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Response to COVID-19 Vaccine Oxford-AstraZeneca media reports

The UK Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency, which is responsible for ensuring that medicines and medical devices work and are acceptably safe, have said that evidence DOES NOT suggest that the Oxford-AstraZeneca jab is linked to blood clots.

People should still go and get their COVID-19 vaccine when asked to do so.

Bank Holiday Pharmacy opening times

TYPE 1 Opt Out Form

NHS Digital has been collecting data from GPs through its trusted General Practice Extraction Service. This system is now being replaced with their new General Practice Data for Planning and Research (GPDPR) service, a broader general-purpose collection which will enable faster access to pseudonymised patient data for planners and researchers.

The data collection will begin on 1st July.  

More information about the service can be found on NHS Digital's website.

We now include this additional privacy notice, alongside our main privacy notice, that explains what data is used and why.

Opting out

If you don’t want your identifiable patient data to be shared for purposes except for your own care, you can opt-out by registering a Type 1 Opt-out or a National Data Opt-out, or both. These opt-outs are different and they are explained in more detail on the NHS digital website. Your individual care will not be affected if you opt-out using either option.

The type 1 opt-out form can be downloaded by clicking on the following link: Type 1 Opt Out Form

FLU NEWS

Please note that people in the 50-64-year old age group will be vaccinated from December 1st. If you are 50-64 and you are in one of the other groups which are eligible for the flu vaccination, for example you have a health condition which puts you at risk from the flu, you will be invited earlier.

Please ring to make an appointment.

CERVICAL SCREENING
Are you 25+ and due/overdue your smear test?
call us to book your appointment today!
Are you worried about your smear test or have questions about it?
call and speak to a Nurse to talk these through (no obligation to have test done)
#DON'T FEAR THE SMEAR

Citzens Advice
How can they help you? ...follow the link ----> CAB information

Telephone Triage

We now offer telephone triage. Triage just means deciding what, if any, treatment you need and which clinician you need to be seen by to get this treatment. Offering telephone triage means that you will be able to speak to a clinician on the same day and either your problem dealt with over the phone, if appropriate, or an appointment offered if the clinician feels you need to be seen. We hope this will work well and help improve access to appointments.

Prescriptions
During Covid 19 you may order your prescriptions by phone at any time during the day not just from 2pm til 5pm. You can also order on line. Please allow 2 working days before collection and make allowances for weekends and public holidays.

Coronavirus

The NHS in Durham Dales CCG and Public Health England (PHE) are extremely well prepared for outbreaks of new infectious diseases. The NHS has put in place measures to ensure the safety of all patients and NHS staff.

From 01/04/2020 ABL Health will be delivering the Stop Smoking Service across County Durham. Our person-centred service focuses on delivering flexible specialist stop smoking support to those who live or work in County Durham.

Throughout the Coronavirus outbreak our Smokefree County Durham service is still open.

Our advisors are here to offer you support with quitting smoking so please contact us on 0800 772 0565 or 0191 369 2016.

Face coverings in your surgery.

https://youtu.be/zpWvCZbhGt4

New School Nurse Drop In

Coronovirus Mindfulness Team

The TEWV Mindfulness Team continue to offer live online taster sessions and courses for service-users with recurrent depression and stressed carers/parents of people with mental ill health.

Courses will begin late September and taster sessions to recruit to these courses will run on the following dates.

Coronavirus Mindfulness Team

One of our Admin team Trevor is running in the Great North Run on Sunday 12 September 2021 and the Virtual London Marathon on Sunday 3 October 2021 on behalf of Macmillan Cancer Support raising much needed funds. If you would like to support him in this cause you can sponsor him by clicking on the link below:

https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/trevor-rebecca-gale1

CORONAVIRUS

DO NOT ATTEND the surgery unless you have an appointment.

You may find it more convenient to submit an E-consult via our website. You will receive a response from a clinician within 48 hours.

If your problem is more urgent please contact the surgery and a telephone triage appointment will be arranged. If the clinician feels you need to be seen, please be reassured that a face to face appointment will be made.

If you have a NEW persistent cough or a high temperature above 37.8oC and are worried you may have coronavirus contact 119.

If your symptoms worsen please see NHS website for more information www.nhs.co.uk/coronavirus or call 119.

Sorry for any inconvenience caused and thank you for your understanding.

Information for 13 - 19 year olds

General help and guidance

Information and support

Advice for Unwell Children

Information for your health and wellbeing

https://youtu.be/-kCbJjefl4A

Welcome to Auckland Medical Group

Auckland Medical Group is one of the largest general practices in County Durham practising from three branches based at Watling Road, St Helens and Toft Hill.

We are a teaching and training practice. We currently have in excess of 14,700 patients registered with 7 General Practitioners and 1 salaried GP (Dr Aidan Lavender). We have 4 nurse practitioners, 5 practice nurses and 5 nursing assistants.

This is an enthusiastic, motivated and patient orientated practice always striving to improve services for our patients.

We provide a wide range of general medical services including immunisation, sexual health services, physiotherapy and minor surgical services including cryotherapy, chiropody, smoking cessation, weight reduction, asthma, COPD, heart disease, diabetic, mental health and health checks. We are also a Yellow Fever Centre and our nurses can offer travel advice and vaccinations.

We also dispense to 20% of the practice population who live in rural location such as Hamsterley, Witton le Wear, Etherley and Toft Hill.

Disabled Access

All sites have been adapted to meet the needs of patients with disabilities. Please speak to the reception staff if you have any special requirements. Consulting rooms are all located on the ground floor with ramp access to all surgeries

Communication

We would like to get better at communicating with our patients. We want to make sure you can read and understand the information we send you. If you find it hard to read our letters or if you need someone to support you at appointments, please let us know.

(Site updated 08/06/2021)