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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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Travel Information

Please note from November 1st 2022 our private travel vaccines have increased. Please see new travel form for the new prices.

If you are planning to travel here are a list of things you need to do:

  • Print out and read the Fit For Travel information for every country and destination you are planning to visit see  www.fitfortravel.nhs.uk
  • Download this form - Travel Form Nov2022- complete one form per traveller and submit them to the surgery AT LEAST 8 WEEKS BEFORE YOU TRAVEL
  • When you return the form we will arrange a telephone appointment in our Travel Clinic.
  • A face to face appointment will be booked after your telephone consultation if any vaccinations are required.
    Please telephone the surgery to make an appointment.
  • If you are travelling at short notice (or leave things to the last minute!) it is unlikely that we will be able to assess the risks of your personal travel itinerary and provide you with the necessary advice or vaccines.
  • Alternatively you can arrange a private appointment with either MASTA (0330 100 4200) or BOOTS (0345 301 4219) or look on line for other local clinics. 

 

Europe Europe & RussiaNorth America North America
Central America Central Americaindia South America
egypt Carribeanlithuania Africa
bulgaria Middle Eastpoland Central Asia
china East Asiachina Australasia and Pacific

 

Some travel vaccines are not available on the NHS. These incur a charge.

Some anti-malarial tablets are available for you to purchase from a pharmacy.

Please note: the surgery does not provide prescriptions for anti-malarials, either HNS or Private, including for those under 18. If you require this service please contact a local travel clinic – details above.

 
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