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WELCOME
We are pleased to announce that from Monday, 24th May 2010 Dr. Jude Watmough will be joining the practice.
Dr. Watmough will work on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays.
CHANGES IN PRACTICE MANAGEMENT
Philip Eley, Business Manager, has decided to leave Fortrose Surgery at the end of March, after nearly four years with the practice. I am sure you will join us in wishing him all the best for his future and thanking him for his contribution to the practice management during his time here.
Gaby Ormerod, who has been with the practice for five years, and has been managing the practice together with Philip over the last four years, will be taking over as Practice Manager from April.
Staff
Training
The practice
closes for the following afternoons
to allow time for staff training.
This is an initiative that is
supported by Mid-Highland Community
Health Partnership and by NHS
Highland. On these training days the
practice will close at 1.00pm.
Emergency medical cover is provided
and if you need urgent medical
attention or advice you can access
this by phoning the usual practice
number – 0844 477 2497.
Training Dates
The training dates for 2010/11
are:
2010:
Tuesday, 2 February
Wednesday, 3 March
Wednesday, 12th May
Tuesday, 8th June
Tuesday, 7th September
Wednesday, 27th October
Tuesday, 23rd November
2011:
Tuesday, 22nd February
Wednesday, 23rd March
Training dates are
also advertised in the local press
and in the practice prior to
closure.
Swine FLU vaccines - update 4th February 2010
Priority 1 (all high risk groups, including pregnant women):
Patients will be able to receive the vaccination into spring/summer until further notice. It is anticipated that the next seasonal flu vaccine will contain the H1N1 strain and will be available at the beginning of the flu season – usually around October.
Priority 2 (healthy children aged over 6 months (as of 31.01.2010) - under 5 years of age):
Children in this age group can still receive their vaccination until the end of March 2010. The Scottish Government has recommended that after the 31st March 2010 this group should no longer receive the vaccination.
If you are entitled to – and have not yet received your swine flu vaccination – please contact the surgery to arrange an appointment.
The Practice Team
PHYSIOTHERAPIST REFERRALS
Patients are reminded that they can self-refer directly to the physiotherapist with any problems likely to be caused by musculoskeletal problems. forms are available at reception.
Important Notice - NEW EMAIL ADDRESS
Patients please
note - with immediate effect the
email address for the surgery is as
follows:
high-uhb.gp55381-reception@nhs.net
The old address will continue to
work until 30th September and the
account will be closed after that
date.
Late surgeries on Tuesdays
The
surgery now offers appointments on a
Tuesday evening until 7.15pm with
one of our GPs (pre-booked only).
These additional appointments have
been introduced to meet the needs of
patients who cannot attend surgery
during the day.
Thank you for your cooperation in
this matter.
TELEPHONE
APPOINTMENTS
The practice now offers telephone
appointments with all GPs which can
be booked exactly the same way as
normal face-to-face appointments.
These appointments are offered for
patients who want to discuss issues
that do not need physical
examination only. The receptionist
will ask you when booking an
appointment if it is for a
face-to-face or a telephone
appointment and can help you to
decide which is most suitable for
your needs. You will be asked to
give a contact number where you will
be available to talk confidentially
at the time of your appointment
(please allow up to 60 minutes in
case a GP has to attend
emergencies and runs late).
The use of telephone appointments
will be monitored and the number of
available appointments will be
increased/decreased depending on
demand.
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