Health and Wellbeing

Understanding your blood tests

Do you need help to understand your blood test results?

Have a look at Lab Tests Online for helpful information on tests, conditions and diseases and health checks.

High Blood Pressure- Keeping the pressure off

Your GP practice is starting a new program to help you manage your own Blood Pressure. The care co-ordinator team are contacting patients and asking them to measure their blood pressure using a home monitoring machine, twice a day for four days in a row. After you have completed the seven days of readings and sent the results back, the team will contact you with your feedback.

If you know you have high Blood pressure or have recently had a high reading and want to take part in home blood pressure readings, please see the BP Patient Pack and take part or for more information on home blood pressure please contact the care co-ordinators via email occg.schc_care_coordinators@nhs.net

Here are useful links to understanding blood pressure and a link to our most recommended at Home Blood Pressure machine: understanding-blood-pressure booklet BHF

Age UK Oxfordshire 

Please call this number for advice and assistance to older people concerned during this time: 01865 411 288. Leave your name and phone number and you will be called back as soon as possible. Assistance includes a friendly, weekly call to see how you are and to problem-solve practical problems.

Please click these links for information on a bereavement support telephone line – Late Spring bereavement support telephone line and Late Spring virtual meetings for people who have been bereaved or who know someone who has been bereaved – Late Spring virtual meetings

Bereavement support

The National Bereavement Partnership has a helpline for individuals who need to speak to someone when a family member or friend is ill or has sadly died. The website for the charity is www.nationalbereavementpartnership.org

Dementia information booklet

This booklet provides information for patients with dementia and their carers. Please click this link: Dementia Information Booklet DS4-1 June21

Tips for looking after your mental and physical health and loneliness help information 

Please click here: Mental and physical health and Loneliness Help Information August 2023

Mental health resources

Please click here for mental health resources information: Resources for Neurodiverse Patients Mental health resources for children  Mental Health Resources for adults

There is also information available at http://www.mind.org.uk  Phone: 01865 247788  Email: info@oxfordshire-mind.org.uk

Healthy Activities for all ages booklet

This booklet provides information on local groups and activities to inspire local residents to join a new group or to take up a new challenge. Thank you to Sue Litchfield for compiling this informative guide. Click here to view it: Healthy Activities around Sonning Common update 8

Keep fit at home, local walks and bike rides

Please click here for more information – Healthy links keep fit at home and other information

Local Health Initiatives

Please click here for more information – Sonning Common Health Centre Health Initiatives