If you are feeling under the weather Sandy Chambers (sc606@cam.ac.uk), our college nurse is the first port of call during her surgery hours. She holds a surgery everyday on the ground floor of West House (see clinic times below). She can give advice and support on a range of both physical and psychological health problems. She can also dispense from a range of over the counter medicines.
| Monday | 9.45am - 1pm |
| Tuesday | 2.15pm - 5.45pm |
| Wednesday | 9.45pm - 1pm |
| Thursday | 2.15pm - 5.45pm |
| Friday | 9.45am - 1pm |
| Monday | 9.45am - 1pm |
| Tuesday | 9.45am - 1pm |
| Wednesday | CLOSED |
| Thursday | 2.15pm - 5.45pm |
| Friday | 9.45am - 1pm |
You can just turn up without an appointment. You can also ring and talk to Sandy on ext (7) 47248.
Where appropriate, any changes to the clinic times will be advised either by e-mail or by notice on the surgery door.
If you need medical advice when the college surgery is closed please contact your GP.
Overnight and at weekends Urgent Care Cambridgeshire provide the out of hours' service and can be contacted on 0330 123 9131. They are based at Chesterton Hospital, Union Lane. You may be asked to attend the Emergency Centre and only if you are too unwell to travel will a doctor be able to visit you in College.
Please remember that this service is for conditions which cannot wait until your GP practice is open.
Medical help or advice is also available 24 hours a day through NHS Direct either online or by phone on 08454647
In an extreme emergency the nearest casualty is at Addenbrooke’s hospital. An extreme emergency is a condition such as a suspected broken bone, road accident, a severe wound that requires stitching, suspected heart attack or any other life threatening condition. Please use this service appropriately!
There are trained first aiders around Homerton college, in the event of an accident contact the Porters Lodge in the first instance who will contact a first aider.
If it is necessary to call an ambulance dial 999 state the patient’s name problem and location. The Porters’ Lodge must then be advised that an ambulance has been called so that the crew can be taken to the correct location. Ambulance staff will not be able to enter accommodation blocks without the porters’ help. Not advising the porters’ that an ambulance has been called could delay help reaching a patient.
Health Information
Counselling and Mental Health Issues
Dentists
Health Information and Advice
Help with Health Care Costs
Some students are eligible for help with health costs on the grounds of low income (not just because you are a student). If you qualify for support, you can apply by completing a HC1 form. You will then receive help towards the costs of NHS prescriptions, NHS dental care, sight tests, glasses and contact lenses.
You can get a HC1 form from the college nurse, or from your GP surgery or dentist.
Click for more information about HC1 forms.
Hospitals – NHS & Private
Meningitis Information
Sexual Health and Contraception
If you are sexually active it is a good idea to have regular sexual health checks, you can do this by
You can collect a Chlaymdia Self Test from the College Nurse or one of the Welfare Officers or by post from the
Travel Information
The College Nurse, Sandy Chambers uses electronic nursing records, in line with other nursing disciplines. Records are stored on a database containing demographic data, student health information and consultation records.
The software, database and server are housed in an external confidential “data centre” used exclusively by the providing company and offering healthcare industry standard data security. The College Nurse, Sandy Chambers has sole access to the nursing records within College and University by means of a two layer unique login and password system. The company supplying the license to use the database is registered with the Data Protection Registrar as is the college.
Electronic records are used to ensure that College Nurse record keeping is consistent, auditable and secure; this will help to promote consistently high standards of service provision. Electronic records also help to manage an efficient response during outbreaks of infectious illnesses such as mumps, for example or in situations where it is necessary to highlight students with particular health needs such as anaphylaxis.
Students have the right to view their nursing records and correct any information where necessary, by contacting the College Nurse .
If you wish to withhold consent to electronic records , at any time, please see Sandy Chambers the College Nurse so that she can discuss and record your decision and revert to paper records.
