We are closed on the afternoon
of 11/03/2009 from 12.30pm. This is a Primary Care Trust wide event for
training purposes. The out of hours service will be available to help in
case of urgent medical need.If you require urgent medical assistance
please call the normal surgery number (01206 864395). They will not be
able to help with repeat prescriptions, test results or routine
appointments.
Nurse Practitioner Penelope
Chafer joined the team on 26/08/2008. Her special interests are minor
illness and respiratory illness. Practice Nurse Bridget McNamara
joined the team on 04/02/2009. Phlebotomist Sarah Reece joined the
team on 05/01/2009. IT Administrator Wendy Glenn joined the team on
11/02/2009.
You may have noticed the
posters on bus shelters and in the media encouraging patients over the
age of 45 to have a test for diabetes. If you have not had this test
done already, or you are not sure if you have had it done speak to
reception. They will check your records and if you have not had a test
for diabetes done recently they will give you a form to arrange a
test.The test for diabetes is a simple blood test which ideally is done
after an 8 hour fast- that means nothing to eat or drink apart from
water for 8 hours before the test.