Emergencies

In the case of a serious injury or illness, the Accident and Emergency Department of Northampton General Hospital is open 24 hours a day. Telephone 01604 634700 or Nenedoc, the Northamptonshire GP out of hours service on 0333 666 4664.

If you require advice you can telephone NHS Direct on 0845 4647 which is a 24-hour helpline. If you are registered with the surgery at Park Campus and it is closed and you need a doctor urgently, telephone the main surgery in Moulton on 01604 790108.

Also, useful information can be obtained from the website of the former Befrienders Worldwide (now maintained by the Samaritans).

Keeping healthy - have you had your meningitis immunisation?

Most students should already have been immunised, but if you have not, please see your doctor quickly for this. The immunisation will protect you against meningitis C (more common in the student age range) but you should still be alert for symptoms of other strains of meningitis - watch out for your new friends too! Look for severe headache, stiff neck, vomiting, back or joint pain, severe dislike of light, a rash which doesn't fade under pressure.