Staff training Wednesday 26 August 1.00pm - 2.00pm

The surgery will be closed between 1pm and 2pm on Wednesday 26th August 2015 for staff training.  We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause.

If you need medical assistance when we are closed you can:

• phone the  NHS 111 service for medical advice by dialling 111.
• pop in to your local pharmacy for advice and over the counter medication.
• If your problem is urgent phone the NHS 111 service by dialling 111. To avoid putting undue pressure on this service, please only phone  if your problem cannot wait until we reopen.
• phone 999 immediately in the event of a life threatening, medical emergency.

New Teenage Meniingitis vaccine (ACWY) update

* PLEASE KEEP AN EYE ON THIS BLOG FOR UPDATES REGARDING CLINIC DATES*

A single dose of Meningitis ACWY will be replacing Meningitis C in 13 - 25 year olds.

From August 2015 (as supplies become available) we will be offering Meningitis ACWY to all FIRST TIME (freshers) university entrants under the age of 25 and to all year 13 students from the 2014 - 2015 academic year.

Please note :- If you are under 25 and have received the Meningitis ACWY vaccine in the past 10 years, there is no need to re-vaccinate.

From September 2015 the 13 - 15 year olds (generally year 10 locally), will receive Meningitis ACWY at school as part of the routine vaccination programme.

Those students starting years 11, 12 and 13 in the 2015 - 2016 academic year will be called as part of the catch -up campaign.


*PLEASE KEEP AN EYE ON THIS BLOG FOR UPDATES REGARDING CLINIC DATES*

Scam?

Cold Calling Incident – have you been contacted?

This week NHS England SW has received two reports from two GP surgeries in the North and East of Cornwall regarding a company who had cold-called one of their patients, seemingly with the patient’s medical history. (In the first incident the company allegedly claimed they had obtained this information from the patient’s GP Surgery).

The company are trying to sell electronic beds and chairs and pressurise the customer into agreeing to a sales appointment.

This incident is similar to one reported in the Exeter area in March, but at that time it targeted patients with arthritis.

If you experience such an incident, please do the following:

·         Write down as much information about the call as you can.

·         inform us immediately and tell us what happened via our email address coleridgemedicalcentre@nhs.net (attention Practice Manager)

·         Inform the police

We will inform and share information given to us with NHS England.

Age Concern will be here on Wednesday 12th August 2015 from 0930 until 1200 noon

No childhood vaccination clinic on Monday 3rd August 2015

Please note that due to unforeseen circumstances the childhood vaccination clinic on Monday 3rd August 2015 is cancelled.  The next available clinic will be on Thursday 6th August.

We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause.

Order your repeat prescription in time for the August bank holiday

The bank holiday is approaching.  Please order your repeat medication in plenty of time.

Please plan ahead to avoid being left without vital medication over the August bank holiday.

We are anticipating a busy time in the run up to the bank holiday, so if you need a routine repeat prescription or need to see your GP to get a prescription, please make your arrangements well in advance.

Our last working day will be Friday 28th August 2015.  We will open again on Tuesday
1st September 2015.


You can book appointments and order repeat medication on line.  Please see our website for further information or ask at our reception desk.

Ear Syringing Update

Due to the shortage of nursing time with sickness and retirement some non essential nursing procedures have had to be suspended for the time being. Ear syringing is one of the services we hope to resume later in the year.

In the meantime the message from Philly Evans, Nurse Practitioner is:-

Please continue to oil your ears with olive oil and the wax may soften and come out on its own. You can also get sodium bicarbonate ear drops which are astringent and can make the ear sore but break the wax up to allow it to  come out naturally.

Please telephone us is only if you have earache or Audiology/RDE have asked you to get your ears syringed.  We have created a waiting list and patients will be contacted once our staffing levels are back to normal.  

Please note that NHS Walk In Centres will only syringe audiology appointment  waiting list patients

Staff training on Tuesday 21 July 2015 1.00pm - 2.00pm

The surgery will be closed between 1pm and 2pm on Tuesday 21 July 2015 for staff training.  We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause.

If you need medical assistance when we are closed you can:

• phone the  NHS 111 service for medical advice by dialling 111.
• pop in to your local pharmacy for advice and over the counter medication.
• If your problem is urgent phone the NHS 111 service by dialling 111. To avoid putting undue pressure on this service, please only phone  if your problem cannot wait until we reopen.
• phone 999 immediately in the event of a life threatening, medical emergency.

CQC Inspection Report

Our CQC inspection report is now available.  Go to our Care Quality Commission section to read it

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