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

 

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.