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` Please take note of our Christmas opening times this year! Monday 26th December CLOSED Tuesday 27th December CLOSED Monday 1st January CLOSED Friday 23rd/ Friday 30th December the dispensary will be closing at 13:30 Please make sure all medications are picked up prior to 13:30 on these days To all our patients and families From everyone at Budbrooke medical centre New Patients! We are currently taking on new patients, we have an easy registration process. Ask at Reception today. Our catchment area is Balsall Common, Barford, Beausale, Chadwick End, Claverdon, Hampton Magna, Hampton-On-The- Hill, Hasely, Hasely Knob, Hatton, Hatton Park, Honiley, Kenilworth, Lapworth, Langley, Lowsonford, Preston Bagot, Norton Lindsey, Rowington, Sherbourne, Snittersfield, Shrewley, Warwick, Wasperton, Wilmcote, Wootton Wawen, Wroxall & Wolverton. Check out our website Dispensary Information Visit our new, mobile friendly website We are starting to give out 2 months’ supply of www.budbrookemedicalcentre.co.uk for prescriptions for the Christmas period. This is quick access to the latest Budbrooke news. You can however, only for those patients who have 1 or 2 now easily download useful forms and access important information. New patients items on their repeat prescriptions. can also download registration packs to be completed at home and be brought in at Please remember to order your prescription well their convenience. enough in advance to cover you over the Christmas We’re on twitter!!! Follow us period. @budbrookeMC1 Telephone Consultations Our email service or repeat sick note Did you know you can book a telephone consultation with a GP? If you have a small medical problem, a query on your test results or require a repeat prescription email us We offer telephone consultations everyday with the at GP’s here at Budbrooke. Please speak to a member [email protected] and one of our of the reception team to arrange a telephone call back if you would like this instead of a face to face doctors will email you back within 2 working days. appointment. Dispensary Information Are you eligible for the flu jab? Not sure? Check with reception today! Influenza vaccinations are given at the surgery to -anyone aged 65 and over -pregnant women -children and adults with an underlying health condition (particularly long-term heart or respiratory disease) -children and adults with weakened immune systems We are coming to the end of our flu campaign now so if you haven’t had your jab yet phone and book! WE ARE NOW RUNNING OUT! Budbrooke Patient Participation Group The PPG (patients, doctors and surgery staff) meet NHS England has announced six maternity pilot sites to every two months at the Surgery to discuss matters drive the design of new approaches to midwifery arising. Full details about the PPG (constitution, supervision, helping to improve quality of care for meeting minutes, etc) are available in the surgery on women and their babies. the PPG notice board or on the Budbrooke Medical Centre website. University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS If you would like further information on the PPG or Trust are one of the 6 chosen maternity providers would be interested in joining as a patient across the country to take part in a pilot scheme. representative please contact Sarah Davies on 01926 403800. The aim is to support midwives across all aspects of The PPG also has its own email address their role leading to improvements in maternity ([email protected]) for patients to experiences and the quality of care in all parts of the contact the PPG directly with any queries or issues that health system. This includes improvements to the they would like raised at the PPG meetings. overall work experience, increased job satisfaction, Our next meeting is Tuesday 13th December. reduced sickness, and better staff development. Family and Friends Test We would like to know what you think National policy is to encourage patients to expect to about our service. This is in the format of a be seen within a certain time frame. This creates questionnaire given out to patients in reception. pressure on appointment availability. As a practice Patients should fill this out after each appointment we would like to reduce the rate of DNA’s (Did Not so the answers reflect their recent experience. You Attends). The practice operates a system that may be asked to fill this questionnaire out on records all failures to attend appointments in the numerous occasions but that is because you will patient’s clinical records as a matter of good have different experiences each time. The whole of medico-legal practice. the NHS is taking part in this and it is important we know what you think. st From 1 April 2016 you will be able to, if you wish, view your coded Medical Records online via “Patient Access”. Being able to see your Medical Records online might help you to manage your medical conditions, it also means that you can book appointments and order repeat prescriptions from anywhere in the world, should you need to. For more information go to www.budbrookemedicalcentre.co.uk .