Wansford & Kings
Cliffe Practice
Newsletter Winter 2007
Staff- Comings & Goings
Our GP Registrars- doctors training in general practice.
Dr Qureshi has left us to continue her training in hospital
medicine, Dr Bhardwaj is with us until May 07, Dr Gela joined
us on Feb 7
A Foundation Year 2 placement, DR Louise Davis less experienced
hospital doctors, joined us on Feb 14. They will see patients
under the supervision of a Trainer, either Dr Takhar, Nally
or Hume. We successfully piloted this scheme last year.
Dr Cathy Jones joins us 19 Feb as a ‘Returnee’
following a break to have her family. She will do 4 sessions
a week.
As you see therefore, we are expanding our Training Role,
currently having 2 GP Registrars, 1 Foundation Year 2 placement
planned and a Returnee. Your appointment may be with any of
these doctors but they will be supported at all times by your
regular GP.
Reception Hours
Please note that Wansford Reception is open 8.30-1pm and 2-
6.30 Mon-Fri, noting that on alternating Tues/Wed/Thurs we
close for staff training at 12.30.
Kings Cliffe is now open 9-12 Mon-Fri but closed on Tues evenings.
*****Flu Vaccinations - we have given a total of 1132 to
date. We have 6100 patients in the practice.
New on-line Appointment Booking/Repeat Prescribing
Our new, 24 hour on-line service called EMIS ACCESS. You can
use it to:
Book *doctor appointments – same day – more choice
of appointment times
Order prescriptions – less admin time at our end
Update your personal details
It’s quick and easy to use but to get started you must
first register your details with Reception so that you can
be issued with a Registration letter. This will contain your
personal PIN no and Access ID to allow you internet access.
It’s obviously very important that only genuine patients
are registered so this Registration letter can only be obtained
IN PERSON at Reception
* Nurse appointments are not available on-line at present.
New Buildings – Now completed, with
10 new rooms in The Barn, a link block waiting area between
the 2 buildings and a new Dispensary and waiting area in the
‘front of surgery’ extension. The Barns will be
used for admin, research,
Physiotherapy, podiatry, complementary medicine and some specialized
clinical work, with all routine consultations continuing in
the main surgery.
For repeat prescriptions you can access
The Dispensary directly from the car park
between 9 and 5pm, with internal access both outside these
hours and if you are coming direct from a consultation with
a doctor or nurse.
Planning Ahead - Holidays – plan your
travel vaccinations ideally 1-2 months before you travel or
further ahead if you are traveling extensively.
We run a Travel Clinic on Weds 4.30-6pm or book into any Practice
Nurse clinic, advising Reception of your destination.
Out of Hours
Please always listen to the entire recorded message.
Saturday mornings – we are no longer open – you
will not be able to collect your prescriptions. A health team
based at Rivergate Primary Care Centre, Peterborough, will
provide your Out of Hours Service. If you require Urgent medical
advice or assistance between 6.30pm Fri and 8am Mon, weekday
evenings from 6.30pm to 8am next day and Bank Holidays –
ring usual surgery no 01780 782342 and follow instructions
OR ring Rivergate PC Centre,
Peterborough - 01733 293838
Patient Participation Group (PPG)
The Echocardiogram (Echo) fund is complete with help from
The British Heart Foundation. The Echo performs an ultrasound
scan of the heart, a valuable diagnostic aid to identifying
heart disease. We are hoping to be able to offer this service
on site here; we will let you know as soon as we are equipped
to begin.
Prescriptions - in order to maintain a high
level of service, to handle increasing workload and to minimize
errors, we ask you PLEASE to order your prescriptions by any
of the following methods: - Allow 48 hrs notice
• Drop-in – there are internal/external posting
boxes in both surgeries
• Tick the repeats slip provided with your prescription
or the one available at dispensary – please ask
• On-line at www.wansford.co.uk / By fax – 01780
783434
• Post- Wansford Surgery address ensures speedier processing
• For prescription enquiries and for repeat requests
only if you are unable to use any of the above methods 01780
783994 9-12 Mon-Fri
General Information - - Booking on the Internet
Website at www.wansford.co.uk to book appointments, order
your repeat prescriptions, and obtain general information
about the practice and your health. To date we do not offer
direct e-mail contact with admin or the doctors
Information for patients about Lab tests http://www.labtestsonline.org.uk
Patient experiences of diseases http://www.dipex.org
Sexual health information http://www.playingsafely.co.uk
On line cancer resources http://www.acor.org
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