Sheltering or isolating and  need food or medicines during lockdown?

​Groceries and prescriptions can be delivered to you if you are self-isolating or sheltering.

• Groceries: Spar can deliver if you phone or, preferably, email an order to mackaydurness@gmail.com
• Prescriptions: order from the surgery and they will arrange for Durness Bus to deliver to you.

Are you looking after your mental health?
Feel anxious, depressed or have low mood?
Are you drinking too much?
Counselling sessions are available FREE for people living in Scourie, Kinlochbervie and Durness
Sessions are provided by the Scottish Counselling Service which is based in the Highlands
To access the service please call Helen on: 07507 759842
The CONFIDENTIAL SERVICE is available to anyone over the age of 10.
Funding for the service has been provided by Foundation Scotland

Property to Rent
​2-bedroom end terrace house in Durness
£401.70 pcm
More information here.

Village Hall News
This is the time of year when Bowls and Knit and Natter should be starting but life is not as it was this time last year.
For the obvious reasons the hall is closed at least until the end of January 2021 .
The Hall Newsletter, though is here.

 for any more information contact Lucy on 511364 or message 07739797312

Physiotherapy
First Contact Physiotherapists (FCPs) who assess, diagnose and guide the management of patients with musculoskeletal conditions are taking up posts in GP surgeries across the country. These Physiotherapists in NHS Highland are advanced practitioners who have or are working towards MSK injection skills and non-medical prescribing. They cover all the GP surgeries for people to access, without the need to see their GP first. In the smaller practice's patients will often still see the GP first, as their allocation is small, but GP feedback has shown when a patient has multiple presentations being able to say “the FCP will deal with your shoulder/knee/hip/back etc!” has been especially helpful. The FCP is also an expert in MSK presentations and has all the latest knowledge, resources and information from their wider physio networks. 
First Contact Physiotherapy has been shown to provide fast access to an expert physiotherapist for patients with common musculoskeletal problems like back and neck pain, osteoarthritis, ligament and muscle problems, aches pains and strains. After initial assessment, if required, the FCP can refer the patient onto secondary care services, including further rehabilitation,  Orthopaedics and Radiology (x-ray). Covering the Armadale, Tongue and Durness practices Elspeth Mather is providing both the first contact assessment and can also continue with the patient's rehabilitation in her wider caseload.  
Primarily aimed to reduce GPs workload the FCP service creates closer working relationships with practice staff including advanced nurse practitioners and Pharmacists.  FCPs also input their clinical care record directly into the same place as the GPs - this approach is enjoying enhanced patient care by joining up the patient records and is providing a collaborative overall management of the persons MSK condition.

Durness Development Group
 have purchased Zoom Pro which allows for longer meetings without re scheduling. (normally Zoom meetings of more than 2 participants are limited to 40 minutes)
This facility is available for any group/committee in Durness through rontucker19@btinternet.com.

Durness Household Waste recycling Centre
From August 10th 2020 the skips will be available
Tuesdays & Thursdays 10:00-14:00

ONLY THE FOLLOWING ITEMS ARE ACCEPTED
 * Bagged household waste
 * Glass bottles and jars
 * Electrical appliances
 * Cardboard, paper, cans and plastic bottles

 ** Strictly no commercial waste accepted **

Cars only : no vans or trailers. Please maintain social distancing.
DO NOT VISIT THE SITE IF YOU HAVE COVID-19 SYMPTOMS OR HAVE HAD CONTACT WITH AN INFECTED PERSON OR SUSPECTED INFECTED PERSON