Woodbridge Hill Surgery Newsletter Autumn 2012 Staff News

Woodbridge Hill Surgery Newsletter Autumn 2012 Staff News Appointment of New Practice Manager - Mrs Carole Aspden. Carole has many years experience in general practice having worked in London and Portsmouth. We are very happy to welcome her to the Woodbridge Hill team. She has been involved in quality initiatives within Primary Care and is looking forward to working with the team to develop our working practices. -+-+-+Dr Louise Carney GP Registrar has joined the practice to complete her training and will be with us on Tuesdays and Wednesdays for the next year. Wear it Pink Day – Breast Cancer Campaign – Staff raised £ 30. 82 Pictured are Lynn, Julie, Sue, Sara and Caroline in the Pink Saturday Flu Clinic 10 November 12 Book now: Only a few appointments left. You are eligible for a FREE Flu Vaccination if you are: over 65 or the main carer for an elderly or disabled person who’s welfare may be at risk if you fall ill. Or suffer from Chronic disease including asthma, Diabetes, Chronic kidney disease, Chronic liver disease, Chronic heart disease, Stroke or TIA or lowered immunity due to disease or treatment. Protect yourself from flu make an appointment for vaccination now. Please let us know if you cannot keep your appointment so that we can offer it to someone else. To cancel an appointment call 01483 573194 For up to date information visit our website : www. woodbridgehillsurgery. co. uk

New Phone Number 01483 573194 Please note we have changed our Phone Number back to a local code. We listened to patients complaints about the cost of calls and have made the change. For your convenience you can still use the old number but we will be phasing this out in a couple of months so please make a note of the new one in your phone book. We are updating and improving our Computerised Medical Records and Appointment Booking System by changing to Emis Web. Our Go Live Day is 7 December 2012. We all have to learn to use the new system and so some things may take a little longer than usual. We hope you will be patient with us while we get up to speed. November 2012 is Antibiotic Awareness Month - You can pick up a leaflet in Practice called Get Well Soon Without Antibiotics to find out more. Key points to remember: Antibiotics are important medicines and should only be taken when prescribed by a healthcare professional. They should be the right drug at the right dose, and at the right time, and taken for the right duration Antibiotics can upset the natural balance of bacteria in your body. This allows other more harmful bacteria to increase and may result in diarrhoea and thrush. Antibiotic resistant bacteria don’t just infect you, they can spread to other people in close contact with you. Further information can be found on www. nhs. uk/antibiotics There is now an extra parking place available on the right hand side of the Surgery The practice are planning to carry out some refurbishment soon of: Seating, Flooring and Sinks etc. The plans are not yet finalised but watch this space…. Woodbridge Hill Surgery opening times are: Monday Tuesday Thursday & Friday 8. 15 to 6 pm - Wednesdays 8. 15 to 8 pm