Government Emergency Alert
You may wish to share this message with patients and staff regarding the government alert which is due to take place on Sunday 23rd April 2023.
Please share this to help keep others safe.
The alert will say:
“This is a test of Emergency Alerts, a new UK government service that will warn you if there’s a life-threatening emergency nearby.
In an actual emergency, follow the instructions in the alert to keep yourself and others safe.
Visit gov.uk/alerts for more information.
This is a test. You do not need to take any action.”
Mobile phone masts in the surrounding area will broadcast an alert. Every compatible mobile phone or tablet in range of a mast will receive the alert.
Your mobile phone or tablet does not have to be connected to mobile data or Wi-Fi to get alerts.
You can opt out of emergency alerts, but the government advises you should keep them switched on for your own safety.
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TARGET training day Thursday 30th March 2023 (Closed from 1pm)
Arranged by the Hampshire, Southampton and Isle of Wight health Authority for Local GP Surgeries
TARGET is a scheme that brings our city’s Primary Care workforce together to learn new skills, hear about new treatments and share good practice.
It means that your surgery will need to close to facilitate this training but we will ensure that medical care will be available when you need it.
The surgery will therefore be closed on the following afternoon from 1pm
but the Out of Hours service (which can be accessed by calling 111) will cover:
Thursday 30th March 2023
TARGET stands for Time for Audit Research Governance Education and Training and all of these things are important in ensuring that surgery staff can do their jobs as effectively as possible.
Boiler issues (15/11/2022)
The Boiler has had some trouble this week. The gas engineer has already inspected and has advised that works needs to be carried out. This would mean there will be minimal heating and no hot water in the premises. We are hopeful for thisthis work to be completed in a week. Apologies in advance for the inconvenience.
We have had some inquiries about repeat prescriptions:
Some of your repeat prescriptions are changing over “Repeat Dispensing”.
Essentially all that means is, six months worth of prescription will be issued to the pharmacy for you to be able to collect every month. However, there may be some variation to this, depending on individual circumstances. During this process we are also trying to synchronize the prescriptions to reduce your number of visits to the pharmacy. We hope this would be helpful.
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Pinehill Surgery would be closed for the afternoon from 2pm on the 20th October 2022 for Staff Training.
Patient safety is of the highest importance to us and during these difficult times our staff have to adopt to new ways of working and gain new skills. It is vital that our staff are trained to high standards so we can continue to offer high levels of care.
If you have an urgent medical problem whilst we are closed please call 111.
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We are closed on the Monday 19th September for Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II's State Funeral as it has been declared a Bank Holiday: If you require medical assistance on this day, please visit NHS 111 online, call NHS 111 or in the event of an emergency, call 999.
APRIL NEWS We have an exciting opportunity coming up to increase our nursing team, we have the position of a Health Care assistant come up within the practice. If you are interested in finding out more please email: Claire.hunt17@nhs.net
March News!!
We are excited to announce that, thanks to some successful grant applications we have been able to secure some exciting new equipment for the surgery and our patients!
In the forthcoming few weeks we are to receive the following new equipment- a new automated BP machine, A FeNo machine - this machine is used to calculate the inflammation in your airways - it is a brilliant tool in the diagnosis and management of Asthma and last but not least we are excited to be getting a Surgery POD- this innovative piece of equipment will take pride of place in our reception area, and will enable patients to walk in and have such measurements as a BP and weight taken via the self service 'pod'.
Our new improved CQC rating is in! .
We are very proud to announce that our CQC rating has improved and although we know we still have improvements to make we are extremely happy that the hard work we have been putting in is paying off.
We recognise that recent months have been challenging, and we have been striving hard to address the difficulties we have faced, but we are now in a much better place and will be able to reflect this in the care we provide. We are continuing to work with the CQC and will continue to work hard to improve .
We hope that our patients are reassured that our absolute focus remains on their care, and we will continue to work with the CCG to identify what further actions may be required, and what further steps we may need to take in the interests of patients and staff.
Should you wish to read the full September 2020 CQC report please copy and paste the link below.
Register your Type 1 Opt-out preference
The data held in your GP medical records is shared with other healthcare professionals for the purposes of your individual care. It is also shared with other organisations to support health and care planning and research.
If you do not want your personally identifiable patient data to be shared outside of your GP practice for purposes except your own care, you can register an opt-out with your GP practice. This is known as a Type 1 Opt-out.
If you wish to register a Type 1 Opt-out with your GP practice before data sharing starts with NHS Digital, please follow the link below
https://your-data-matters.service.nhs.uk/
Alternitively selet the link belo, complete the form and return it to us to be processed.
Opt-out
and completing the form. . If you have previously registered a Type 1 Opt-out and you would like to withdraw this, you can also use the form to do this. You can send the form by post to Cuckfield Medical Practice, Glebe Rd, Cuckfield, RH17 5BQ or by email to the practice cuckfield.reception@nhs.net or call 0300 3035678 for a form to be sent out to you. Please DO NOT call the practice for a form.
Download the Patient.co.uk app
Patient UK or Patient.co.uk is an online resource providing information on health, lifestyle, disease and other medical related topics. The website's aim is to provide members of the public with up-to-date information on health related topics in the form of comprehensive leaflets which can be read online or printed. Leaflets are compiled by qualified medical practitioners with several years of experience in the medical profession. To download the Patient.co.uk app pls click here
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NOW LIVE - Web GP - a new way to contact your doctor for advice.
See Home page for link
Support your local Surgery - have your flu jab HERE
Please go to Vaccinations Information for more details
New Extended Access service available in our area - appointments until 8 pm weekdays and 8-4 on Saturdays at weekends.
Go to Extended Access under Further Information for more detail