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Your Health & Wellbeing, Leek Campus

If you’re thinking about improving your general health and wellbeing, we can advise you on the practical ways to give up smoking, lose weight safely and permanently, how to follow a healthy exercise regime, as well as supporting you with any health or wellbeing related concern.

In fact, we can support you with any health or wellbeing related issue you may be experiencing. We provide:

  • practical health related advice and guidance
  • advice on contacting your doctor or other external health professional, and assistance to make a doctor’s appointment if you require support with this
  • free condoms, advice and guidance on sexual health and contraception
  • pregnancy and maternity support
  • support if you have a long term health condition
  • a wide range of leaflets about all aspects of health
  • details of local health services such as GP practices

CAMPUS WIDE EVENTS

HEALTH PROMOTION EVENTS at the leek campus

Look out for our health promotion events taking place throughout the academic year. There will be interactive stands with lots of information, fun activities, freebies and prizes to be won (at selected events) don’t miss out! Dates for this academic years events can be found below:

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SEXUAL HEALTH SERVICES

CONTRACEPTION AND SEXUAL HEALTH

The nurse will be on–site alternate Wednesday afternoons and can offer pregnancy testing, free condoms, advice and information.  If you need support at any other times please contact Student Wellbeing at Buxton and we can offer you a telephone appointment with the nurse.

INTERGRATED SEXUAL HEALTH CLINICS AND SERVICES

If you are needing a full sexual health screen or concerned you may have an STI please contact your local sexual health service to make an appointment at a clinic local to you.

Alternatively you could go to your GP.

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LOCAL HEALTH SERVICES

DOCTORS SURGERIES

There are a number of doctors’ surgeries locally. Students are advised to register with a doctor as soon as possible if they have not already done so.  Did you know you are entitled to a confidential service if you are aged 16 and over? 

See below for GP’s in your area.

Leek Health Centre

T: 01538 381072
A: Fountain Street, Leek, ST13 6JB
W: www.leekhealthcentre.co.uk/

Park Medical Centre

T: 01538 399152
A: Ball Haye Road, Leek, ST13 6QR
W: www.pmcleek.co.uk/files/location.html.

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DENTISTS

If you need dental care while you’re living in Leek there are local Dental Practices that take both NHS patients and private.

The local dental practice currently taking NHS patients and urgent cases are:

Park Dental Practice

T: 01538 387862
A: Ball Haye Road, Leek, ST13 6QR
W: www.nhs.uk/Services/Dentists/Overview/DefaultView.aspx?id=29564

NHS dental treatment may be available to students up to the age of 25 years – there will be some charges, though at a reduced rate..

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CHEMISTS

Chemists in Leek issuing emergency contraception:

It is very important that if you have had unprotected sex that you access emergency contraception as soon as possible.  If it is out of hours you can access your local out of hours service, minor injuries or even attend your local A and E department.

LONG TERM HEALTH CONDITIONS

We are here to offer support with any long term health conditions you may have. We provide:

• advice and guidance on long term heath conditions

• support plan to assist you during your studies

• emotional support

The Nurse can see you at the Leek campus although appointments will need to be booked in advance. Telephone appointments can also be arranged.

Please contact Student Wellbeing for more information or to arrange an appointment.

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PREGNANCY AND MATERNITY SUPPORT

Student Wellbeing, based at the Buxton Campus can provide a range of specialist support to Leek campus students who require Pregnancy and Maternity support, we provide:

• practical health related advice and guidance

• advice on contacting your doctor or other external health professional, and assistance to make a doctor’s appointment if you require support with this

• advice and guidance during and after your pregnancy

• support plans to enable you to continue with your studies

• emotional support

• details of local health services such as GP practices

Please contact Student Wellbeing for further information 

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STUDENT HEALTH APP

CONTACT US

Opening times: 9.00am – 4.30pm Monday to Friday

Student Wellbeing
University of Derby (Buxton Campus)
Clarendon House
1 Devonshire Road
Buxton
Derbyshire
SK17 6RY

T: 01298 330 414
E: swsbuxton@derby.ac.uk
Text: 07950 080 717