Family Health: The Doctor Will See You Now
Recently I swapped places and became the patient. I had an operation in my local hospital in Wimborne. It is variously called a community or cottage hospital.
I have refl ected on my experience and want to sing the hospital’s praises very loudly.
As primary care doctors, we are subjected to the prevailing NHS mantras. Currently they are “primary care at scale” and “bigger is better”. Mergers, super-surgeries and digital doctors are happening at pace.
My experience began with an outpatient appointment back in May and then scans. Parking was easy and stress free. Every member of staff was friendly and welcoming. Appointments were punctual and informative.
Like many, I had never before experienced a general anaesthetic, so there was bound to be some anxiety. On the day of surgery, the staff were happy and friendly and I was quickly put at ease. Staff that are happy in their work give things a positive spin and this rubs off. It’s described as a domino effect.
We cannot underestimate the personal touch, back in the day it was called bedside manner.
Perhaps the NHS needs to scale back its aspirations and regain the bedside manner. Re- grow the happiness roots by defi ning its purpose and building relationships.
I get it now when my patients beg to go to Wimborne when a hospital visit is required. Small can be more personable, effi cient and less intimidating.
Dr Mark Bridgman
Hadleigh Lodge Surgery
www.thehadleighpractice.nhs.uk
It has been a busy autumn term so far for Corfe Hills School, with our students being involved with many extra-curricular activities, along with welcoming the local community to both our open evening and school tours.
There have been school trips, sports fi xtures, parent information evenings, the launch of our Duke of Edinburgh’s Award for 2019/2020 as well as having new Year 9 students settling in.
School Production of Little Shop of Horrors: All of our students have been hard at work on rehearsals for this year’s school production, which will take place at Corfe Hills on Thursday 28 November to Saturday 30 November, and tickets will be available to buy from our Learning Resource Centre from Monday 4 November.
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World’s Biggest Coffee Morning: Our staff held their annual cake sale one breaktime in support of Macmillan, joining in with the nationwide event and raising £142. There were some very talented bakers!
Careers Convention Evening: We are very grateful for the continued
support for our Careers Convention Evening which takes place on Wednesday 6 November, 6.30-8.30pm and is open to all. The evening provides students with information about post- 16 pathways from a variety of representatives, including employers, universities and other organisations. Our Year 11s also spend the day attending workshops about various subjects and careers to help them make next step choices.
This is just a snippet of the opportunities, activities and trips from this term. To keep up to date with other Corfe Hills School news, visit our website
www.corfehills. net and follow us on Facebook (Corfe Hills Academy Trust) and Twitter (@CorfeHills). To book a school tour, call 01202 656300 or email offi
ce@corfehills.net.
Explore, leap, climb and party to the max at the area’s largest soft play and party centre.
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