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South East Fermanagh Foundation (SEFF)

Address/Town: 
Fermanagh
Pharmacy Partner: 
Lisbellaw Pharmacy
Community Organisations Worked With: 
Cruse Bereavement
Project Description: 
A Level 1 project with a group of over 60s to reduce loneliness and isolation

 

SEFF provides a comprehensive range of services to its membership including a befriending service, welfare/benefits advice, complementary therapies and educational programmes.

For their Level 1 BCPP project they partnered with Pharmacist Corrinna Collum from Lisbellaw Pharmacy and worked with their over 60's group, The FACT Project.

The FACT project aims to reduce loneliness and isolation in people over 60 by providing a wide range of activities to provide social outlets, education, exercise and health support interventions.

Their BCPP project was based in the rural village of Lisbellaw, Co Fermanagh. Their pharmacy plays a pivotal role to residents' health and wellbeing as there is no doctor’s surgery within the village. The nearest doctor’s surgery is in Enniskillen which is over 5 miles from the village.

Session topics included: 'Minding your Medication', 'Good Sleep', 'Herbal Alternatives', 'Looking after yourself using Minor Ailments' and 'You are What You Eat'.

Many older people become especially lonely after a death of a close relative, friend or pet and often are afraid to seek help. Partnering with Cruse Bereavement for one of the sessions brought the subject right to their door and ensured they understood that there is help available to cope with loss. During this session the group made memory salt jars.

Jennifer Ferguson, FACT Project Officer said, “Our group really enjoyed being together and sharing their life experiences in this informal setup. They told us how much they have benefitted from the varied topics that were explored in a clear and transparent way. The relationship between the Pharmacist and FACT has been strengthened and allows us to signpost our members if they have issues in respect to their health and well-being.”

Area: 
Western Trust
Level: 
Level 1 - Starter