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This page contains the latest news from your surgery.
It will be one of the most frequently updated pages on the site and we hope
you will visit here regularly to keep up to date with what is going
on. We will also be publishing a "printer friendly" version of this page
for distribution at the surgery. Download the latest issue here. As webmaster for the site, Dr Azfar edits this page from
material supplied by the staff. Any views expressed are his own and not necessarily those
of the practice as a whole. Comings and Goings
Dr Charmarie Mullegama begins maternity leave in early March. We are grateful
to the PCT for help with funding locum cover during her absence from the
practice.District nurse Barbara Blythe is on long term sick leave and we wish her a good recovery. NHS Summary Care Records
The NHS is introducing an improved way of storing and managing important
medical information electronically, called Summary Care Records.We are taking part in this scheme which means that, in the future, and with your consent, key information from your GP record will start to become available electronically to NHS staff treating you out of hours or in an emergency. Summary Care Records will contain key information about your health: details of your allergies, your current prescriptions and whether you have had any bad reactions to medicines. All registered patients over the age of 16 receive a letter, information leaflet and an opt- out form through the post which gives you more information. If you would like to have a Summary Care Record you don’t need to do anything.If you do not want to have a Summary Care Record, you can opt out by filling in the opt- out form included in your information pack. You can either post it back to the freepost address on the back of the form or bring it into the surgery. We are aware some of you have already informed us of your choices. If you have any questions
about Summary Care Records please contact the NHS Heywood, Middleton and
Rochdale Patient Advice and Liaison Service (PALS) on Freephone 0800 328
3166 (Monday - Friday, 9am - 3pm) or email pals@hmr.nhs.uk Alternatively
you can contact the national SCR information line on 0300 123 3020.
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Access to Your Surgery
Due to low deprivation levels attracting less funding, this practice has
2300 patients per GP, (UK average 1800) so obviously our patients find difficulty
getting appointments. We regularly check levels of demand for prebookable
and same-day appointments and adjust our appointment system accordingly.Please note the latest information below: Telephone numbers: 01706 344125 for reception 8.30am-12.45pm & 13.45pm-17.30pm. 01706 515578 for repeat prescriptions 9.30-12am & 3-5pm ONLY. These can also be ordered in person, via the mailboxes outside and on reception, over the internet or by fax on 01706 526882. The appointment system works as follows: On Mondays and Fridays we have heavy demand for patients to be seen either before or after the weekend, so almost all appointments are bookable on the day only. 4 internet appointments per surgery are available 24 hours in advance. On Mondays, one doctor does a late evening surgery 4.30-7pm. The building will be closed and staff will explain the arrangements to get in at the time of booking your appointment. On Tuesdays to Thursdays, we operate a mixed system of appointments available on the day, and bookable up to 4 weeks ahead, with 4 internet appointmants per surgery available up to 7 days in advance. On Mondays and Wednesdays, one doctor has a morning session of short on the day appointments, for one problem only. On Thursdays one doctor does a late evening surgery using the same arrangements as for Mondays. On Saturday mornings one doctor does a surgery which is bookable in advance only, using the same arrangements as above. Please note that home visits are a very inefficient use of medical time and we are trying to reduce them. Freedom of Information Act
Details of our compliance with this are now available on our website. Doctors and Staff Training
Surgery closed afternoons 9th Feb, 8th March and 12th April. |
