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You give yourself foui^imes^t^^^^ success by using the support proyiiled by your FREE Local Stop Smoking Service .


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: Our team of advisors aiededi^ed to supporting you m y<^ quest to stop ^ BURNLEY [ ■ -


srnbking; Whateveryourreasons:healtfi, weaWi,fitne^ or pregnancy, we s can tailoroiirsessions to'suit you. We c^ seeyou bi the^ww^ace, in j'^


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your community or at our one-to-one cfink». 'It*-f - f ' Whether you have relapsed from your new year qtnt or are attempting to. ;4. stub out for the first time, our service is designed to suj^>ort you. 5'- The main thing to remember is don’t give up giving up, as tire old saying ■ - goes, if at first you don’t succeed, then try and try again!


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Many smokers don’t quit on their first attempt That is ok, nobody will judge you or tell you - off, we will work with you to achieve your goal. Together we can,‘tailor’, your treatment to fit your needs. We will support you to overcome challenges whilst adapting to life as a non smoker. Remember you don't need an appointment, just turn up at the beginning of the session! Together we can make your New Years Resolution successful.


Pauline O'Malley Specialist Stop Smoking Advisor


before you quit!


1. start to get rid of stocks of tobacco ai


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2 Reduce the number ‘ of cigarette smoked


daily.


3 ‘Willpower’ alone is not ■ enough.'Nicotine ' RepIacementTherapy ,


will double your


' chances of being successful.


4. s ta r t to tell family and friends you are going to


' stop smoking. , 5. Keep a daily diary of


; ■ 1 1 the times w ^ smoke and how much


•' you have enjoyed or * needed that cigarette ,6.'


Start to find some new hobbies and things to doTo distract you from cigarette smoking.


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Victoria Road, Padiham Monday 5.30pm'.'


Brierclitfe, Primary Health'Care Centre,' Entrance via Biiercliffe Road,


not GP reception, Briercliffe Bumley Thursday 5.30pm


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. Klddrow Lane Health Centre, Wddrow Lane, Bumley Fridaylpm


HYNDBURN ' ; . Accrington Victoria Community ^


Hospital, Haywood Rd, Accrington (Dining Room) ■ Monday 6pm


Accrington Victoria Community Hospital, Haywood Rd, Accrington - (Dining Room) Wednesday 6pm


Oswaldtwistie Clinic,'


Union Road, Oswaldtwistle Monday 2-3pm


.PENDLE ; .


Silverman Hall,Pendle St, Nelson Monday 6pm (New Patients Only)


Silverman Hall, Pendle St, Nelson


- : ■ - ' ■ Wednesday 10am (New Patients Only) • Yamspinneis, Primary Health Care


- Centre, Carr Road, Nelson •■ Monday 6pm '


Clitheroe Health Centre,' - ^ Railway Road, Clitheroe Monday 12.30pm


ROSSENDALE


- Rawtenstall Health Centre, Bacup Road, RavvtenstalL' A' Monday 5pm '


'Haslingden Health Centre Wednesday 2pm Wednesday 6pm


Accrington Road Community Centre,


Accrington Road, Blackburn Monday 10am ,


Sha'dsworth Children's Centre, Shadsworth Road, Blackburn


' Tuesday 6pm Larkhill HMith Centre,'


. • i . ■ - v, ' Mount Pleasant, Blackburn .■ :. ’ Thursday 6pm


Blackburn Central Ubrary,


Town Hall St, Blackburn Friday 12pm .


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Clitheroe Health Centre, Railway Road, Clitheroe Thursday 6pm


■ ■ St James' Medical Centre,


. . Bumley Road, Rawtenstall Wednesday 12pm


' Maden Ceiitre,


Rochdale Road, Bacup Thursday 6.30pm


■ . Darwen Health Centre, James St West, Daiwen


, Monday 6pm


;:■ Greenfield Community Centre, Wednesday 6pm


V : , . Daiwen Health Centre,


I . . . James St West, Darwen Thursday 6pm


Lower Fold Youth/Community Cenbe : Great Harwood, Tuesday 10-11amand'. ; 11am-12 noon (BME Ladies session)


\ . Hyndburn, Ribble Vsiley, RIackburn and Darwen - 01254 353003 ^


Burnley, Pendle and Rossendale . 0 i a b a 6 0 7 0 0 y o r email s to psmok(naS;,...«..„...- r- . t 1'


I 1 f l ii in pH I S ^ / \ SMOKfFRES ' • % LOCAL GP Dr Swamy -. ■ ■ -


Narayana has a key role in . : trying to moke sure that local: health provision runs smooth-' ly and effectively.


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[ He and his colleagues on ; : [ NHS East Lancashire's Profes- . sional Executive Committee aim to provide both clinical - leadership and clinical expert­ ise to strengthen decision-


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making and accountability. The popular and respected


Burnley GP heads up the influ­ ential committee, which is: . made up of fellow GPs and . T representatives of the dental, pharmacy, social care and community health professions.


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■ Accrington Town Hall Tuesday 11.30am


I ■! • - ; Accrington Victoria Community


. Hospital, Haywood Rd, Accrington . (Dining Room) - Saturday 10am


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' Mount Pleasant Children’s Centre - . Earl St, Clayton Le Moors . : ; :Tuesday1.30pm-2.30pm


[ . Bamoldswick Children’s Centre, . Gisbum Rd, Bamoldswick ,:.Tuesday5.45pm


.i Colne Children's Centre, Walton St, '


. .Wednesday5;30pm -


EOREF TEET CAC OUCS 1 No need for appointment!


' ■ The Chai Centre, ■'


Hurtley Street, Bumley - Thursday 10.30am


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^ Peter’s Primary Health Care Centre, ■ Church StreeL Bumley


Mon 5.30pm, Wed 6pm and Thur 1.30pm: Itouso? IBBLE Valley GP Geoffrey


Carter will never forget th a t , 'fateful day when he raced out of [his surgery on an urgent home, visit. Full marks for his speed and com-


itment as he rushed straight into


the house where he thought the . atient lived. Pity he had got it wrong and had I


ibarged in to next door's instead. Not [realising, he bounded upstairs to the: edroom where he heard noises.


, Opening the door, he gazed in - not


on a patient ill in bed but at a couple in the.throes of getting to know each other rather well. “It seemed a little lame when I


said: "Sorry, wrong house," and ; [rushed back out as fast as my legs would carry me, said 62-year-old Dr Carter. "Fortunately, we were all too embarrassed to talk about it and the i[ door was firmly closed on that 'home . [visit' for ever.” With experiences like that - no


Jnames, no pack drill, of course - who [ can wonder why he's so popular with patients and staff alike after 30-odd ; years as a GP serving the Sabden and fWhalley end of the Ribble Valley. Unknown to him, his surgery col­


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leagues recently put him forward for the Lifetime Achievement'honour at i NHS East Lancashire's annual '


awards ceremony. : ;


. Phrases like 'unfailingly approach-- able' and 'years of dedication' plus 'an example of what a family doctor should be,' certainly impressed the judges. So did the terms 'wicked sense


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doctor in wrong


TOP DOC: Dr Geoffrey ■


Carter outside his surgery in Whalley


Carter won the day and collected his award with due humility as he pre-. pares to hang up his stethoscope and: concentrate on 'the other things in my life.' They include anything and every­


thing to do with the great outdoors. He loves tending his half acre garden at home in Wiswell, alongside his wife Elizabeth, a retired consultant der­ matologist at East Lancashire Hospi­ tals Trust. Then there's bird watching, hill


walking, cycling and travelling the world, whether that be exploring the Galapagos Islands in the footsteps of Charles Darwen or climbing 16,000 feet up Mount Kilimanjaro. It's a far cry from his youthful days


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over into the bargain. He will hand on his duties as a GP


trainer but keep up his part-time work- at Burnley ■ Hospital's endoscopy unit. But will he miss being a full-time GP and the rapport with patients he's known for a big part of their lives? “Undoubtedly I will,” he admits. “I've always seen myself as part of


. the community and I have lots of patients I now regard as friends. ‘Tt's funny really. I've done only


one job all my life - but what a vari­ ety within that job. It's all been very satisfying and highly enjoyable too.” Refreshingly, Dr Carter is one of


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.• Carter with -. 4 Lifetime V


r' Achievement; 'Award


of humour. . . 'great ability to listen'’ and 'able to lift the mood with his- incisive wit.' Perhaps they didn^t know the real story behind the phrase 'professional bedside manner.' Despite strong competition, Dr


as a medical student at St Andrew's University in Scotland before he met Elizabeth, a 'true Northern girl.' They set out to find a practice in the ■ North and when they were offered an


• 'in' at Whalley, they “jumped at.the i chance . ; . we just loved the area and


, its people straight away.” . - -. When he retires, Dr Carter will


: have time to see his three grown-up children more often, though none are • far away as it is. Son Jeremy lives at -


:-Waddington, his daughter Sian a t - -Whalley and his other, daughter Louise in Manchester. There are also ■three young grandchildren to dote


those who can embrace and even cele­ brate the changes that have occurred in the life and activities of a GP. He said: "GP practice has changed for the better over the last 30 years or so. You can do so much more for people nowadays. ■


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. ‘‘When ! first started out, you couldn't even do blood tests,' let alone minor surgery. Now, we do them all the time. We've got so much more technical equipment too., The advances are very great.” But it's the human touch that mat­


ters most to Dr Carter... . and that infamous bedside manner of his, even : in the wrong house! '■


on tap from top professionals


I; ' They bring a wealth of experience and expertise to the task in hand and they play


.. a much-valued role in steering ' and informing the process of : -health provision in Hyndburn,! . Burnley,' Pendle, Rossendale . - and the Ribble Valley. v - ' i : Officially, the committee's '


aim is to help set and commu- : . nicate the vision and strategic ~


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direction of the primary care trust; to aid commissioning ■ - and managing of the'market; ■. to offer clinical effectiveness . and governance; and to help . lead communications with din-' ical colleagues, stakeholders and partner organisations. :


■i . The old PEC, based on geo­ graphical representation of ' health care professionals, achieved considerable success.


' However, the newly-reformed PEC plays a strategic role and adds significantly to the deci­ sion-making, process of NHS:- : : East Lancashire. Members are also able to :


reflect issues raised in the front-line of duty. As Dr ; ; v ■ ; Narayana says: "All our mem­ bers, with their hands-on clini­ cal caseloads and experience,' have a direct and invaluable :. . link with patients and the pub­ lic." Their work is in line with the ■


laid-down 'Fit To Lead' nation­ al guidance, working within the Department of Health's 'Fit For The Future' requirements. • In practice, they have con- tributed to a huge range of issues and initiatives, includ­ ing the campaign to Save A - " ' Million Years of Life, World -V Class Commissioning, the: PCTs Strategic Plan, Meeting Patients' Needs, Practice- ; Based Commissioning, educa-. tidn and training, medicine v .; management, care closer to : home, oral health strategy ■. and Patents and Public Involvement.


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