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In 2024 NHS Kent and Medway spent over £700,000 on medications for hay fever

Antihistimines and hay fever relief products are available to purchase at supermarkets, convenience stores and local pharmacies. They do not require a prescription and the practice will not issue hay fever medication on prescription.

Spring 2025  Covid vaccine eligibility

People aged 75 years and older, residents in care homes for older people, and those aged 6 months and over with a weakened immune system will be offered a dose of COVID-19 vaccine this spring.

COVID-19 is more serious in older people and in people with certain underlying health conditions. For these reasons, people aged 75 years and over, those in care homes, and those aged 6 months and over with a weakened immune system are being offered a spring dose of COVID-19 vaccine.

Timing of the spring vaccine

You should be offered an appointment between April and June, with those at highest risk being called in first. You will be invited to have your booster around 6 months after your last dose, but you can have it as soon as 3 months.

If you are turning 75 years of age between April and June, you do not have to wait until your birthday, you can attend when you are called for vaccination.

You will be invited for your booster and you can book using the NHS app for Apple or Android. You can also find your nearest walk-in vaccination site from the NHS website.

For housebound patients aged 75 and over the surgery will arrange for your vaccination at home.

NHS vaccinations and when to have them 

Vaccines are the most effective way to prevent many infectious diseases and it is important that vaccines are given on time for the best protection but if you or your child has missed a vaccination then please contact the surgery to make a catch up appointment.

A full list of current NHS vaccinations for all ages is in the NHS vaccination section of the website.

Further information is available on the nhs.uk website by clicking on the link below:

Why vaccination is important and the safest way to protect yourself - NHS

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Practice Management

The management team is involved in managing all of the business aspects of the practice such as making sure that the right systems are in place to provide a high quality of patient care, human resources, finance, patient safety, premises and equipment and information technology. The team supports the GPs and other medical professionals with delivering patient services and also helps to develop extended services to enhance patient care.

Nicola Reeves - Practice Manager (f)

Nicola Reeves is a qualified Practice Manager and she has worked as a Practice Manager in the Swale area for over 20 years.

Nicola is responsible for the day-to-day running of the practice and she makes sure the practice complies with all the legal requirements of the surgery, for example, the CQC, by ensuring the correct policies and protocols are in place for the safety and wellbeing of the patients of the practice as well as for the staff. Nicola is also the Complaints Lead for the practice.

Nicola is also trained as a Mental Health First Aider.

Jodie Kemp - QOF and Quality Manager (f)

Jodie is responsible for the QOF - Quality and Outcomes Framework as well as the Quality and Safety protocols of the practice.


She ensures all the processes are in place for patient safety as well as supporting Nicola, the Practice Manager to ensure the practice is compliant with the CQC - Care Quality Commission requirements.


Jodie also supports the Clinicians with prescribing protocols for to ensure patient safety and quality.

Administration

Dani (f)
Tracey (f)

Reception

Receptionists provide an important link for patients with the practice and they are your initial contact point for general enquiries.


They can provide basic information on services and results and direct you to the right person depending on your health issue or query.


They also perform other important tasks such as issuing repeat prescriptions and dealing with prescription enquiries.

Louise - Reception Manager (f)
Kath - Reception Supervisor (f)
Juliet (f)
Sharon (f)
Talitha (f)
Tracey (f)

Secretaries

Jennie Childs (f)
 
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