Stay safe and connected this Christmas in Devon
Christmas and New Year Holiday prescription requests:
| Prescription Requests | Deadline Date | Notes |
| Please discuss your holiday requests with your Recovery Worker or Prescriber as early as possible. If you collect your prescription most days at the pharmacy then you are likely to need to find a pharmacist close to where you are travelling to. On some occasions, holiday prescriptions will not be allowed, particularly if you’re unstable or drinking alcohol excessively. | In writing no later than Friday 10th December | Prescription requests submitted after this date are unlikely to be authorised. |
Group Availability/Online Access:
Please see Facebook and Twitter for more details
| Flourish Café Online | Monday 27th December | No meeting on 3rd January. Resumes 10th January 2022 |
| SMART online | Monday 27th December | No meeting on 3rd January. Resumes 10th January 2022 |
Support Available during closed hours:
| Who? | Contact |
| The Together Crisis Team | 01392 388266 |
| Samaritans | 08457 909 090 |
| Accident and Emergency Minor Injuries, Walk in Centres Devon | http//www.devonservices.org.uk |
| Accident and Emergency (Torbay Hospital) | 01803 614567 |
| Accident and Emergency (Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital) | 01392 411611 |
| Accident and Emergency (North Devon District Hospital) | 01271 322577 |
| Exeter University Student Health Care | 01392 676606 |
| NHS Direct | 111 |
| Talk to Frank | www.talktofrank.com – text support 82111 – phone 0300 123 660 |
Digital support to see you through the festive season
Breaking Free Online is an evidenced based digital support tool that can be really useful when you can’t access your usual support, like over the Christmas and New Year period. It can help with drinking and drug taking, and is used routinely by many of our service users to keep them on track with their recovery. It can for instance help you know what to say and how to handle tricky and potentially risky scenarios, like meeting friends socially by helping you to formulate a forward plan. Get your online code for free access to Breaking Free Online by calling 0800 233 5444
