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USEFUL TELEPHONE NUMBERS
| Kent Health Authorities'
Support Agency 11 Station Road, Maidstone |
01622 655000 |
| Relate Central House, Central Avenue, Sittingbourne |
477770 |
| Social Services Avenue of Remembrance, Sittingbourne |
473333 |
| Citizens Advice Bureau 17a Station Street, Sittingbourne |
0844 499 4124 |
| Crossroads (Provides relief for carers of the chronically sick and disabled) |
471415 |
| Cruse (Bereavement counselling) | 01634 830000 |
| Samaritans | 0845 790 9090 |
| Blood Donor Transfusion Service | 0845 771 1711 |
| Kent Conciliation Service | 429689 |
| Victim Support Swale | 479794 |
| HOSPITALS | |
| Medway Maritime Hospital - Gillingham | 01634 830000 |
| Kent and Canterbury | 01227 766877 |
| Sittingbourne Memorial Hospital | 01795 418300 |
| LOCAL CHEMISTS | |
| Kemsley Pharmacy | 431270 |
| Co-op (East Street) | 428214 |
| Boots | 472229 |
| Lloyds - London Rd | 423519 |
| Lloyds - Milton | 472057 |
| Memorial Pharmacy | 435177 |
| Superdrug Pharmacy | 423417 |
| Austinoma | 437300 |
Useful Websites
| Asthma | www.lunguk.org |
| Diabetes | www.diabetes.org.uk |
| Heart | www.bhf.org.uk |
| Healthy Eating | www.eatwell.gov.uk |
| Disabilities | www.radar.org.uk |
| Carers | www.carers.gov.uk |
| Elderly | www.ageconcern.org.uk |
| Stop Smoking | www.nhs.uk/gosmokefree |
| Learning Disabilities | www.childdevelopmentinfo.com |
| Premature Births | www.bliss.org.uk |
| Benefits | www.directgov.uk |
| Sittingbourne Housing Associates | www.accessplace.com |
| Domestic Violence | www.refuge.org.uk |
Primary Care Trust
All the practices in Swale come under the Eastern & Coastal Kent Primary Care Trust, whose contact
details are as follows:
The Eastern & Coastal Kent Primary Care Trust
Protea House, New Bridge, Marine Parade, Dover, Kent CT17 9HQ
Phone: 01304 227227
Patient Advice and Liaison Service (PALS)
The Eastern and Coastal Primary Care Trust also run the Patient Advisory and Liaison Service (PALS). They can offer information and advice on health-related issues and on the spot help with problems and concerns relating to care and treatment. Their number is: 0800 085 6606 and you can visit the website at: www.eckpals.nhs.uk
What to do when Somebody Dies
If the death occurs at home you must contact the surgery immediately, as a doctor needs to confirm that death has taken place. Unfortunately, at this traumatic and upsetting time, there are several important things that need to be done (eg obtaining a death certificate, registering the death). If the death occurs in hospital, it would be helpful if you could let us know, as sometimes hospital correspondence takes a few days to reach us.