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Flu and Covid Vaccinations

Please contact the surgery to check if you are eligible and current booking arrangement for vaccinations.

Try the NHS App

If you’re a patient at our practice, you can use the NHS App to access a range of NHS services on your smartphone or tablet.

It doesn’t replace existing services. You can still contact us in the usual ways.

But, once you have verified your identity in the app, you will have easy, 24/7 access to a growing range of health services and information. You can: 

  • order repeat prescriptions
  • access NHS 111 online
  • find NHS services
  • view your health records
  • book appointments
  • and much more… 

If you have any problems using the NHS App, you can select ‘help’ in the top right-hand corner of the app or visit nhs.uk/helpmeapp.

GP Extended Hours Service

Greater access to medical support. Extra same day and routine appointments are available locally with GP Care Wakefield. 

GP Care Wakefield is an extension of your GP practice and offers appointments with GPs, nurses and other healthcare professionals.

Available 

Weekdays 5pm - 9.30pm

Saturdays 9am-5pm

Sundays and bank holidays 9am - 3pm

To get help, just call the GP surgery during these times and you will be diverted to the service.

Flu and Covid Injections

We have flu and Covid Injections clinics starting from October 2022. Please contact the practice to book into these clinics if you are eligible.

Common Illnesss & Injuries

For information about many common illnesses and injuries, symptoms and treatments, and advice about what to do, when to get help and which NHS service to use, visit the NHS website: nhs.uk.

Some pharmacies will be open on Monday. You can drop in for expert advice on many common illnesses such as headaches, sore throats and aches and pains, and there is no need to book an appointment.

Pharmacies can also give you help and information on which medicines you can buy over the counter to help manage your illness. To find a pharmacy, visit the NHS website: https://www.nhs.uk/service-search/pharmacy/find-a-pharmacy

SMS Text Messages to your mobile phone

This practice will on occasion wish to use the above service to notify you of:
  • Reminders of appointments.
  • Changes to your booked appointment.
  • National issues such as Flu pandemics.
  • Practice being closed due to unforeseen circumstances.
  • Cancelled or altered clinics including GP, Nurse & Healthcare assistant.
  • Reminders of any reviews or vaccinations due.

If you do not wish to receive any text messages and want to opt out, please inform the practice.

PRACTICE PHARMACIST

Saman and Mobeen are our new PCN Pharamcists. They are both skilled at medication reviews and can answer all types of questions on prescribing and prescriptions.

If the receptionists suggests you see a Pharmacist for a medication review and lifestyle advice, then this is because the practice would like you to do so. She supports us in our prescribing and also helps with audit work and monitoring of prescribing trends.

Practice Pharmacists have now been utilised in many practices nationally over the last few years and are proving to be a very useful resource to practices. You are still free to see the GP for your medication review should you wish, just let the receptionist know.

Dementia Friendly Status

The Practice has been recognised as a Dementia Friendly Practice and has submitted a Action Plan to the Dementia Action Alliance. Further information to help people with Dementia and their carers and to raise awareness of Dementia can be found by clicking on the Dementia Awareness tab below (bottom right)

Services for Young People

Newland Surgery has now been accredited as a Young Persons/Teenage Friendly Practice.

Please click on the 'Clinics and Services' tap at the top for further information.

Test Results

blood_testsPlease call between 11:30 and 17:00 to enquire about your test results as our reception staff will have more time to deal with your request between these times. As a guide to the waiting times for some of the more common tests, blood tests take a minimum of 3 days, X-rays may take 3-4 weeks and cervical smears can take 4-6 weeks.

For patients that have been asked to provide a specimen please hand these in to reception before 11:00.

Note that the practice has a strict policy regarding confidentiality and data protection and we will only release test results to the person to whom they relate unless that person has given prior permission for the release of this data or they are not capable of understanding the results.

When you take your test you will be told how long it will be before the results are returned to the practice.

It is your responsibility to check your results and to make an appointment to discuss them with your doctor if your are advised to do so.

Getting your test results

If your test results show that you need more tests or treatment, we will contact you.

Once a doctor has reviewed your test results, you can view them:

· in your NHS account (through the NHS website or NHS App)

· in your SystemOne online account

· phone or visit us between 11.30am

Queries/Questions about your results

If you want to talk to someone about your results, please use our online consultation form (PATCHS) or make a appointment.

 
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