The practice will close on Friday 25th August, 2017 at 6:30pm and re-open on Tuesday 29th August 2017 at 8:00am. If you know you will run out of medication during this period please request your repeat medication no later than Wednesday 23rd August, 2017.
Vaccinations
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Pertussis
The Joint Committee on Vaccine and Immunisation (JCVI) has recommended that the maternal pertussis (whooping cough) vaccination programme continue.
Whooping cough cases in babies born to vaccinated mothers has reduced by over 90%. No safety issues have been found in the vaccination of thousands of pregnant women. (PHE 2014)
If you are 16 – 38 weeks pregnant, have not yet received the pertussis (whooping cough) vaccination and would like to get vaccinated please contact our reception team on 01609 772105 to arrange your booking.
Shingles
Shingles vaccination will be available for all eligible patients who have a DoB in the range of:
1) 2nd September 1942 – 1st September 1947 (Routine)
Patients must be at least 70 years old and born within the above period, at the time of vaccination to be eligible for this programme;
2) 2nd September 1936 – 1st September 1938 (Catchup)
Patients must be born with the above period and not have turned 80 years old at time of vaccination to be eligible for this programme.
For further information regarding the shingles vaccination please click here.
Weight Management Service
Did you know that you are now able to self refer into the north yorkshire county council weight management service.
Follow this link to find out more, https://www.northyorks.gov.uk/check-yourself.
Cessation of Cryotherapy Services in Surgery
We would like all patients to be aware that, due to restrictions in the NHS funding of certain procedures, from 31st July 2017, Mayford House Surgery will no longer be able to provide cryotherapy.
If you previously received cryotherapy from the surgery, there are some other treatments available. These are detailed below.
Warts & Verrucas
Warts and verrucas will often resolve by themselves with no treatment after a period of time. Treatment of warts and verrucas with cryotherapy has been shown to be no more effective than treatment with over the counter preparations. It is recommended that you speak to your local pharmacist if you are keen to explore the available treatment options.
Actinic Keratosis, Solar Keratosis, “Sun Damage”
As cryotherapy is no longer available, please speak to your GP about further treatment options. These include the application of prescription medication (creams) which should help remove the lesions which you used to have treated with cryotherapy. If you ever notice any change in the appearance of your solar keratosis, please speak to your GP for further advice.
More information on these conditions is available below:
Warts & Verrucas: https://patient.info/health/warts-and-verrucas-leaflet
Actinic/Solar Keratosis: https://patient.info/health/actinic-keratosis-leaflet
June NHS Friends and Family Test Results
The June NHS Friends and Family Test results are now available to view by scrolling over ‘NHS Friends and Family Test Information‘ and clicking on ‘NHS Friends and Family Test Results‘.
If you would like to leave any feedback on the surgery, please scroll over ‘NHS Friends and Family Test Information‘ and clicking on ‘NHS Friends and Family Test‘.
Are you a Carer?
If you are a carer and require any help or advice, you can contact Hambleton and Richmondshire Carers Centre on 01609 780872, or go to their website at http://hrcarers.org.uk/.
If you would like to have a carer’s health check, please contact our reception team on 01609 772105 who can book an appointment for you.
Mobile Phone Text (SMS) Appointment/Recall Reminders
We are pleased to announce that we have recently implemented the use of SMS messaging for appointments and recalls, if you would like further information regarding this please navigate to;
‘How Do I…‘ -> ‘Opt In/Out of Receiving Mobile Phone Text (SMS) Messages‘
Fit Note Information
Fit Notes
If you are employed and have been, or are likely to be, off work for four weeks or more, you can be referred by your GP to the Fit for Work referral service, which is rolling out across England and Wales over the coming months. For more information please click ‘Fit for Work‘ under ‘How do I‘
Extraction of Anonymous Fit Note Data by the DWP
The practice has recently received information from the Department for Work and Pensions regarding the extraction of fit note data held on GP practice systems.
The information being requested by the DWP will NOT contain any patient identifiable information (name, dob, address, NHS number etc).
For further information regarding the extraction of fit note data please click here
Electronic Prescription Service – EPS
From 30th June 2015, Mayford House Surgery will be able to offer patients the opportunity to freely nominate pharmacies across England to send their repeat prescriptions to within 30 minutes. For more information please navigate to ‘Electronic Prescription Service‘ under ‘Information‘.
Patients Named GP
The Practice has allocated all patients at the practice with a Named Accountable GP.
“The named accountable GP will take lead responsibility for the coordination of all services required under the contract and ensure they are delivered to each of their patients where required (based on the clinical judgment of the named accountable GP).”
(Sourced from the GMS Contract Guidance)
If you want to know who your Named Accountable GP is please contact the surgery on 01609 772105 and ask one of the reception team.
If you wish to change your Named Accountable GP please contact the practice on the number above and submit your request to one of the reception team, who will do their utmost to fulfill your request.
Patient Information Questionnaire
Please help us keep the information held in your medical record up-to-date by completing a ‘Patient Information Questionnaire‘ under ‘Printable Forms for Patients‘ and returning it to the surgery. Thank you.