The College Nurse and her Surgery
The College Nurse, Mrs Lucy Turnell, is an experienced Registered General Nurse and Specialist Community Public Health Nurse. She is able to advise and support with chronic disease management, mental health conditions, minor illness and injury and making healthy lifestyle choices. As a member of the College welfare team, Lucy is happy to support you with broader welfare issues, should these arise.
Location:
Lucy is primarily situated in the Christopher Dobson Building on level 2 but has a treatment room in B6.
Booking an appointment/ contact details:
Lucy works fulltime, throughout the year. Her normal hours are Monday – Friday, 9 am to 5pm. However, she has some flexibility, so if you need a later or earlier appointment, please discuss this with Lucy.
To make an appointment, please contact Lucy via email: nurse@sel.cam.ac.uk
If you need to see Lucy urgently, please contact the porters who will be able to phone her.
Out of hours support:
- All Porters are First Aid Qualified and are available 24/7
In the case of Physical Illness or Injury
- visit the NHS website https://www.nhs.uk/ for self-help advice
- visit NHS 111 https://111.nhs.uk/ or call 111 for advice and guidance from a health care practitioner
- Pharmacists can advise on minor illness and injury. Local pharmacies and their opening hours can be found here: https://www.nhs.uk/service-search/pharmacy/find-a-pharmacy
- In an emergency, contact 999 or attend Addenbrooke's Hospital Emergency Department, Hills Road, CB2 0QQ.
Please always inform the Porters if an ambulance is called or if someone is accompanied to the hospital without an ambulance being called.
Mental Health Support
- call NHS 111 and select option 2
- Samaritans 116 123
- Nightline 01223 744444 (term time only, 7pm - 7am)
- Lifeline 0808 808 2121 (11am -11pm every day)
- Shout (text service) 85258
Cambridge University Student Support
The following services are delivered by the University of Cambridge Student Support:
- The University Counselling Service
- The Accessibility and Disability Resource Centre
- The Postgraduate Wellbeing Service
- The Harassment and Violence Support Service
- The Mental Health Advice Service
For further information on all of these services, including referral options, please visit the University of Cambridge Student Support website here: https://www.studentsupport.cam.ac.uk/
If you experience a medical emergency which requires you get to Addenbrooke's but does not justify the calling of an ambulance, the JCR/MCR will, within certain limitations, pay your taxi fare to and from the hospital. This does not apply in the case of pre-arranged appointments, or if there is other suitable transport available. (NB: The 'Universal' bus service, partly funded by the University, which runs to Addenbrooke's Hospital Bus Station, via Grange and West Roads, only costs £1 if you show your University Card.) If you wish to make a claim, you should obtain a signed receipt from the taxi driver that gives the date and time of travel and the destination and starting place. Then write your own name on the receipt and place it in the JCR Treasurer's pigeonhole.