USEFUL TELEPHONE NUMBERS

Berkshire West Primary Care Trust 0118 9503094 Breast Screening Centre 0118 9582956 Capio Reading Hospital 0118 9560056 Classic Hospitals 0118 9584711 Dispensary (enquiries) 0118 9332307 Dispensary (for repeat prescriptions only) 0118 9333830 District Nurses 0118 9333174 Hampshire Clinic 01256 357111 Hampshire & Isle of Wight Practitioner & Patient Services Agency 01962 853361 Health Visitors 0118 9332914 Main surgery switchboard 0118 9332436 N. Hants Hospital (Basingstoke) 01256 473202 Royal Berkshire Hospital 0118 93225111 Surgery Fax 0118 9333801 Volunteer Bureau 0118 9831814 Worrying health problems and questions can crop up at any time. Minor cuts or burns, a bad bruise, sports injuries, allergic reactions to bites or stings, nights when baby won't stop crying and you can't work out why, the headache that won't go away. Incidents where you feel you probably don't need to call out the doctor, or go to the accident and emergency department and it's not really a 999 emergency. But you do need someone qualified and experienced to turn to. That's why NHS has set up a 24 hour confidential Helpline. Staffed by nurses and trained operators NHS Direct will give you immediate informatoin and friendly advice on what to do and what not to do - any time of the night or day. And of course, if they think you might have something more serious they'll advise you what to do or connect you to 999 if you need an ambulance. They'll also have details of other relevant health information services, and late night pharmacies in your area. NHS DIRECT CALL 24 HOURS A DAY ON 0845 4647 Calls are charged at local rate As in the case of 999 calls, all calls are recorded