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The stories below are of particular interest to all those associated with Dyfi Valley Health.
New Year New Ideas
The aim at Dyfi Valley Health is to provide the very best primary care service. To allow us to do this, we continually assess the way things are done to ensure the patient experience is as good as it can be. As we come into a new year, we are announcing new...
Prescription Collection Service Update
Dyfi Valley Health, the provider of GP Primary Care Services for around 7,000 people in north west Powys and surrounding areas, has faced a number of challenges in maintaining safe and sustainable local services. Last year they submitted a formal application to Powys...
How to Avoid Stress
Stress. A five-letter word that seems to be causing more and more issues for us every day. Stress itself is a normal reaction the body has when changes occur. It can respond to these changes physically, mentally, or emotionally. A survey by the Mental Health...
How the GP Triage System Works
The way we book emergency and routine appointments may seem a little complicated – but it really isn’t, once you understand the steps. That is why we have taken advice from the Dyfi Valley Health Patient Forum to explain the steps to booking appointments and where the...
The Importance of Bowel Screening
It is a fact, after lung cancer, bowel cancer kills more people in Britain each year than any other form of cancer. That is – it kills more people than breast cancer; it kills more people than cancer of the prostate; and it kills more people than cervix cancer. Yet it...
Dyfi Valley Patient & Community Transport Signposting Service
A new patient & community transport service signposting service has been launched by CAMAD. It will help patients who live in the Dyfi Valley area with their health related travel needs, including access to Dyfi Valley Health’s General Medical Services at...
The Importance of Cervical Screening
The Importance of Cervical Screening Cervical screening, or more commonly known, a smear test, checks the health of your cervix (the opening of the womb from your vagina). It is not a test for cancer but a test to help prevent cervical cancer. Cervical cancer is...
Dyfi Valley Health Prescription Collection Service
To help you and fellow patients, Dyfi Valley Health is continually looking at ways to improve primary care. We are excited to announce a new initiative to trial a Prescription Collection Service. This free service will help those patients who may like to pick up...
How to Register for My Health Online
How to Register for My Health Online To download these instructions, click here... Registering for My Health Online (MHOL) is easy and gives you many benefits. Including: See basic medical records Reorder repeat prescriptions Book appointments (facility coming soon)...
How to Stop Drinking Alcohol
How to Stop Drinking Alcohol There are many reasons why you might want to stop drinking alcohol. Maybe you are looking for a healthier lifestyle. Perhaps you are stopping because of a medical condition, or for religious reasons. If you are thinking about removing...
Do You Need To See The GP?
Do You Need To See The GP? GPs, nurses and their wider team will always try to give you the best advice and service possible. Although we often want to see a GP or nurse at the first sign of illness, it may be better on a few occasions to consider three alternatives...
Shingles – All You Need to Know
Shingles - All You Need to Know Shingles is an infection caused by the varicella-zoster virus, which is the same virus that causes chickenpox. Even after the chickenpox infection is over, the virus may live in your nervous system for years before reactivating as...
Medicines Supplies
Medicines Supplies There has been press coverage this week about medicines allegedly refused to a patient. We make sure wherever possible that all our patients have the medications they need. Sometimes with specialised medications, the prescription should be written...
How to Quit Smoking
How to Quit Smoking January. A month full of New Year Resolutions! If you smoke, wanting to quit is the best New Year’s Resolution you could pledge yourself. However, even with the best intentions, you may not quite get there… This is why we have designed a few tips...
Cemmaes Road Closure Application – Press Communications
Cemmaes Road Closure Application – Press Communications The aim of Dyfi Valley Health is to provide and maintain quality local primary care services to the public at both surgeries – Machynlleth Health Centre and Cemmaes Road Surgery. However, in the last year, a...
How to Avoid Loneliness
How to Avoid Loneliness As we write this blog, Christmas is almost here - tis the season to be jolly! Office parties are in full swing, we are planning on spending lots of time with friends and family throughout the festive season. However, according to the British...
How to stay healthy this winter
How to stay healthy this winter... The clocks have changed back to GMT. It is getting darker by the day. Leaves are falling from the trees. Winter storms have already started their seasonal bombardment. Flu season is beginning to show its ugly head… With that being...
How to Prevent Strokes?
How to Prevent Strokes? We all know that stroke is a sudden and devastating illness – however many people are not aware of its widespread impact. According to the Stroke Association (http://stroke.org.uk), there are around 150,000 strokes in the UK every year. That is...
A GP Interview – What makes Dyfi Valley Health so good?
A GP Interview - What makes Dyfi Valley Health so good? We interviewed one of our Locum GPs, Dr. Steffanie Hart, and asked her a simple question: "What makes Dyfi Valley Health so good?" This is what she had to say... Video...
The Flu – Prevention & Treatment
The Flu – Prevention & Treatment As we leave another summer season behind us we are about to welcome a, not so welcome, season… The Flu Season. This article will attempt to help you prevent catching flu and also how to treat flu yourself if you do catch it. What...
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