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Latest News
AUGUST 2009
DR GEORGE'S MATERNITY LEAVE
Some of you may have noticed that Dr George is pregnant.
She will be away from surgery for a few months from 1st
August 2009. We have arranged cover during her maternity
leave.
DR COTTRELL
We are sad to be losing Dr Cottrell who is leaving to
spend more time with her family. She will be leaving at the
end of July. We are pleased to welcome Dr Geeson who will be
starting at the surgery on 18th August 2009.
NURSE CAROL GAVINS
Carol has moved to a different post nearer to her home. We
were very sad to see her go and wish her all the best in her
new post. We have advertised for a replacement practice
nurse.
JUNE 2009
NEW DOCTOR
We are delighted to have appointed a new
full-time Partner. Dr C Shell. She started working at Blue
Dykes on June 1st 2009. Some of you may have met her already
as she did a few locum GP sessions for us earlier in the
year.
BRITISH HEART FOUNDATION
Doctor John Mann, senior partner of Blue
Dykes Surgery, receiving a defibrillator from Dennis
Needham, Chairman and In Memorium Secretary of the Clay
Cross Branch of the British Heart Foundation.
MISSED APPOINTMENTS
People making appointments and then failing
to turn up is becoming a big problem for us. In the past few
weeks we have lost at least a day of appointments every
single week.
IF YOU ARE UNABLE TO ATTEND YOUR APPOINTMENT
PLEASE RING TO CANCEL.
The problem has got so bad with some repeat
offenders that we may have no choice but to ask these
individuals to find themselves a new surgery to register
with as they are significantly compromising the service
available for other patients.
INR CLINICS
Those of you taking Warfarin may have noticed
we have changed the way we test your INR. The testing is now
done as a fingerprick blood test and the result is available
straight away. We hope this new service will be more
convenient and safer for patients.
AUTOMATED APPOINTMENT BOOKING
The telephone system enables routine advance
GP appointments with our regular doctors to be booked 24
hours a day without needing to speak to a receptionist.
Please be aware that urgent appointments and short notice
appointments are not offered on this system, it is for
routine advance appointments (i.e. the appointment may not
be within the next few days). If you need to see the GP
sooner than this please speak to a receptionist during
normal opening hours.
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