Health and Welfare
Details of all the organisations, concerned with health and welfare, with contact numbers within the four market towns are shown here in alphabetical order and are colour coded for each town.
Doctors
Bungay Medical Centre
Town doctors surgery and pharmacy
Contact: The Receptionist
Tel: 01986 892055 Emergencies: 01986 892173
Email:
Website: www.bungaymedical.co.uk
Halesworth Surgery
Cutlers Hill, Bungay Road. Opening hours, Mon. - Fri. 8.30 am- 6.30 pm. Closed Tues. 1 - 2pm. Also Community Nursing team
Contact: The Receptionist
Tel: 01986 874618
Fax: 01986 874908
Tel Health Visitor: 01986 873501 (also answering machine service)
Health
Bungay St Mary's Practise Chiropodist
Complementary health care including an osteopathy, chiropody, homeopathy, reflexology, massage, sports and remedial massage therapy and hypnotherapy based in Lower Olland Street.
Contact: Receptionist
Tel: 01986 892846
Email: info@stmaryspractice.co.uk
Website: www.stmaryspractice.co.uk
Healthy Living
Waveney Women's Health
Information Centre and Outreach Service offering
advice & support for women with health/personal issues. Drop In Centre at St Mary's Church Hall, Halesworth on the first Wednesday of the month from 10 - 12noon and Friends Meeting House Beccles on the last Friday of the month from 9 - 12noon
Contact: The Manager
Tel: 01502 561816
Email: wwhic@wwhicfsnet.co.uk
Website: www.heron.nhs.uk
Norfolk and Waveney NHS Heron Website
Visitors can locate local support groups and download validated patient information from the website as well as locate a dentist, doctor, optician or pharmacy from the NHS UK link within the site. The website is maintained and audited by the Health Information Team at Norfolk NHS.
Contact: Rosemary Topping
Tel: 01603 307419
Email: rosemary.topping@norfolk.nhs.uk
Website: www.heron.nhs.uk
Hospitals
Beccles War Memorial Hospital
St Mary's Road Beccles
Contact: The Receptionist
Tel: 01502 712164
Email:
Website:
The Patrick Stead Hospital
Bungay Road, Halesworth Open 8am - 6.30 pm. Mon - Fri. Minor Injuries service
Contact: The Receptionist
Tel: 01986 872124/873300
Email:
Website:
Local Groups
Hand in Hand Group
The Hand in Hand Club is for people with dual sensory loss.
Contact: Christine Roe (Volunteer Co-ordinator)
Tel: 01502 717697
Email: ipswichsda@tiscali.co.uk
Website: www.suffolkdeaf.org.uk
Bungay and District Impaired Hearing Club
Meets at the Community Wing of Bungay High School
Contact: Rosie Finch
Tel: 01986 893817
Email:
Website:
Three Rivers Talking Newspaper
Weekly local newspaper/quarterly magazine and music, recorded on tape for the blind and partially sighted
Contact: Mrs Janine Clark
Tel: 01986 892409
Email:
Website:
St John Ambulance Quad Division
Public First Aid Training Service
Contact: Mrs C. Aldous
Tel: 01986 894516
Email:
Website:
Organisations for the Disabled
May Centre for the Disabled
Contact: Mrs. J. Stuart
Tel: 01502 712173
Email:
Website:
Support Organisations
Suffolk Respite
Suffolk Respite is a local charity with its head office based in based in Ipswich that supports Family Carers of working age people with a diagnosis of mental health. Suffolk Respite provides free regular respite in people’s homes and the local community. The charity aims to relieve the stress of caring on a regular basis, so to allow the Family Carer to have real time for themselves. We are not a residential service but aim to be a consistent and regular break for Family Carers. The service can be taken up by a referral via your G.P or health care professional. We cover a large part of Suffolk and have many families across the county. Over the last two years we have started a new service in the Waveney area and have families in Lowestoft, Bungay, Beccles, Southwold and areas in between. There is no charge for this service. All communication is strictly confidential.
Contact: Karen or David
Tel: 01473 730929
Email: suffolkrespite@btconnect.com
Website: www.onesuffolk.co.uk/SuffolkRespite
Transport
Beccles / Bungay Area Community Transport
Car Services, Dial-a-Ride, Wheelchair accessible vehicle, Minibus.
Contact: Eric Harrison
Tel: 01986 896896
Email: bact@btconnect.com
Website: Bungay Area Transport
Southwold Voluntary Help Centre
Providing local people with a sevice which complements other statutory and voluntary organisations in the area. It includes driving, befriending, gardening, shopping and signposting to other services in the area.
Contact: Tricia Scott, Co-ordinator
Tel: 01502 724549
Email: help@southwoldvhc.com
Website: www.southwoldvhc.com
Welfare Advice
Waveney Rape and Abuse Centre
Contact: Ms. V. Gee
Tel: 01502 585707
Email:
Website:
Bungay Crime Prevention Panel
Meets at the Council Offices Broad Street.
Contact: David Wuyts
Tel: 01986 896778
Email:
Website:
Bungay Citizens Advice Bureau
Legal and Welfare Advice.
Contact: 8 Chaucer Street, Bungay NR35 1DT
Tel: 01986 895827
Email:
Website: