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DEAL HOSPITAL'S URGENT TREATMENT CENTRE We have been asked by a local GP to remind people about the help that is currently available at our local Deal Hospital. Its Urgent Treatment Centre (UTC) is one of a number that are open across Kent and Medway and can see a variety of patients, including children. They cover both minor illness and injury and are equipped to diagnose and deal with many of the most common ailments that people attend emergency departments for. For many problems, the preferred method for access to the UTC services is by booking an appointment via NHS 111. GPs may advise and help with this if necessary. Patients can also walk-in but the current COVID safety measures make this far from ideal. Locally, if there is a problem connecting to NHS 111, Deal UTC can be contacted directly by phone to arrange an appointment on 01304 865313. Deal's Victoria Memorial Hospital opening hours are: 8am-8pm. More information about using the UTCs. UTC Opening Hours.
Medical conditions suitable for UTCs.
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HELP WITH HOME SCHOOLING The BBC has announced it will show curriculum content on TV every weekday from Monday, 11 January:
And there's lots more help available online - much of it listed in this BBC News report: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-55549072. (January 6, 2021) |
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DOVER INCLUDED IN NEW COVID TESTING CENTRES Dover Discovery Centre in the town's York Street has been named
as one of 14 centres across the county where people who have no symptoms
of infection can get tested for the COVID-19 virus. Tests must
be pre-booked and results should be available about an hour after
testing. For details, see: https://kcc.healthit.org.uk/covbook/home. |
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WALMER PARISH COUNCIL TO SEEK RESIDENTS' VIEWS ON OFFICE PLAN An extraordinary meeting of Walmer Parish Council on Wednesday 30 September gave the go-ahead for the next step in the purchase of new offices on The Strand. The Council will now begin a month-long public consultation to seek support from ratepayers for an average increase of 10.5p per week to pay for a mortgage to supplement the cash reserves which it has already built up to purchase a freehold property. Chair of Finance, Cllr Mike Eddy explained: "While we have been able to work well in our present one-room office, it is rented and every penny of ratepayers' money which we spend on it for rent or maintenance brings no long term benefit to Walmer ratepayers. "Since we have been there, we have already spent some £65,000 on rent and making the room fit for purpose. If we see out the remaining seven years of the lease it will be at least another £42,000 gone. However, there is a rent review due shortly and the final cost could be much greater. By purchasing a property, the money will stay within Walmer and it will be a community asset rather than a drain on our financial resources." Council chairman James Murray said councillors appreciated the proposed plan was a big step and wanted to be sure that ratepayers understood the benefits. The extra space provided an opportunity to create a community hub with meeting rooms for small groups and a variety of events. As its next step, the council will be posting an explanatory leaflet and a consultation response form through every letter box in the parish. (October 8, 2020) |
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SORRY We were unable to update these local news pages over 2020's summer months. However, you may find our Facebook pages helpful in catching up on local events. For Walmer go to https://www.facebook.com/groups/walmer/ For Deal, go to https://www.facebook.com/groups/742277899128634/ |
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This page was updated on August 28, 2021
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