Noticeboard

New Appointment System

Great news! From the 2nd October 2010 we will be offering extended hours here at the surgery.

From the 4th October we will be changing our procedure for booking urgent appointments.

Please click on the link below - 'New Appointment System' for information on both.

 

Carer's Coffee Morning

Derbyshire Carer's Association are holding a coffee morning here at the Practice on Tuesday 14th September 1030am til 1200pm. Please feel free to come along.

Staff Training

Please note that this surgery will be closed from 1330pm on Wednesday 8th September 2010.

Dr Jonathan Marsden

We look forward to welcoming Dr Jonathan Marsden to the practice on the 1st September.

Catherine Wragg - HCA

We would like to welcome our new Health Care Assistant to the practice.

Missed Appointments in July

124 Patients did not attend their appointments in August this equates to
27hours 10minutes being lost! This is an extremely high figure and we ask all patients that cannot attend their appointment to notify the surgery, allowing their appointments to be given to other patients.


 

Cold and Flu
Back Pain
Diarrhoea
First Aid

Cold or Flu

 

Resources

Colds & Flu
A factsheet on the causes, symptoms, treatment & prevention of colds & the flu

NHS Choices - is it the common cold or the flu?
Colds and flu can share some of the same symptoms (sneezing, coughing, sore throat) but are caused by different viruses, and flu can be much more serious.  Find out more.

Seasonal Flu Vaccination

Influenza – flu – is a highly infectious and potentially serious illness caused by influenza viruses.  Each year the make-up of the seasonal flu vaccine is designed to protect against the influenza viruses that the World Healflujabsth Organization decide are most likely to be circulating in the coming winter.

Regular immunisation (vaccination) is given free of charge to the following at-risk people, to protect them from seasonal flu:

  • people aged 65 or over,
  • people with a serious medical condition
  • people living in a residential or nursing home
  • the main carers for an elderly or disabled person whose welfare may be at risk if the carer becomes ill
  • healthcare or social care professionals directly involved in patient care, and
  • those who work in close contact with poultry, such as chickens.

Resources

For more information on flu immunisation, including background information on the vaccine and how you can get the jab, see Seasonal flu jab.

There is a full guide on the NHS immunisation website or you can download the pdf guide here

HPA - Season Flu Guide

RCGP - The battle against flus and colds

Seasonal Flu guide

These links all come from trusted resources but if you are unsure about these or any other medical matters please contact your doctor or pharmacist for advice.