Health care for the armed services
Hospital medical care for service personnel is provided by the NHS and we want to ensure that past and present members of services get the care that they deserve. If you have ever served in the forces please let the practice know and we will mark your records accordingly so that you can get appropriate treatment. If you have a health problem that might be related to your service please let the doctor or nurse know.
There is further information available about this on the NHS website on this link .
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Summary Care Record
The practice went live on the NHS Summary Care Record service
on 13 March. Details of your medication and allergies will be made available so that other health care staff can access them, with your permission, if you require emergency treatment elsewhere. We believe this is in your best interest but you have the right to opt out of this if you do not want your information to be made available. We already have a list of some patients who have told us this but you are always able to change your mind. Just tell us.
Further information is available. If you do want to opt out, use this form |
Patient Participation Group
Our
Patient
Participation Group page has been updated to reflect the
meeting on 27 February, discussion of the Local Practice Survey
and the production of our first
Patient Participation Report. |
Practice Survey 2012
The practice conducted a local postal survey in
January 2012. Full details, including discussion of the
survey by the Patient Group, are on our Patient
Participation Group page. You can, however, quickly access
the survey
here. |
NHS health checks
The surgery is taking part in the NHS health checks programme. This is a national initiative to find those who might be at risk of conditions like heart attack or stroke in the future, look at their risk in more detail by checking lifestyle factors, blood pressure and cholesterol and offer advice and treatment if necessary to try to prevent this happening.
This year's programme focuses on the 40-74 age group. Please come for a check if invited. |
Text reminders at Newburn Surgery
Since May we have been sending text reminder messages to patients who have an appointment at the surgery with a doctor or nurse. The reminder
is sent two working days before the appointment time and is
popular and helps us to avoid wasting valuable appointment
slots. If you are happy for us to send you text messages
please let us have your correct mobile telephone number. |
