With time to reflect on how First Community managed during the COVID-19 initial response and looking at the lessons learnt, Adrian Baillieu, Director of Finance & Resources looked at how the community responded and supported the organisation as everyone responded to the pandemic.
First Community Health and Care have been working creatively over the past few months to ensure our local patients still receive outstanding health care, despite the challenges of responding to the COVID19 pandemic. We are delighted to now be in a position where a number of our services are resuming face to face patient contact.
Being healthy before you start trying for a baby can help your chances of conceiving and going on to have a happy and healthy pregnancy and birth.
Making a few small changes to your lifestyle can make a big difference such as being a healthy weight when you conceive, taking regular exercise, stopping smoking and taking folic acid before you become pregnant.
Please be aware that there is currently a known fault on the podiatry booking line 01737 231622 at East Surrey Hospital.
The line is working, but if the line is busy callers receive a message saying the line is unassigned, instead of hearing an engaged tone.
If you receive this message, please hang up and try again later.
The fault is being looked into and should be resolved soon.
Apologies for any inconvenience this may cause.
As the NHS prepares to celebrate its 72nd birthday this Sunday (5 July), we at First Community Health and Care wanted to take the opportunity to say thank you to our patients, partners and the wider public across Surrey for their support and understanding during the last few months.
The coronavirus pandemic has been a challenging time for everyone, but over the last 16 weeks we have seen the communities we serve show us immense kindness, understanding, and appreciation.
At First Community Health and Care we are delighted to be a new entrant in the top 50 employee owned companies announced today 26th June – Employee Ownership (EO) Day.
First Community Health and Care provide NHS health and care services including district nursing, rehabilitation and a range of therapies to children and adults across east Surrey and West Sussex.
Free Virtual Postnatal Peer Support Groups are now available for parents in Surrey with a new born baby to help them get to know parents in their local area. Led by a trained counsellor and child-care professional, the groups are informal and fun and discuss a wide range of topics including infant feeding, sleeping patterns, baby massage, first aid and attachment.
Two of the most vulnerable groups in Surrey who have been experiencing especially tough times during lockdown, are the Gypsy Roma Traveller (GRT) community and homeless families. Recognising common problems they share, experienced Health Visitor Lisa Gavin acted swiftly at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic to combine the two teams who normally support these groups in order to strengthen the offer of support.
As we continue to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic, by following Government guidance we ask that all members of the public (patients and visitors) attending our clinics and Minor Injury Unit wear a face covering. This guidance is effective from Monday 15 June 2020. If you find it difficult to tolerate wearing a face covering because of age, a health condition or disability you do not need to wear a face covering.
Our diversity is one of our greatest strengths and we continue to strive to build an inclusive culture.
Racism will not be tolerated by First Community
Our full approach to equality, diversity and inclusion can be found on this webpage https://bit.ly/3eQlPgi