TEXT MESSAGES from Gudge Heath Lane Surgery

In order to continue to be able to send you TEXT Messages (for appointment reminders and invites for vaccinations) we need to have your explicit consent. We will not use your mobile number for any other reason except your direct ...

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Carers Event - Feedback.

Our Patient Participation Group Carers event on Friday 11th May, went well, with 4 voluntary groups attending and several carers being guided about information and help available to them. It is proposed that we hold another event in the Autumn and ...

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Appointments not attended in March 2018

In the month of March24 G.P. appointments were not attended35 Nurse and Health Care Assistant appointments were not attendedThis equates to 4 hours of GP time and 5.8 hours of PN/HCA time being wasted.Please let the surgery know if you cannot ...

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DNA appointments in February 2018

        In the month of February - 17 GP appointments were not attended, 46 Nurse and Health Care Assistant appointments were not attended, 7 Respiratory or Chronic Disease Management appointments ...

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Mobile telephone numbers

To help improve our patient services, we are able to send you a FREE reminder via text to your mobile phone before your appointment. Please note that if you give us your mobile telephone number we will automatically include you in this ...

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DNA Appointments in January 2018

      In the Month of January - 21 GP appointments were not attended, 11 Nurse appointments were not attended, 4 Health Care Assistant appointments were not attended, 18 Respiratory or Chronic ...

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NHS Screening Programmes

65+ and male? A free and quick NHS scan can tell if you have an abdominal aortic aneurysm. If you are a man aged 65 or over then you can have this simple screening test. Most men have never heard of abdominal aortic aneurysms and there are ...

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Email Addresses

If you supply us with your email address we may use it to keep you updated with Services at the Surgery.

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Change of Named GP

CHANGE OF NAMED GP   As Dr Mercer has left the Practice, her patients have now been allocated a new Named GP.   The allocation has been made in the following way:   Surname beginning with New Named GP A - GIB Dr. ...

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Lunchtime Closing

From Monday 16th January 2017 onwards reception will be closed every day from 1pm-2pm. This is to ensure that all our staff can efficiently process their increasing workload and keep up to date with training. Reception will still be ...

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