Health

• Blood Donor Sessions
  Tel. 08457 711711
  At the Community Centre six times a year. Look for posters advertising sessions or visit the website and enter your postal code.
   
• Milton Surgery
  Tel. 420511; Fax 425078
  A friendly practice (located in Coles Road next to the Community Centre) which provides comprehensive family health care with a wide range of services. Appointments are made by telephoning during surgery hours. Internet appointment booking and prescription service also available.
  Need advice or a vist outside normal surgery hours? Call the number above and a recorded message will give details of how to contact the Doctor on Call.
  Appointments/Enquiries: Mon-Fri 8am-12pm; 2pm-6pm
  Dispensary: Mon-Fri 8am-12pm (Tel. 519053)
  Child & Family Team: Tel. 01954 250782
  Community Nurse Team: Tel. 516642
  Special services include: Family Planning; Antenatal/Maternity Care; Child Health; Children's Immunisations; Travel Vaccination and Advice; Cervical Smears; Well Person Clinic; Asthma/Diabetes Clinic.
   
• NHS Direct
  Tel. 0845 4647
  A nurse-run 24 hour confidential helpline. Call any time of day if you are in any doubt about what to do it you are ill or had an accident. Nurses can give you help and advice about treating minor illnesses and injuries.
   
• NHS Patient Advice & Liaison Service (PALS)
  Tel. Freefone 0800 279 2535
  For queries/problems relating to national health services, including finding a dentist and getting emergency treatment.
   
• Counselling Directory
  Provides counselling support network, enabling those in distress to find a counsellor close to them and appropriate for their needs. Free, confidential service. The website also contains a number of sections on emotional disorders (types of distress section) and provides some useful statistics.
  Every counsellor on the site who has submitted their profile has either sent a copy of their qualifications and insurance cover to us, or is registered
  with a professional body online with recognised codes of ethics and practice.