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COVID-19 ( posted on Mar 23, 2020 )
CORONAVIRUS ALERT
LATEST UPDATE (18.03.2020) – anyone with symptoms of cough (new) or fever MUST SELF-ISOLATE FOR 7 DAYS, anyone who lives with someone with these symptoms, MUST SELF-ISOLATE FOR 14 DAYS. WE CANNOT STRESS ENOUGH DO NOT COME TO THE SURGERY IF YOU OR A HOUSEHOLD MEMBER HAVE THESE SYMPTOMS. The government have announced new information for over 70s and under 70s with health conditions that would normally be invited for a flu jab. This is really important and we advise everyone to follow this. Click here for more information. Information on how to self-isolate can be found here You may need to contact NHS 111 by clicking on this link for further advice. If you are not significantly unwell it is better to use their online service. WE ARE NOT GIVING TRAVEL ADVICE TO OUR PATIENTS AT THIS TIME. DO NOT COME UP TO THE SURGERY IF YOU THINK YOU MAY BE AT RISK OF CORONAVIRUS.
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Please like our Facebook page @BarnburghSurgery Extended Access – Appointments Outside of Practice Hours ( posted on Oct 29, 2018 ) Extra appointments are being provided in the evening and at weekends across Doncaster. The service is an extension of your GP practice and offers routine and same day appointments with a range of clinicians including GP's, Nurses and other Healthcare Professionals.
When using the service, you may not see your usual doctor, but we do employ clinicians from local practices where possible.
With your consent, our clinicians will be able to access your healthcare record to ensure they can offer the right treatment for you and prescribe medication or refer you for further treatment if necessary.
The appointments are run by Primary Care Doncaster Limited and are offered from the following locations:
We can book you an appointment out of practice hours at a weekend or evening from reception - ask for further details.
Flu Vaccine Available ( posted on Sep 20, 2016 ) Flu Vaccines are now available within the practice. If you have a chronic disease, are over 65 years of age, pregnant, or a carer please contact the practice to arrange your vaccine. If you have an appointment booked in the practice we can almost always do the vaccine at the same time. Please speak to your clinician to confirm. Bank Holidays 2020 ( posted on May 21, 2015 )
Wednesday 1st Jan Friday 10th April Monday 13th April Friday 8th May Monday 25th May Monday 31st August Friday 25th December Monday 28th December Friday 1st January 2021 Your Views on the Doncaster Walk in Centre ( posted on Jun 26, 2014 ) Doncaster Clinical Commissioning Group (Ccg) are looking for patient views regarding their Walk in Centre. The link below takes you to a short survey which will help inform and lead discussions around the development and running of the service. Please pass this link on to friends and family to enable the Ccg to gain as wide a view as possible.
Many thanks
https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/tellsusyourviewsonnhswalkincentres IOS App For On-line Access ( posted on Oct 1, 2013 ) TPP are pleased to announce that SystmOnline which is our online access feature is now available to patients as an app for iPhones, iPads and other Apple devices running the IOS operating system. The app is listed on the App Store and is free to download. To download the app, search for "SystmOnline" in the app store. We hope to hear that an app is avaliable in other formats soon too and will update as soon as we can. We hope you find this new feature helpful. Children's Flu Vaccine ( posted on Sep 11, 2013 )
Flu vaccine have been produced for children aged 2 and 3 years old. The Department of Health is recommending that all children aged 2 and 3 have an annual flu vaccine. The vaccine is not an injection for this catchment, it is a nasal spray. Please book an appointment for your child with the Practice Nurse.
Shingles Vaccination ( posted on Sep 11, 2013 )
The department of Health has introduced a new vaccination to combat shingles in patient aged 70 and 79. Shingles can be a painful condition caused by the chicken pox virus which occurs later in our lives. Vaccination letters have been sent out and we would recommend all patients in the current catchment to attend for your vaccination. You can have the vaccination at the same time as you flu vaccination just mention you want both when booking. Patients in other age groups may be included in the catch up programme currently run by the Department of Health.
Travel Vaccinations ( posted on May 24, 2012 ) It's that time of year again where we start to think of our holidays, don't forget that for some destinations travel vaccinations are required and these can be completed, in most cases, here at the surgery. Complete our online form or collect one from reception, and then contact the surgery four working days after submission. Our Practice Nurse will have your individual recommendations relating to where you are travelling and your previous vaccinations. We want your holidays to be enjoyable and not potentially harmful so please complete the form in full. Some vaccinations require time to develop immunity so please complete the form as soon as possible to allow us to vaccinate in plenty of time for your trip. Happy Holidays Follow us on Twitter ( posted on Jan 11, 2012 ) We have now joined Twitter, please follow us on @BarnburghSurg for health related information, surgery updates and campaign information.
Text Message Appointment Reminders ( posted on May 17, 2011 ) In an attempt to reduce non attendance and to provide a better service to our patients we can now provide text message reminders to all patients with pre-booked appointments. A consent form is available in reception or online. Please note if you register online we will contact the requested number to confirm the request. The texts will not hold any personal information just details of the appointment.
Please note the responsibility to attend for your appointments remains with you, this service is a complimentary service to aid attendance only. Please ensure we have your correct mobile number and that you cancel any appointment you are unable to attend by calling reception.
Non Attendance for Appointments ( posted on Apr 7, 2011 ) We are continually monitoring the amount of time wasted by patients not attending for their appointments, and statistics are shown in the practice. In the 2009-10 year we had 20 hours of doctors appointments and 80 hours of nurse appointments not attended. In the 2010-11 year there was a slight improvement, doctors appointments missed dropped to 16 hours twenty five minutes and nurse appointments to 66 hours. We wanted to thank all our patients for helping to reduce this total and notify you of the many ways you can cancel an appointment at the practice to continue the improvement.
To cancel an appointment you can
On-line Appointments ( posted on May 26, 2010 ) We have now added the ability to book a telephone appointment to our on-line appointment booking facility. These appointments are clearly marked on the booking request slip. Please take care when booking these appointments. When booking the appointment please add the contact telephone number you wish us to use to the notes section of the booking request. |
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