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PATIENT PARTICIPATION GROUP - WE URGENTLY NEED YOUR HELP - SEE THE NEW ROAD PATIENT PARTICIPATION GROUP SECTION FOR DETAILS.......

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If you are asked to attend the surgery for a face to face appointment you will be required to wear a face covering - exceptions do apply. see here.

Please click here for Government advice regarding suitable face coverings.

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IMPORTANT ADVICE ABOUT CORONAVIRUS

The UK has now moved to the containment phase to the delay phase on managing COVID 19 pandemic. If you think you have been exposed to Coronavirus please contact NHS111. DO NOT ATTEND New Road Surgery unless instructed to do so by a doctor or nurse at the Surgery. Thank you.

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Text messages:

There may be occasions where it would be mutually convenient for us to contact you by text message. Please contact us to let us know if you would prefer this method of communication, and ensure we have your correct mobile number.

 

Urgent Prescription Requests

 

We will be changing the way we process on the day/urgent prescription requests from 31st August 2020.

 

We are often asked to raise these urgently, often at very short notice, due to patients failing to order in advance. This impacts greatly on our workload because each repeat prescription request has to be checked personally by us to ensure it is safe to issue. If you ask us to do a repeat prescription on the same day it means that it has to be handled separately from the normal requests, and this means we have to take time out of our schedule to check it. Doing it this way increases the chances of a mistake being made and also can also lead to appointments times running late. Asking us to do a prescription on the same day is, in effect, jumping the queue. You may think ‘but it’s just one prescription’, but we have over 13,000 patients and can have many requests per day.

 

At the time of writing, we are seeing an increasing number of “same day requests.” We feel this is not safe and so have changed our rules regarding medication requests.

 

From the 31st August, all requests for repeat prescriptions will be subject to our “2 working days” turnaround, to ensure safety and fairness. It is your responsibility to ensure you order your repeat prescription in plenty of time.

 

Many medications can safely be missed for a few days if you do run out.

There are, of course, a few medications that must not be missed (such as Insulin and anti-epileptic drugs), and if you run out of one of these, then please explain this to our staff when you ring. We will issue such prescriptions as a one-off on the day in the first instance, but you will be asked to ensure you do not run out again and will be directed to this message on our website.

 

Please respect our staff if they explain this new process to you – they are working under instruction from the doctors and we are all doing our best to ensure safety of all our patients.

 

Thank you for your understanding.

 

The Doctors

Travelling to Europe in 2020?

There have been a significant outbreak of MEASLES number of European Countries. All travellers who have not previously had 2 doses of a measles containing vaccine (e.g. the MMR) should consider being vaccinated before travel. For further information see Measles: (http://www.travax.nhs.uk/diseases/vaccine-preventable/measles-mumps-rubella.aspx). If in doubt submit a Travel Form and arrange a telephone consultation in our Travel Clinic.


Don't forget to leave enough time to order your repeat prescriptions before your holidays and MOST IMPORTANTLY, take your medications on holiday with you!

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 YOUR APPOINTMENT -

KEEP IT, CANCEL IT, BUT PLEASE DON'T WASTE IT!!!

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Out of Hours

If you need a doctor out of normal working hours, ring 111.


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NEW WEBSITE COMING SOON!

We are currently working on our new website which we hope you will all find much more user friendly and easier to navigate. 


_Extended AccessFrom Monday 3rd October, changes are being made to our appointments and we will be offering a wider service to suit our patients' needs.

We will be offering an enhanced access service which are appointments outside our of main surgery hours and will be a mixture of face to face and telephone consultations based on the patient needs. Appointments may be with doctors, nurses or healthcare assistants. 

We will be working collaboratively as a wider PCN (Primary Care Network) to provide this enhanced access and we will be offering routine services to our patients outside of our normal practice opening hours. These appointments may be include smear tests, blood tests, NHS Health Checks, Chronic Disease Reviews and lifestyle advice.

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Annual Flu and Autumn Covid Vaccination Update:

We are currently planning 4 Saturday clinics as well as many week day clinics. We are contacting patients by text or letter from this week, in order of eligibility. The weekday clinics are being planned so patients can book themselves online, and the Saturday clinics will run as the flu clinics used to pre-Covid e.g. patients will be given time slots according to surname.
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We understand the Covid vaccine we are being given is the Moderna.
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Please be aware our reception team are unable to deal with vaccination queries or take bookings at present. We have around 7000 eligible patients requiring both flu and Covid vaccinations, so we need to ensure this is well co-ordinated to meet eligibility criteria and also not lead to 1000's more calls coming in to our reception team.
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This years NHS campaign is to give flu and Covid at the same time. When you book an appointment we will assume you intend to have both vaccinations. However, if you wish to decline either of the vaccinations, you do not need to tell us in advance. You can either tell a member of staff on duty on Saturday clinics who can direct you to the single vaccinating clinicians, or just tell the clinician once in their room if there is no member of staff on the door (e.g. weekday clinics will be not be manned by reception, signage will be in place instead).
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This years NHS campaign is to give flu and Covid at the same time. When you book an appointment we will assume you intend to have both vaccinations. However, if you wish to decline either of the vaccinations, you do not need to tell us in advance. You can either tell a member of staff on duty on Saturday clinics who can direct you to the single vaccinating clinicians, or just tell the clinician once in their room if there is no member of staff on the door (e.g. weekday clinics will not be manned by reception, signage will be in place instead)
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Recording a vaccine received elsewhere on my GP records and NHS app 

We have received a high number of requests to enter details of a COVID vaccine onto our patients’ GP records and the NHS app.  We appreciate that this is a confusing situation.  Unfortunately, there is some conflicting information about this both in the media and within other parts of the NHS.  Currently, it is not possible for us to record details of COVID vaccines in such a way that it will appear on the NHS app.  The vaccine information which appears on the NHS App is taken the IT systems used in the vaccine centres around the country, not a patient’s GP records.   

Vaccines received in the UK 

If you have had a vaccine in the UK, but it is not showing on the NHS App, it’s likely that there has been some kind of problem at the vaccine clinic.  Either it was not entered correctly onto the IT system, or the IT system has failed to upload it onto the NHS App.  If you are in this situation, please contact the centre where you received your COVID vaccine and give them your full name, date of birth, NHS number and any details you have of your vaccine (a photo of the vaccine card would be helpful. 

Vaccines received outside the UK 

Your GP surgery cannot update the NHS app with details of vaccines administered overseas. The following link provides details of the necessary steps.

https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/coronavirus-vaccination/tell-nhs-about-coronavirus-vaccinations-abroad/

For further details please call NHS 119

 

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We have noticed increasing numbers of patients emailing the surgery via the surgery admin email address, or also writing in, detailing medical issues or requesting an appointment because the phone lines are busy. We understand it can be frustrating when the lines are very busy, but we are unable to deal with requests by letter/email and will require patients to call the surgery as usual.

Alternatively we have an ‘online consult’ 'contact us online' option, located on the home page of our website, where you can contact us online in regards to non-urgent medical issues during normal surgery hours. We are also introducing a dedicated email address for repeat prescription requests shortly, which we will update patients about once in place.

Thank you.

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OPENING HOURS

Monday to Friday 08.00am - 13.00pm/14.00pm - 18.30pm.

New Road will be participating with the other 9 surgeries in our local PCN to offer extended hours/access from 1st October 2022.

We will be providing late extended hours Mondays and Thursdays here at New Road (18.30 - 20.00) every week.

Saturdays (09.00-17.00) will be shared among all PCN practices. If patients are offered appointments to any of the Saturday clinics, they will be seen at BHI Parkside. Please note parking charges apply at BHI Parkside.

 Main appointment booking line opens at 08.30am. 


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You can contact us about a medical, administrative or prescription issue by clicking HERE. This is only available during normal surgery hours.

Answer a few short questions and we will get back to you within 2 working days.  Our preferred method to manage these queries will be via text message - please ensure you leave your mobile number on the form and let us know your preferred contact method. Please do not use this online form for urgent or emergency requests. The submitted forms will only be read during office hours. The forms will not be read on the weekends (Saturdays and Sundays) or on bank holidays. They will not be read Monday-Friday between the hours of 1800 - 0900. Please contact 111 during out of hours or 999 if this is an emergency.

MUSCULOSKELETAL PROBLEMS? - REFER YOURSELF DIRECTLY TO THE MSK PHYSIO SERVICE. NO NEED TO CONTACT THE SURGERY OR SPEAK TO A CLINICIAN

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If you need a physio call 07436 797 891. A new assessment service from the NHS in Bromsgrove. No need to speak to your GP.

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