As many of you will be aware Dr Abel leaves the Practice at the end of June.
To mark the occasion and give you the opportunity to give thanks for her dedicated service over the past thirty years we are gathering together for a special Tea party to say farewell.
Tuesday 30th June @ the Health Centre between 1-3pm
Light refreshments available
No gifts please.If you wish to mark herdeparture a Donation (if so desired) to the Scottish Spina Bifida Association, a charity which Dr Abel’s late father Professor Dan Young was honorary president and she herself is a director, Or to another charity of your own Choice.
If you would like to contribute please contact Lesley our Practice Manager for details.
Finding the ‘ideal’ system to suit everyone is an ongoing challenge to us all. Due to the shortage of doctors, we would like to take this time to thank you
for your cooperation at this difficult time with our new appointment system
that has been in place since Monday the 19th of January.
Thank you for your support and hope it has managed to meet your needs.
We are currently undergoing building work. The front steps into the entrance of
the reception are being rebuilt for patient safety as they were run down.
There is only one way to enter the practice building at the moment which is via the ramp entrance into the patient car park. We would like to apologise for any inconvenience.
We are pleased to announce the arrival of
Laura Miller’s baby Aaron Miller,third son for Laura and Chrisarrived into the world on13th April2015 weighing 8lb 4ozLaura and Aaron are both doing welland come to visit us regularly.
Also we are excited to announce that Dot Clydesdalebecame a Gran for the very first time, Bobi Clydesdalearrived into the world on the 22nd of March 2015Dot and Bobi would like to take this time to thank everyonefor their thoughtful words, cards and gifts. They were very muchappreciated
There are several new and familiar faces.
The practice is delighted to announce that Dr Kevin Lynch who will be joining the partnership on 1st July 2015. Dr Lynch, a graduate from University of Glasgow (2001) initially worked as junior doctor in the many hospitals in and around Glasgow. He completed his GP training in Baillieston and Shettleston in 2005. He has until recently spent the last nine years as partner of a busy urban practice in Hamilton. Kevin relocated in 2011 and now lives locally with his wife and young family.
In the little spare time he gets he is a keen sportsman enjoying a variety of sports including Golf, Tennis and Swimming and is a passionate follower of Football.
We are very excited about him joining our team at Orchard House and hope he will be very happy.
July will also see the return of Dr Colette Chambers who returns after her recent Maternity leave to complete her GP Training. Dr Chambers will be working Monday, Wednesday and Friday.
We also welcome Dr Sharon Sayers who will be working with us one day per week. Dr Sayers is a GP Locum who works across several practices in Forth Valley. We have secured her services for the next six months.
Welcome and we hope they enjoy their time with the practice!!!
We have had a new Practice Nurse working with us Jess MacAdam has been working with us since the end of March 2015. You may have already met her or you may have seen her around in the surgery.
Appointments are available
Monday – 9am – 4:30pm
Tuesday – 2pm – 4:30pm
Wednesday – 9am – 4:30pm
Thursday – 9am – 5:30pm
Friday – no clinic
We are also pleased to inform you that our previous Practice Nurse Elizabeth Kearney is working “short term” with us for the next few months and is available on a Wednesday.
She just can’t keep away!
Whooping Cough Vaccinations for Pregnant Women
Whyshould pregnant women have the whooping cough vaccine?
Getting vaccinated while you’re pregnantmay help to protect your baby from developing whooping cough inhis or herfirst few weeks of life. The immunity you get from the vaccine will pass to your baby through the placenta. Babies are not vaccinated against whooping cough until they are two months old.
Is the whooping cough vaccinesafein pregnancy?
There is no evidence to suggest that the vaccine is unsafe for mother or baby if used in pregnancy.
The vaccine, called Repevax, has not been clinically tested on pregnant women because clinical trials don’t usually involve pregnant women. For this reason, evidence on safety in pregnancy can be limited. A similar vaccine (without the component that protects against polio) has been used in America in pregnant women, and there is no evidence of risk to the health of the pregnant woman or the baby.
Repevax has been used in the UK childhood immunisation programme since 2004, and has an excellent safety record. All of the components in the vaccine have been given singly or in combination to pregnant women without any evidence of harm to the mother or her baby.
Whatis whooping cough?
Whooping cough (pertussis)is a serious bacterial infection that causes long bouts of coughing and choking, making it hard to breathe. After each bout of coughing, the person gasps for breath, making the distinctive ‘whoop’ noise. Babies don’t always make this noise. Other symptoms include a raised temperature, runny nose and vomiting after coughing. Whooping cough lasts for around two or three months, and is sometimes called the ‘100 day cough’.
Why do we need toprotectagainst whooping cough?
Whooping cough is a serious illness. Babies who get it can develop severe complications such aspneumoniaand brain damage. Most babies with whooping cough will need hospital treatment, and when whooping cough is very severe they may die.
There is a large outbreak of whooping cough in the UK at the moment, with three times more cases in the general population than there were last year. In the first seven months of this year, 235 babies less than 12 weeks old had whooping cough. Sadly,13babies have died from whooping cough so far this year. Babies who are too young to be vaccinated are at greatest risk.
Will the vaccinegiveme whooping cough?
The whooping cough vaccine is not a ‘live’ vaccine. This means it doesn’t contain whooping cough, and can’t cause whooping cough in women who have the vaccine, or in their babies.
A vaccine against only whooping cough is not available. It’s part ofacombinedvaccinethat also protects againstdiphtheria,tetanusandpolio. The other components in the vaccine will not place you or your baby at any additional risk, and will not give you any of these illnesses.
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