Noticeboard

EMERGENCIES

If you need urgent medical advice during practice opening hours, please phone the surgery on 01623 550254.

If you need to see a doctor urgently when we are closed, please phone 111. An operator will take some details and pass you through to our local out of hours GP service.

APPOINTMENTS

You DO NOT NEED TO CALL AT 8 o'clock in the morning for routine appointments. If your problem is urgent, please call reception as early as you are able to and you will be seen in our Urgent Care Clinic. Routine appointments can be booked up to 4 weeks in advance. Some appointments can be booked online - please speak to reception to obtain a username and password.

CANCELLING AN APPOINTMENT

If you no longer need your appointment, it helps us and other patients if you can cancel your appointment as soon as possible. This way, we can make sure the appointment can be offered to another patient. You can cancel at reception, by telephone (01623 550254) or online.

STAFF TRAINING

The practice will be closed on the 3rd Wednesday of the month for essential staff training.

COVID-19

COVID-19 News

Keep up to date on all the latest coronavirus related news at the surgery

COVID-19 UPDATE

If you have access to SystmOnline you can send non-urgent messages and photos and we will aim to respond in 48 hours. Alternatively, you can send an email to the practice email address maccg.c84077@nhs.net and again, we aim to respond in 48 hours.

If you need to speak to a doctor for medical advice you can still book a telephone appointment. The GP will call you and try to deal with as much over the phone as possible. If they feel they need to see you and you do not have symptoms of COVID-19 they may ask you to come to the surgery. They may also ask you to email the surgery additional information or possibly images of a condition if needs be (such as eczema, lesions etc.)

We are all finding the current crisis very difficult. If you are experiencing difficult emotions right now, you may find the following web pages helpful: Every Mind Matters and NHS mental health and wellbeing.

We would like to thank all our patients again for understanding and bearing with us at this very difficult time. Please continue to follow the advice on social distancing and non-essential travel etc.

Thank you.

For advice on obtaining a sick note without having to see your GP, please follow the below link for information.

https://www.nhs.uk/common-health-questions/caring-carers-and-long-term-conditions/can-i-get-a-fit-note-without-seeing-my-gp/

For advice on obtaining an isolation note for coronavirus, please follow the below link for information.

https://111.nhs.uk/isolation-note/

Do you require assistance due to the COVID-19 pandemic? Please visit the below link to our Facebook page for more information on “The warm homes hub” for financial, mental and other assistance.

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=716296752452721&set=pcb.716296789119384&type=3&theater

Domestic violence and sexual violence helplines are available for vulnerable people during this difficult time.

Helpline for Women - 0808 800 0340. Also available via email on helpline@junowomensaid.org.uk

Helpline for Men - Call 0115 960 5556

Ashfield Voluntary Action is running a community support web Hub which includes a very informative News section with much information including a ‘Covid-19 Summary Bulletin published by the CCGs, and what the recently announced Covid Lock down easing means for people, all on https://www.ashfieldvoluntaryaction.org.uk/news/

Prescription ordering update

Please email your prescription requests to the practice email where possible (maccg.c84077@nhs.net) If you are unable to do so, please write your request down with your name, date of birth, address and the medication you require and post this into the post box at the surgery. Please do not come into the building unless absolutely necessary. Due to the increase in telephone traffic currently coming into the surgery, we are still unable to take them over the phone. If you have a nominated pharmacy, you will still be able to contact them by phone who can pass on the request to us for you. Thank you for your understanding and patience at this difficult and evolving time.

Please note when you order a repeat prescription from the surgery, any regular repeat medication (i.e daily medication and inhalers) will be set up for repeat dispensing for 6 months. This means you will be able to go the pharmacy each month and collect your medication without having to re-order it. Please note you can still only pick up one months at a time. This will not apply to PRN (when needed) medication such as creams, sprays and tablets not prescribed to take regularly. All prescriptions must now be sent electronically to a chemist of your choice. If you do not have already have a nominated pharmacy at the time of ordering and do not specify a pharmacy, they will automatically go to Peak pharmacy next to the surgery. Please do not come to the surgery to collect your prescription as it will not be here. If you have recently ordered a prescription, please do not re-order this early. We will automatically do this for you when your next one is due and you put the request in. Thank you.

Online services

Please be aware you cannot currently book an online appointment using SystmOnline or the NHS app. Due to Coronavirus outbreak, Public Health England have advised we are to triage every patient coming in for an appointment. As this is not possible when patients book an appointment online, we unfortunately have had to disable this feature for the foreseeable future.

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