Generated by All in One SEO Pro v4.9.6.2, this is an llms.txt file, used by LLMs to index the site. # Dyfi Valley Health ## Sitemaps - [XML Sitemap](https://www.dyfivalleyhealth.org/sitemap.xml): Contains all public & indexable URLs for this website. ## Posts - [Recovering unused medication and prescriptions](https://www.dyfivalleyhealth.org/recovering-unused-medication-and-prescriptions/) - Behind every unused prescription is NHS funding that can never be recovered. Every week we receive a large return of unused medication. Due to national guidance, this medication is destroyed as, as soon they leave dispensary, we can't guarantee their safety. Medication waste costs the NHS (or each one of us) £300 million every year, - [We recently got awarded a Gold Award from Greener Primary Care Wales!](https://www.dyfivalleyhealth.org/we-recently-got-awarded-a-gold-award-from-greener-primary-care-wales/) - Dyfi Valley Health wins Gold Award for greener care! Learn about our efforts for a sustainable future in 2024. - [Urgent Mental Health Support](https://www.dyfivalleyhealth.org/urgent-mental-health-support/) - [Non-Emergency Patient Transport](https://www.dyfivalleyhealth.org/non-emergency-patient-transport/) - English NEPTS A4 Poster 02.03.20 FINALDownload Welsh NEPTS A4 Welsh Poster FINAL 10.03.20Download - [Bowel screening in Wales is expanding.](https://www.dyfivalleyhealth.org/bowel-screening-in-wales-is-expanding/) - From October 2024, people aged 50 will automatically be invited to receive a free NHS bowel screening test kit every two years. People aged 51-74 are already eligible for bowel screening. Screening can help find bowel cancer early, when you don't have any symptoms. Don't ignore your free test kit when you receive it - - [Your Patient Record](https://www.dyfivalleyhealth.org/your-patient-record/) - Exciting changes are afoot for those in the Dyfi Valley. The redevelopment of the Machynlleth Hospital has begun, and soon we will enjoy a very modern care facility. Part of this redevelopment is the relocation of Dyfi Valley Health from the current Machynlleth surgery into the new Machynlleth Hospital. This move has also allowed us - [Training Centre Update](https://www.dyfivalleyhealth.org/6148/) - Dyfi Valley Health is now a GP Training Centre via Health Education and Improvements Wales. We will now be supporting this programme by supervising a number of GP trainings (both ST1 and ST2), in our practice. If you have an appointment with them, this will be pointed out to you. All clinics are supported by - [How can you access us?](https://www.dyfivalleyhealth.org/how-can-you-access-us/) - How can you access us? All communication to us is welcome in both Welsh and English. There are 6 ways to make an appointment with us: Call our reception team between 08:00 and 18:30 any weekday (exc bank holidays) on 01654 702 224. Come to our front door and do it in person with a receptionist. - [FREE NHS Hearing Aid Clinics](https://www.dyfivalleyhealth.org/free-nhs-hearing-aid-clinics/) - If you have NHS hearing aids… Then you can come along to our FREE hearing aid clinics. We offer: New batteries and re-tubing Advice on how to use and clean Information on hearing loss and all your hearing aids the services that can help youuse Cleaning your hearing aids Machynlleth clinic @ The Bowling ClubLlynlloedd - [The NHS in your pocket - The NHS Wales App](https://www.dyfivalleyhealth.org/the-nhs-in-your-pocket-the-nhs-wales-app/) - [Mouth Cancer Action Month](https://www.dyfivalleyhealth.org/mouth-cancer-action-month/) - The incidence rate for mouth cancer in Wales is increasing year on year since 2002, a new report has outlined. - [Exciting news – Machynlleth Hospital Development](https://www.dyfivalleyhealth.org/exciting-new-machynlleth-hospital-development/) - Open Article - [Dyfi Valley Health’s in-House Advanced Paramedics](https://www.dyfivalleyhealth.org/dyfi-valley-healths-in-house-advanced-paramedics/) - The aim of this blog is to give you some information about our Urgent Care Practitioners (UCPs). Who they are, what they do and their role within the Doctor’s Surgery. We want you to understand how important they are within the team and feel assured that when you have an appointment with them, you are - [Welsh Government announces £15 million for major upgrade at Bro Ddyfi Community Hospital, Machynlleth](https://www.dyfivalleyhealth.org/welsh-government-announces-15-million-for-major-upgrade-at-bro-ddyfi-community-hospital-machynlleth/) - Plans to improve health and social care by developing a new community ‘hub’ in Machynlleth are under way following approval of £15million capital funding from Welsh Government. The development at the Bro Ddyfi Community Hospital will firmly establish Bro Ddyfi Community Hospital as an integrated health and well-being facility for the local community. As well - [Green Impact - Inhalers](https://www.dyfivalleyhealth.org/green-impact-inhalers/) - Dyfi Valley Health has recently become part of the ‘Green Impact for Health’ initiative in a bid to reduce the carbon footprint of the Practice. One of the key areas of tackling this is through reviewing inhaler prescriptions from the Practice. Inhalers are used widely across the population in the management of COPD (Chronic Obstructive - [Wonderful Volunteers](https://www.dyfivalleyhealth.org/wonderful-volunteers/) - In February 2021, Powys Teaching Health Board asked Dyfi Valley Health if we would assist them with their ambitious COVID vaccination campaign. Since then, Dyfi Valley Health has vaccinated around 1000 patients with the AstraZeneca vaccine in weekly COVID Vaccine Clinics. In order to continue to provide a great primary care service to our patients - [COVID-19 Vaccine Update 05/01/21](https://www.dyfivalleyhealth.org/covid-19-vaccine-update-05-01-21/) - ⚠️COVID-19 Vaccine Update⚠️ We are proud to inform you that Dyfi Valley Health has registered intent with Powys Teaching Health Board to provide the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine as soon as possible to our eligible patients based on the national priority list – (see the image from Public Health Wales). Eligible patients will be sent a letter - [Flu Vaccine – Expression of Interest (50 to 64-year olds)](https://www.dyfivalleyhealth.org/flu-vaccine-expression-of-interest-50-to-64-year-olds/) - 👉Flu Vaccine - Important👈 – Expression of Interest (50 to 64-year old's only) This year’s flu uptake has been like no other. Despite ordering more flu vaccines than ever before we ran out in record time. Recently, the Welsh Assembly Government announced that 50-64-year-olds would also be eligible for a free flu vaccine. As we - [Over 50s Flu Update - 27/11/20](https://www.dyfivalleyhealth.org/over-50s-flu-update-27-11-20/) - On the 25th of November, the Welsh Govt announced that from 1 December anyone between 50 and 64 can request a flu vaccine. This news was sprung without warning on GP practices across Wales. Back in October, GP's had requested that they be able to vaccinate a wider age group but we were told there - [NHS COVID-19 App](https://www.dyfivalleyhealth.org/nhs-covid-19-app/) - On the 24th of September, Welsh Government and UK Government will be launching the NHS COVID-19 app across England and Wales. The NHS COVID-19 app is an important part of our Test, Trace, Protect programme to control the spread of Covid-19. We ask that all visitors to our building use the QR code to sign - [Patient Notice - 23/09/20](https://www.dyfivalleyhealth.org/patient-notice-23-09-20/) - We know there’s been a lot of discussion in the news this week about GPs providing face-to face-appointments. We wanted to take this opportunity to keep all of our patients updated on how we are operating at the practice and the reasons why. Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, we’ve remained open to patients. We’ve offered appointments - [New NHS app will provide more care closer to home for people in Powys.](https://www.dyfivalleyhealth.org/new-nhs-app-will-provide-more-care-closer-to-home-for-people-in-powys/) - The launch of a new NHS app in Wales, Consultant Connect, is set to reduce the need for Powys residents to travel for unnecessary hospital admission and referrals. The Consultant Connect app has been fast tracked for use in NHS Wales to help the response to COVID-19, and will allow clinicians to access specialist advice - [COVID-19 - Testing for key workers](https://www.dyfivalleyhealth.org/covid-19-testing-for-key-workers/) - A Message from Powys Teaching Health Board Update on COVID-19 Testing for Key (Critical) Workers in Powys: 13 May 2020 Are you a key (critical) worker in Powys? Do you or someone in your household have COVID-19 symptoms? You may be eligible for a COVID-19 Test at the new mobile testing units in the county. - [Practice Update 07/05/2020](https://www.dyfivalleyhealth.org/practice-update-07-05-2020/) - Despite all the new procedures and protocols for COVID-19, please all remember that we are still here to help you with all your medical needs. Every patient who calls in will get an appointment with a clinician and the best cause of action agreed with them. We have a full clinical team working and we - [Building Entry Procedure](https://www.dyfivalleyhealth.org/building-entry-procedure/) - Building Entry Procedure Only those with appointments will be allowed into the building! If you have an appointment, follow the steps below: 🛬 ARRIVAL 🛬Call reception 01654 702 224 tell us you are here.Wait in the car/wait away from the building.Give your mobile number! 🗣 COLLECTION 🗣We will call you when your clinician is ready - [How to have a video consultation](https://www.dyfivalleyhealth.org/how-to-have-a-video-consultation/) - How to have a video consolation During the COVID-19 Pandemic, we are not able to physically see as many of you. However, we have been trying to find different ways to care for you. One of the options that has newly opened to us is using video consultation. What do I need for it to - [Suspended Clinics - COVID-19](https://www.dyfivalleyhealth.org/suspended-clinics-covid-19/) - COVID-19 – Suspending Clinics The COVID-19 Pandemic has been described as one of the world’s greatest health crises. Official guidance is regularly published to ensure that we all must do what we can to stop the spread of the virus. To coincide with the latest government “lock-down” issued on 23rd March 2020, and with respect - [Medications in Coronavirus - Myths and Facts](https://www.dyfivalleyhealth.org/medications-in-coronavirus-myths-and-facts/) - In the recent weeks we have heard a number of myths regarding COVID-19. Below are a few myths and facts we hope to put straight... Ventolin (blue inhalers) Experts don’t think this does anything in coronavirus either good or bad however if you have asthma it certainly makes sense to make sure you have one - [What Can You Expect From Your Pharmacy?](https://www.dyfivalleyhealth.org/what-can-you-expect-from-your-pharmacy/) - To put it quite simply: Pharmacists are qualified healthcare professionals with the clinical know-how to give you the help you need. They can assess your minor illness and recommend the right treatment, whether it’s over-the-counter medicines, a few days rest or a bit of reassurance. Most pharmacies are open until late and at weekends. You - [How the GP Triage System Works](https://www.dyfivalleyhealth.org/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 new Triage phone call system fits within it. - [New Year New Ideas](https://www.dyfivalleyhealth.org/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 initiatives that will - [Prescription Collection Service Update](https://www.dyfivalleyhealth.org/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 Teaching Health Board to merge their services onto their Forge Road premises - [How to Avoid Stress](https://www.dyfivalleyhealth.org/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 Foundation (May 2018) found that almost three quarters of adults - [The Importance of Bowel Screening](https://www.dyfivalleyhealth.org/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 is often forgotten and - [Dyfi Valley Patient & Community Transport Signposting Service](https://www.dyfivalleyhealth.org/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 Machynlleth Health Centre, Forge Road, Machynlleth. The service can be contacted by phone (01654 - [The Importance of Cervical Screening](https://www.dyfivalleyhealth.org/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 preventable… The British Journal of Cancer (2016) estimated that - [Dyfi Valley Health Prescription Collection Service](https://www.dyfivalleyhealth.org/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 prescriptions at an alternative location with the aim of making - [How to Stop Drinking Alcohol](https://www.dyfivalleyhealth.org/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 alcohol from your life, you should know that you are not - [Do You Need To See The GP?](https://www.dyfivalleyhealth.org/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 before trying - [Shingles - All You Need to Know](https://www.dyfivalleyhealth.org/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 shingles. Shingles may also be referred to as herpes zoster. Shingles - [Medicines Supplies](https://www.dyfivalleyhealth.org/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 by a hospital consultant. This is to make sure our patients are kept safe. However, this - [How to Quit Smoking](https://www.dyfivalleyhealth.org/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 and tricks to help you. However, - [Cemmaes Road Closure Application – Press Communications](https://www.dyfivalleyhealth.org/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 number of unforeseeable and unsustainable challenges have led to unplanned changes to - [How to Avoid Loneliness](https://www.dyfivalleyhealth.org/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 Red Cross and Co-op (2016) over 9 million - [How to stay healthy this winter](https://www.dyfivalleyhealth.org/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 said, winter doesn’t have to be so tough on - [How to Prevent Strokes?](https://www.dyfivalleyhealth.org/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 more than one every FIVE minutes! It is, unfortunately, one of - [A GP Interview - What makes Dyfi Valley Health so good?](https://www.dyfivalleyhealth.org/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 link: https://www.facebook.com/DyfiValleyHealth/videos/466694047147678/ - [The Flu – Prevention & Treatment](https://www.dyfivalleyhealth.org/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 is Flu The Flu, or - [The Benefit of Drinking more Water](https://www.dyfivalleyhealth.org/the-benefit-of-drinking-more-water/) - The Benefit of Drinking more Water You may not know that your body is composed of 60% water. Without getting too scientific the humble H2O compound does more for your body than you can imagine. It helps transport nutrients in the body, regulate temperature, digest food, increase energy levels and a whole lot more! So - [Important Changes to Dyfi Valley Health GP Services](https://www.dyfivalleyhealth.org/important-changes-to-dyfi-valley-health-gp-services/) - Important Changes to Dyfi Valley Health GP Services We are sure you know that GP cover is currently a problem in both Machynlleth and Cemmaes Road. We have vacancies for two doctors, and despite nationwide advertising, in both English and Welsh, we have had no applications. This issue is not confined to the Dyfi Valley - [Exercise: How to Get Started](https://www.dyfivalleyhealth.org/exercise-how-to-get-started/) - Exercise: How to Get Started We all know that eating healthily and exercising regularly has dramatic benefits to our health and general wellbeing. If it were that simple we would all do it. Keeping healthy and exercising isn’t something all of us “just do”. For nearly everyone, keeping fit and exercising regularly is a skill - [How to Avoid Sunburn & Sun Damage](https://www.dyfivalleyhealth.org/how-to-avoid-sunburn-sun-damage/) - How to Avoid Sunburn & Sun Damage We have been lucky of late with the long spell of dry and sunny weather hitting the UK. Let’s face it, we don’t get too many chances to enjoy a sunny day, so we often forget the dangers of the sun on our bodies, especially our skin. We - [FutureFit](https://www.dyfivalleyhealth.org/futurefit/) - FutureFit Have your say on improving hospital services for people in Shropshire, Telford & Wrekin and mid Wales. Public Exhibition Event 28 June 2018 - 3.30pm - 7.30pm - Elephant and Castle Hotel, Newtown. This consultation includes proposals for changes to hospital services in Shrewsbury and Telford, which are the main acute hospital services for - [GDPR for Patients](https://www.dyfivalleyhealth.org/gdpr-for-patients/) - GDPR for Patients The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is a new law that determines how your personal data is processed and kept safe, and the legal rights that you have in relation to your own data. The regulation applies from 25 May 2018, and will apply even after the UK leaves the EU. What - [How to Prevent Diabetes](https://www.dyfivalleyhealth.org/how-to-prevent-diabetes/) - How to Prevent Diabetes The number of people with diabetes is on the rise in the UK. It is alarming that in the last five years the number of people suffering from diabetes in Britain has risen by nearly 700,000! We now estimate the number of diabetics in the UK to be around 3.7 million - [How to Combat Hay Fever](https://www.dyfivalleyhealth.org/how-to-combat-hay-fever/) - How to Combat Hay Fever It is a wonderful time of the year! The birds are singing, the lambs are jumping, the days are longer, the sun is shining (a little bit more), the bees are buzzing… the pollen is flying! So many welcome the start of spring and summer with open arms. However, if - [Cemmaes Road Surgery New Opening Hours](https://www.dyfivalleyhealth.org/cemmaes-road-surgery-new-opening-hours/) - Cemmaes Road Surgery New Opening Hours We regret that due to unforeseen circumstances the Cemmaes Road branch of Dyfi Valley Health will have new opening hours from Monday April 9th. The surgery will be open all day Monday, all day Tuesday and Thursday morning. This will be reviewed in September 2018. Despite nationwide advertising, in - [Sugar… Should you be worried?](https://www.dyfivalleyhealth.org/sugar-should-you-be-worried/) - Sugar… Should you be worried? We can hardly turn on the TV or pick up a magazine lately without being confronted by scare stories around ‘toxic sugar’. But what is the real story behind this sweet treat, and should you be worried? Thousands of people across Wales suffer from heart disease, diabetes, cancer, and obesity. - [What are you spraying up my kids nose?!](https://www.dyfivalleyhealth.org/what-are-you-spraying-up-my-kids-nose/) - What are you spraying up my kids nose?! Nobody like an injection, however kind the nurse or GP is, and however gently they treat us, we all still freeze slightly when we hear those words “just a slight scratch.” Which is why the new kids nasal flu spray is such an amazing invention! Just a - [Will the flu jab give me the flu?](https://www.dyfivalleyhealth.org/will-the-flu-jab-give-me-the-flu/) - Will the flu jab give me the flu? Well, the short answer is no, it doesn’t give you a ‘mini dose’ of flu as some believe. It doesn’t contain a live virus so it CANNOT give you the flu. You might be a bit sore at the jab site, and you might even feel a ## Pages - [Home](https://www.dyfivalleyhealth.org/) - Dyfi Valley Health is committed to providing its community with the best possible health care. - [Feedback](https://www.dyfivalleyhealth.org/feedback/) - [The Team at Dyfi Valley Health](https://www.dyfivalleyhealth.org/staff-members/) - Clinical Staff Members Non-Clinical Staff Members - [Complaints Procedure](https://www.dyfivalleyhealth.org/complaints-procedure/) - The Health Centre welcomes suggestions and complaints We would like to hear suggestions, views, and comments from patients, families, and carers. 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Before an appointment can be made to have any vaccinations done, please call us and make an - [Locating Dyfi Valley Health](https://www.dyfivalleyhealth.org/locations/) - Iechyd Bro Ddyfi / Dyfi Valley HealthBro Ddyfi Community HospitalHeol MaengwynMachynllethPowysSY20 8AD - [Contact a GP Out of Hours](https://www.dyfivalleyhealth.org/contact-a-gp-out-of-hours/) - PHONE 111 – When it’s URGENT but not life threatening.NHS Direct Wales and Shropdoc GP out of hours services now share this easy to remember number… 111.It’s free and will help you find the right advice, support and treatment.Mobiles may not be able to use this number. Instead please try: 0345 46 47. - [Sample Page](https://www.dyfivalleyhealth.org/sample-page/) - This is an example page. It's different from a blog post because it will stay in one place and will show up in your site navigation (in most themes). Most people start with an About page that introduces them to potential site visitors. 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