Herald - Issue 391

Page 28 • The HERALD • 25th June 2020 v KEEP ACTIVE, KEEP HEALTHY v • Chiropody • Podiatry • Verruca Removal • Nail Surgery • Insoles • Sports Injuries • Injection Therapy • Biomechanics APPOINTMENTS 07960 472824 or 07741 493235 HYTHE Waterfront & Solent Surgery, Jones Lane, Hythe SO45 6AW www.solentfootandankle.com solentfootandankle@gmail.com pa2footconsultant@icloud.com Treatments include: Nail trimmings/filing Reduction of thickened nails Corns/Callus Ingrown toe nails Diabetic Foot Care Mini Foot massage For appointments please call Chloe 07587 071367 Chloe’s Foot Care Mobile Foot health practitioner Foot Health Practitioner PAINFUL CORNS? UNSIGHTLY CALLUS? FUNGAL NAIL? PAINFUL INGROWN NAILS? Diabetic Foot Care DON’T SUFFER ANY LONGER! I am a fully qualified foot health practitioner offering a professional and relaxed service in the comfort of your own home. For appointments please contact Kirsty Webber DipCFHP, MPSPract. Mob: 07823 774619 Email: kirstyhwebber@yahoo.co.uk Kirsty’s Foot Care Health, Beauty & Wellbeing Forestside Dental Practice Have Reopened Unbelievably it was back around the 23rd March when all Dentists were informed by the Government that they could no longer practice Routine Dentistry. Fortunately, this has all changed and now, Forestside Dental Practice has reopened and is very much looking forward to seeing you. ey are very well prepared and have been planning in detail behind the scenes for a considerable time just waiting for this moment. In addition, the practice has been working for the local community throughout this period but in a very restricted capacity. ey have been taking patient calls who have reported a variety of issues and responded with a brief triage consultation over the phone and delivering to patient’s antibiotics when required. However, Forestside Dental are delighted to announce they are now back up and running be it in a somewhat new way. As you can imagine, they have taken all the necessary additional precautions required by introducing all the new full spectrum of infection control to ensure that paramount patient and sta care is maintained at all times. ey have embraced the challenge in a professional manner. It is suggested that you visit their website as they have a designated headed Covid 19 Tab and have uploaded a small video of what to expect on your rst visit back to see them. ey are fully determined and committed to ensure your safety throughout the practice by introducing strict far reaching codes of conduct in everything that they do similar to an Intensive Care environment: • Practice has been and is completely disinfected & sanitised throughout. • Patient Masks, Gloves, Shoe coveralls and an abundance of Hand gel immediately on opening the door. • Fully glassed Reception Desk acting barrier. Non- contact is key and Clinipads completed verbally and signed Covid 19 as a temporary measure. • Information & Hand Sanitisers throughout the Practice. Ongoing cleaning is fully evident. • Waiting areas restricted to a maximum of 2 patients at a time with over 2 metres social distancing. • Staggered patient appointment times and minimum 20-minute gap between each patient timed appointment to ensure a full clean is completed. • Practice has invested in two large hospital equivalent IQAir Puri ers – one upstairs and one downstairs. ese units purify the air throughout the Practice and are a proven method to helping ensure a major part of Patient safety within this environment. ere is a full Fact sheet on their Website for you to read. • Fresh Air is also vital and each surgery has open windows. •MandatoryfullPPEisusedanddemonstratedthroughout the Practice as you can see from the photographs here and also on their website. ese are just a few of the changes which they know that you would like to be reassured about and when you visit, there is more equipment than before and even more just to make sure that your safety is their primary concern. ey have done everything possible to make you safe. Good luck, keep brushing and call them to make your appointment. Part of the Forestside Dental Team Left to Right: Lauren Cooper, Karen Welford and Sandra Niven SAFEGUARDING HAMPSHIRE RESIDENTS Hampshire County Council’s safeguarding duties to children, young people and adults remain a priority, with services operating fully to ensure support is available. Anyone worried about their own safety, or that of a child or adult they know, should contact: • For a child or young person, call Children’s Services on 0300 555 1384. • For an adult, call Adults’ Health and Care on 0300 555 1386. In an emergency, contact the police by dialling 999. Councillor Patricia Stallard, Executive Lead Member for Children’s Services and Young People at the County Council, said: “With people being directed to stay at home and only to go out for essential shopping and exercise, or to work (if it is not possible to work from home) - over time, there is an increased risk for tensions in some families to run high and the home environment to become volatile. Add to this, stress and anxieties caused by illness or money worries - the prospects for neglect and abuse, including domestic violence, are heightened.” “It is everyone’s duty to help to protect children and young people. Although it may be more difficult to spot signs of neglect or abuse at present, as families stay at home, if anyone has any concerns about a child or young person, I urge them to contact us.” Councillor Liz Fairhurst, Executive Member for Adult Social Care and Health added: “Anyone can experience harm, abuse or neglect. At this most challenging of times, it is more important than ever that people look out for one another. Many victims of abuse are not able to speak up for themselves, they need someone else to speak for them. If you know someone is, or might be, at risk of harm, you can help by acting now. Safeguarding is everyone’s business – we all have a part in keeping adults safe.” In addition to the safeguarding telephone lines, the County Council also commissions support for victims of domestic abuse. Help can be sought from Hampshire’s Domestic Abuse Service online and via email. A telephone helpline – 03300 165 112 – is sta ed from 11.30am to 2.30pm, Monday to Friday.