Hollywood Medical Practice

HOLLYWOOD MEDICAL PRACTICE

NEWSLETTER - WINTER 2017

SEASONS GREETINGS

We wish you a healthy and happy Christmas and a wonderful New Year

Website: www.hollywoodmedicalpractice.co.uk

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DOCTORS

LEAVING

Dr Stephen Miskin officially leaves the Practice at the end of December. He has retired on the grounds of ill health. The Practice wishes him improved health during his retirement and acknowledges his commitment to the Practice over previous years; especially with his efforts in ensuring that we have a purpose built health centre which will enable us to provide continuing and effective healthcare in the future.

JOINING

Dr Claire Cunningham and Dr Sanah Bholah are our current Registrars; Dr Cunningham recently returning following maternity leave and Dr Bholah joined us in August 2017.

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FAMILY PLANNING CLINICS

Dr Zakai (f) is leading on this service and is currently offering fortnightly family planning appointments.

She is able to fit/remove/check coils – administer implants and consult on family planning issues.

FLU SEASON

We are currently offering Influenza Vaccines to all eligible patients, those that are 65 years of age and over, have a chronic medical condition (DOH guidelines apply), are pregnant, a carer or assessed to be at clinical risk.

Please ask at reception for more information or pick up a leaflet in house.

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PRESCRIPTION REQUESTS

We deal with lots of requests for medication that isn’t on repeat or isn’t in line with the Worcestershire prescribing formulary.

www.worcestershire.nhs.uk/prescribing

PLEASE NOTE if you have been advised that your request has been put on the ‘Query Pad’ it is your responsibility to call the surgery after 2 o’clock to enquire as to whether your prescription has been generated or you are required to make an appointment.

PRESCRIBING CHANGES

From 18th September there is a restriction placed on access to certain medicines, treatments, products and food items on prescription. These changes follow a decision made by the three Worcestershire Clinical Commissioning Groups in July this year where it was agreed to no longer support a number of different items, specifically:

To restrict the prescription of treatments and medicines for short-term, minor conditions

To stop the prescription of all gluten-free foods

To stop the prescription of soya milks, thickened infant formula, formula for lactose intolerance and all infant formula available as ready to use liquid

To restrict the prescription of oral nutritional supplements.

Those patients affected by the new commissioning polices will now be advised to purchase required products from a pharmacy, supermarket, health food store or online.