Our free SMS text messaging service for appointment reminders is now available

You can now register to receive information regarding appointments and health care to your mobile. 

There are a number of ways to contact us to consent to receiving messages:

If you are a new patient and are registering, then please complete the new patient registration forms. These are available on the "New patients" page on our Web site. Please hand in completed forms to our Reception staff.

If you are already registered with us, you can either complete the on-line consent form, also on our web site at http://www.whiteparishsurgery.co.uk/ or simply call the practice on 01794 884269 after 2pm to grant consent.

For more information, please see our leaflet available on our web site - Introducing our SMS text service for patients

Outbreak of measles in Eastern Europe

If you’re travelling abroad this summer you should ensure you are fully immunised against MMR (measles, mumps, rubella) in good time before your holidays begin.

The Department of Health has released figures showing a recent spike in measles cases across the UK, and an outbreak of the illness across Eastern Europe and other areas of the continent.

 

DPH: ‘‘If you’ve never had a vaccination against MMR and are travelling abroad this summer, you should contact your GP as early as possible. For best immunity, two doses of the vaccine are required with an interval of at least four weeks between. Other vaccinations may also be required depending on where you are travelling. If you are going on holiday very shortly and are not immunised, a single dose of MMR vaccine before you leave is better than none at all.’

To make sure you are fully immunised this summer, visit your local GP for advice or to book an appointment.

The initial symptoms of measles appear roughly 10 days after picking up the infection, which include cold-like symptoms with a temperature, tiny white spots in the mouth and throat, and a red rash. These symptoms will last around 14 days, but it is vital to visit your doctor as soon as symptoms appear.

For more information on measles, visit http://www.nhs.uk/Conditions/Measles/Pages/Introduction.aspx

New female GP

We are very pleased to welcome Dr Amanda Nagle to Whiteparish Surgery.

Dr Nagle joined us on the 1st February 2012 and will be with us for 6 months as part of her training programe.

Patient surveys

Our thanks to everyone who took part in our two patients surveys:

1. Appointments
2. Opening times

We are discussing the results with our Patient Participation Group today, Wednesday 8th February and will shortly publish the results and any actions resulting from the surveys.

Seating apology

Some of the Reception seating was wearing a bit thin and torn in places, so we have sent the cushions off for repair. We have been told they will be back in less than 48 hours, so in the meantime, our apologies for the reduced seating available in the Practice this week!

Advance notice of building works

We have builders working within the Practice from Monday 9th to Friday 13th January, to make alterations to 2 clinical rooms.

Our advance apologies for any noise and disruption this will cause, which we shall endeavour to keep to a minimum.

Web based patient survey No2

Our 2nd short web survey is now active on the home page of the Practice web site.

The button is at the bottom of the page and can be accessed by clicking "Patient Survey".
This time we are looking for feedback on "Opening Hours".

Our thanks to everyone who took part in the 1st appointments survey