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If you require any medical advice whilst the surgery is closed, please contact NHS Direct or the Out of Hours service.
We sadly said Goodbye to Dr James at the end of July. She had a good send off on 28th July from the patients at the community hall. She was pleased and touched by the kind wishes and generous donations of £1065.80 received. A Big Thank You to all those who contributed.
We warmly welcome Dr Bridgman who joins us for the next 3 months. Some of you have met her previously as she has provided us with locum cover.
The timings for consultations at both surgeries have a few minor changes. Please check our latest consultation times to assist you.
That time of year is almost upon us. Booking for the flu clinics are accepted from Monday 4th September.
| Location | Flu Clinic Dates | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Wiveliscombe | Tuesday 24th October | Thursday 26th October | Thursday 2nd November |
| Milverton | Tuesday 31st October | Tuesday 7th November | Thursday 9th November |
Planning a trip abroad? Require any vaccinations?
Please remember some vaccinations have to be given well in advance of travelling to be effective. Contact your Practice Nurse for advice and complete a pre-travel assessment form (available) at the surgery.
For information take a look at www.fitfortravel.scot.nhs.uk or www.dh.gov.uk
From time to time the surgery has to close for essential staff training. The practice tries to minimise any disrupt to the patients.
As a teaching practice, we occasionally have medical students on attachment for a two-week period. We appreciate patients helping us teach these student doctors. The student's feedback is overwhelmingly positive, and this is largely due to our very helpful patients.
From time to time the surgery has to hold a survey of patients view on the way we provide a service. The University of Exeter will evaluate the results. We will be publishing the result on the surgery website.
During the year, the Books that are in the entrance hall of the surgery help raise money for charities through your kind donations.
A prescription collecting service is provided from wiveliscombe surgery on a daily basis. Please inform the receptionist that the prescription is for the collecting service and fill in a prescription authorization form. Prescription collected 9am daily and ready for collection after 12 noon the following day e.g. Prescription handed in Monday 9.10am, Collected Tuesday 9am, Ready for collection after 12 noon Wednesday.
Patient's that failed to keep appointments between 01/ 06/06 till 31/07/06.
| Surgery | GP's | Nurses |
|---|---|---|
| Wiveliscombe | 39 | 64 |
| Milverton | 23 | 31 |
The aim of this scheme is to save lives of those taken ill in their own home and to save valuable time (and money) for the emergency services, hospitals and the doctors. The scheme is targeted at the elderly, who are especially likely to be on medication. Vital health and next of kin information is kept in a container, which is itself kept in the householder's fridge. The container will have a recognisable logo on the outside. There is a corresponding label that goes on the fridge door and one on the inside of the front door so the emergency services and doctors will know where to look for the container. It gives key information to the emergency services; therefore ensuring the patient receives the right treatment more quickly. We have these containers available at the surgery. Please ask if you would like one.
| Services | When is the Service Available |
|---|---|
| Minor operations | Wednesday - twice a month, 2 - 4.30pm |
| Travel Advice | Please call the surgery |
| Phlebotomist | Mon/Wed Am - Wiveliscombe. Tues/Thurs Am - Milverton |
| Family Planning | Please call the surgery |
| Prescriptions | Dispensed in House or collected by chemist |
| New Patient Checks | Afternoons only |
| Childhood Immunisation and Vaccinations | Once a month at Wiveliscombe and Milverton |
| Pneumococcal Vaccination | Available all year for 65 year old's plus |
| Asthma Clinic Diabetes Clinic Chronic Heart Disease Clinic |
Clinics are once a month at Wiveliscombe and Milverton. |
| Midwife | Once a Fortnight at Wiveliscombe only |
| Community Dietician | Thursday - Once a Month |
| Practice Counsellor | Weekly |
| Health Visitor | Once a Week - Tuesday - Wiveliscombe - Wednesday - Milverton |
| For an appointment or advice contact your local surgery. | |
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