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Young people and their wellbeing
Children and young people (CYP) represent a third of our country and their wellbeing will determine our future. Improving their health and wellbeing is a key priority for NHS England and NHS Improvement.
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The NHS Long Term Plan sets out a vision for the future of the NHS and new action in relation to children and young people aged 0-25. To deliver these, a Children and Young People Transformation programme was established, bringing together key partners and programmes responsible for the delivery of our Long Term Plan commitments.
Search for ‘children and young people’ on the NHS website to find out more.
Local Support
RESILIENT YOUNG MINDS If you are between 18-25 years old and are feeling lonely, stressed, anxious or low, please know that you are not alone. Resilient Young Minds is a free, weekly wellbeing programme offered to young people in the North Dartmoor area and designed to support you to manage these challenges and help you to meet others in a friendly & safe outdoors environment. The dates for this year’s course - facilitated by Lucy Loveday and Matt Parkins - are Tuesday 8th, 15th, 22nd and 29th of November, and Tuesday 6th and 13th of December.
If you are registered at Blake House, Moretonhampstead, Chagford, Cheriton Bishop or Okehampton GP surgeries you can contact them for more information.
Or reseve your place by emailing your name and contact details by 4th November to: d-icb. resilientyoungminds@nhs.net. Places are limited so please get in touch as soon as possible.
TOR SUPPORT Tor Support is a local, not-for-profit organisation that provides confidential counselling, advice and support for young people aged 5 to 25 years old in Okehampton and the surrounding parishes.
You can refer yourself via their website: www.torsupport.org.uk CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLES HEALTH AND WELLBENG COACH Claire Bridgeman is the new Children and Young Peoples Health and Wellbeing coach who is based at Okehampton Medical Centre but will see C&YP at other surgeries and locations. Anyone aged 8 to 18 who would like some non-medical support to improve their mental and/or physical health and wellbeing. Issues may include anxiety, depression, sleep problems, trauma, disordered eating, self-harm. This service is not suitable for C&YP in mental health crisis or with an unmet clinical need.
Children and Young People can self-refer or be referred by parents/carers, any member of GP practices, schools, and other relevant organisations. Please use the Community Links Referral Form.
To contact Claire, please email claire. bridgeman2@nhs.net or leave a message at Okehampton Medical Centre, 01837 52233.
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Setting the new standard in aesthetics
Imagine a specialist facility, filled with a carefully curated selection of the very best and most effective clinically proven aesthetic technologies. Blending the art of aesthetics with science and technology: Wood MediSpa is setting a new standard in aesthetics.
In its laser suite Wood MediSpa offers best-in-class laser devices such as the Sciton Joule - laser treatment is able to tackle a range of skin concerns from hair removal, pigmentation changes and vascular blemishes to lines and wrinkles.
In the experienced hands of lead Medical Aesthetics Practitioner Lauren Mackintosh, you can rest assured you will receive the best standards of treatment and safety. At the forefront of aesthetics, Wood MediSpa raises the standard of patient safety with use of the Clarius L20 to guide filler treatment and map facial vasculature.
As the popularity of these injectable treatments increases but the industry remains largely unregulated, the number of complications is also rising. At Wood MediSpa staff have instant access to hyaluronidase (the enzyme that dissolves injected hyaluronic acid filler), high quality facial Doppler ultrasound (to pinpoint the location of the occlusion and direct the hyaluronidase treatment) and hyperbaric oxygen therapy.
Dermatological offerings include daylight PDT (treatment of precancerous skin lesions with sunshine activated cream) and Mohs surgery for skin cancer removal. Its onsite laboratory checks tumour margins while you wait in order to ensure completeness of excision, saving weeks of worry by providing instant results and allowing immediate reconstruction.
Wood MediSpa also has access to a fully equipped operating theatre and 6 en-suite rooms on the ward for inpatients and cosmetic dental clinic.
Wood MediSpa sits nestled in its own Grade I listed country estate in the foothills of Dartmoor National Park, accessed just 20 mins west of Exeter via the A30.
Exclusive Aesthetics Centre We chall enge the ageing process
Wood MediSpa is an exclusive surgery centre, founded by Consultant Plastic Surgeon Mr James McDiarmid, where we are proud to put patient safety rst. Facial aesthetics are administered by Lauren Mackintosh, Advanced Medical Aesthetics Practitioner, who can personalise your results tailored to your speci c needs. Set in beautiful relaxed surroundings we can o er a very professional and completely con dential service for non-surgical and surgical treatments.
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Have the real cause of pain treated with Light Touch Therapy
Living with chronic pain can be a nightmare. You’ve been to every doctor and tried every pill, but nothing seems to give you any reprieve from the agony. Perhaps Spinal Touch Therapy is the answer to your prayers.
This is a treatment that can help with everything from headaches to repetitive strain injury; sciatica, digestive issues and even infertility.
The healing involves a light touch “rub-out” technique applied to the muscles of the lower back, working up the spine to the neck and head area as well as to the abdomen. In the process the spine is guided back to postural normality, enabling the body to eliminate accumulated acidity and tension from the muscles.
This in itself can offer very rapid (sometimes instantaneous) pain relief. The effects on the body of correcting misalignment can be truly remarkable. Patients often refer to it as ‘magic’!
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For more information call 01837 840718 or visit www.lightouch.co.uk
Help address inequalities in healthcare access
In Devon, the gap between more affluent and poorer communities means that many people often do not have access to the healthcare they need.
Led by the Integrated Care System for Devon, the Core 20 Plus project seeks to address these inequalities within target communities to identify barriers to healthcare access faced by members of them. The key geographical areas chosen are the North Dartmoor Primary Care Network (including Chagford, Moretonhampstead, Okehampton and Black Torrington) and Ilfracombe in North Devon.
The project is seeking to recruit volunteers with local knowledge to speak to people in their communities, developing case studies to highlight the challenges faced by individuals in accessing healthcare.
The volunteers will help to identify key barriers to accessing healthcare services in the areas that are important to individuals, for example early cancer diagnosis or mental health. The evidence gathered will be vital in starting the process of readdressing the balance so appropriate healthcare is made accessible for all.
If you are interested in volunteering on this project, please contact Amy (North Dartmoor) on amy@westdevoncvs.org.uk or Claire (North Devon) on c.fisher@bpag-encompass.org.uk
Volunteers Needed!
Do you think healthcare should be accessible to all?
We are looking for
volunteers in the North
Dartmoor area to engage with
people in their community
about the barriers they
face to accessing
For more information contact Amy on amy@westdevoncvs.org.uk or 07719068188
