that continue to exist across our system.”
Mark Andrews, Chief Executive of Rutland County Council and Partner Member for Local Authorities on the LLR ICB, added: “The establishment of Integrated Care Boards is about building on existing partnerships that are already working well. This means we can do more to tackle health and wellbeing issues across Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland.
“People are starting to understand the important relationship between health and social care services and how this can impact our wider health system. It’s vital that local authorities bring forward their knowledge and experience to help make these new ICBs successful.”
Councillor Louise Richardson, Leicestershire County Council cabinet member for health, said: “This is an important milestone and I’m pleased we’re making strides in joining up health and care services across our area.
“Supporting people to live long, fulfilling lives and boosting their wellbeing and independence is a priority for us and I look forward to achieving this by working even closer with our local NHS.”
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