Contents
GP Round Up – Please Forward
GP Direct Access to West Berkshire Specialist Physiotherapy Services
Reminder - Please attach referral letter to C&B!
GP Consultant Workshop 4th July 2014
Children’s phlebotomy Clinic - update
How to Raise a Query or Concern
Directories of Services by Site
Consultant Directory & Telephone List
Previous Issues
GP Round Up – Please Forward
Introduction by Brian Reid Interim Medical Director
Dear Colleagues
In the capacity of Interim Medical Director for the Trust, it’s a great pleasure to introduce the March edition of GP Round Up. I have taken over this role from Alistair Flowerdewwho is currently Acting Chief Executive and I will also be continuingwith my clinical practice in Obstetrics during this period.
The GP Round Up email newsletter is sent out to Practice Managers in the local area- please can you forward it on to all your colleagues in your practice or surgery. You can also download the PDF version and pin it to a Staff NoticeBoard if this would help everyone to see it.
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GP Direct Access to West Berkshire Specialist Physiotherapy Services
We’re pleased to announce a new Specialist Physiotherapy Service at both the Royal Berkshire Hospital and West Berkshire Community Hospital locations for patients who are registered with a West Berkshire G.P.Patients will be able to benefit from appropriate specialist physiotherapy closer to their home and the this GP direct access service aims to provide assessment, treatment, advice and education for patients with complex or specialised musculo-skeletal or neurological conditions in a hospital-based specialised setting.The clinics start on April 1st and a full list of conditions treated may be found on a separate attachment.
For more information pleasecontact Jill Gillespie-Shahabi Team Lead Therapist Outpatients Tel: 01183227812
Reminder - Please attach referral letter to C&B!
This is a friendly reminder to check that you have attached the clinical letter when submitting C & B referrals. We have had several clinics lately where letters have not been attached and on several occasions the GP had not written one! This is causing extra work for our administrative staff and also means that referral information cannot be scanned into the electronic patient record. Thank you for your help.
GP Consultant Workshop 4th July 2014
The next GP Consultant Workshop is on the afternoon of Friday July 4th. Please reserve the date in your diary, and encourage at least one GP from you Practice to come along; theafternoon will be held once again at Reading University (Whitenights Campus). This regular eventis always a great opportunity to catch up with colleagues from both Primary and Secondary Care and discuss clinical pathway issues in an informal setting.
A full programme will be published in April but if you would like to reserve a place now or suggest a topic for discussion, please contact Caroline Hillman GP Liaison Manager by email: or telephone 0118 322 5313.
Children’s phlebotomy Clinic - update
Are you aware that we offer a bookable clinic for children to attend for blood tests? This service is aimed mainly at the under 5’sto provide them with an appropriate environment for their blood test and to have the option of a local anaesthetic and distraction therapy from our play leader. Clinic booking arrangements may be found on a separate attachment.
How to Raise a Query or Concern
We welcomefeedbackfromGPsand Practice Managers, so pleaselet us know if you experience anyproblems withour services.You can get in touch viaemail by using our simple web form that can be found on the Trust website:
Alternatively you cancontact our GP Liaison Manager directly by email to: . or telephone 0118 322 5313.
If you wish tosend us patient identifiable information with your concern pleaseemail to:.
OurPatient Advice and Liaison Team (PALS)focus onproviding support and on the spot help to patients, relatives and carersand can be contacted The PALS Team also investigate serious patient complaints.
Directories of Services by Site
Please note that we are now publishing Directories of Services for each of the following sites on our website.
- Royal Berkshire Hospital, Reading
- Townlands Community Hospital, Henley
- West Berks Community Hospital, Newbury
- Royal Berkshire Bracknell Clinic, Bracknell
For each site we list by specialty the outpatient clinics provided, with details of the consultant, frequency of clinic and more details on conditions seen.
Consultant Directory & Telephone List
To search our consultant directory by name or speciality please use this link:
Todownload the latest Consultant telephone list updatedMay 2013 please download the separate attachment.
Previous Issues
Please send an email to if you’d like a copy of any previous issue. They have been produced monthly since March 2010. They are also available on the GP section of the Trust website.
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