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Flu Clinic 5th October 2024

Don’t let the flu get you down this winter!

Welcome Dr. Ghaffar

We are delighted to announce that Dr. Ghaffar will be joining our practice as a salaried GP from the 1st of August. Many of you will already know Dr. Ghaffar as she has been working with us as a locum GP for some time. Her expertise and friendly ...

Global IT outage update

Following the global IT outage on Friday 19 July 2024, we can report that EMIS - the appointment and patient record system - is now up and running for GP practices, community pharmacies, and the Prescription Ordering Direct (POD) service.

Global IT outage

Response from NHS Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin to global IT outage

Pharmacy First

Pharmacy First is the NHS service for patients to get help from pharmacies with some common minor conditions, making it simpler for everyone to get healthcare advice and treatment more quickly. Expanding on work they have already been doing, ...

Prescription Charges

NHS prescription charges are changing from 1 May 2024 The NHS Prescription charge is £9.90 for each item collected from May 1st 2024. Some items may have more than one charge. e.g. elastic hoisery; a member of the dispensary team will ...

Bowel Cancer Screening

Is your bowel cancer screening kit sitting at the back of a drawer? If you're 56 to 74, you should have received your bowel cancer screening kit through the post. That's because the NHS automatically sends a kit every two years to people in that ...

Document Visibility Online

Information about a software issue that prevented documents from being visible to patients.   We understand that some of our patients may have been unable to view certain documents (e.g. letters from the hospital) when using online services ...

Dealing with loneliness

Dealing with loneliness Loneliness. It's a part of life. Let's talk about it. We're all affected by loneliness at times in our lives. We can feel lonely in a busy city or rural location, on social media or spending time on our own or with ...

Dr Beresford's Retirement

Dr Beresford will be retiring from the surgery, with his last day being on the 28th March. The surgery would like to thank him for his tireless commitment and wish him a retirement filled with happiness. Dr Ghaffar, who has been working at the ...