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We will keep it current with any developments or other details that we feel are relevant.
Burbage Surgery
Here at Burbage Surgery, we have decided that we will not be taking part in the national strike action you will have heard about. We believe that although there has been and continues to be very significant financial and workload pressure on general practice; we do not believe this is the right thing for our practice to be doing at this time. We will therefore be functioning as normal throughout any industrial action.
There are clear issues that do need addressing in general practice and the health care system in general. Funding for general practice as a proportion of NHS funding continues to fall, and we believe that a well-supported general practice should be the fundamental building block of any health care system. Supporting people throughout their lives, ensuring good health, and preventing illness is always better than treating it once it arises. Especially as the population is not only getting older but is becoming more unhealthy, and therefore the number of people with long term health conditions continues to increase.
There are 26 million people with long term health conditions, and this will likely increase by 2.5 million in the next 15 years. This is important as people with chronic conditions account for 50% of all GP appointments, 70% of hospital beds and 70% of the health and social care budget.
So, what can we all do?
Speak to your MP about supporting general practice and not just primary care networks and hospitals.
We can all try and be healthier, eat better, sleep better, exercise, reduce alcohol and stop smoking.
Support your local surgery however you can, and we will be here for you when you need us.
Thank you
Dr James Downie
Here at the Surgery our doors are very much open, so please get in contact if we can help or support you in any way with your ongoing physical or mental health; whether in person or over the phone.
You have all been brilliant over the last 4 years, embracing the technology; using our online services and the NHS App to book your appointments, order medication, and contact us with queries. We are so grateful for your support with this which has enabled us to keep working as efficiently as we can and provide the best possible service for you all. We are now back to normal, and there are plenty of GP and Nurse appointments available, so please do respond to any recall stickers on your repeat medication and book your blood tests, diabetic and asthma reviews etc. If you are booking a blood test you can do this online.
Flu/Covid Update
Flu jabs will be starting in October not September this year and will be likely to be administered with Covid vaccines. Those eligible for Covid this year are
- adults aged 65 years and over
- persons aged 6 months to 64 years in a clinical risk group
We will as always be contacting those eligible with details of clinics etc once we know more.
RSV Vaccination
Theres a new vaccine programme called national respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) which is designed to protect infants and elderly people. Each year in the UK, RSV accounts for around 30,000 hospitalisations in children aged under 5 and is responsible for 20 to 30 infant deaths. It also causes around 9,000 hospital admissions in those aged over 75. The RSV programme could free up thousands of hospital bed days and help to avoid hundreds of deaths each year. Despite infecting around 90% of children within the first 2 years of life, RSV is relatively unknown among the public. It typically causes mild, cold-like symptoms. However, it can lead to severe lung infections like pneumonia and infant bronchiolitis and is a leading cause of infant mortality globally.
- People aged 75 to 79 years old on 1 September 2024 will be invited to receive their RSV vaccination, and those turning 75 after this date will also receive an invitation once eligible.
- Pregnant ladies over 28 weeks will also be eligible and we will be inviting them to have the vaccine in order to protect their babies.
We will be in touch with more information: we are planning to arrange some specific clinics, but will also be able to offer the vaccine ad hoc to eligible patients while they are here for other appointments.
PHYSIOTHERAPY
The East Kennet PCN, which Burbage Surgery is a member of, has a First Contact Physiotherapist called Aizaz. He offers assessment appointments at Ramsbury Surgery or Marlborough Surgery. Please contact reception if you would like us to book you in. There are currently plenty of appointments available.
CLINICAL PHARMACISTS
Rima and Shalini are our two Clinical Pharmacists. They are also employed by the East Kennet PCN but work closely with the surgery helping us with prescribing, medication reviews, drug monitoring and other medication work. You can book in for a medication review online. These are telephone appointment clinics so you will get a call from them.
HEALTH & WELLBEING COACH
Alice is our H&WB coach, also part of the East Kennet PCN Team. She has a special interest in nutrition and dietetics, sees patients here at the Surgery, and by phone/video. You can book an appointment with her via reception.
Cervical Screening and Child Immunisations.
Please contact the surgery to book your appointment if you have had an invitation letter or if you have deferred your smear because of the Covid pandemic. We are booking child immunisations as normal with the Practice Nurses
National Cancer Screening Programmes
Prescriptions
PLEASE ALLOW AT LEAST 4 FULL WORKING DAYS BETWEEN ORDERING AND COLLECTING YOUR REPEAT MEDICATION.
WE RECOMMEND YOU KEEP 2 WEEKS OF MEDICATION IN STOCK AT HOME SO YOU ARE LESS LIKELY TO RUN OUT
When ordering repeat prescriptions online, please be aware that we cannot respond to any queries made in the comments box. Should there be a problem with your medicine request, a staff member will contact you directly. Any medicine reviews that require an appointment with the GP, nurse, or Clinical Pharmacist will be instigated by the surgery. Please ignore any "review" requests that appear when ordering your medicines online - thank you.
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You can also do this via AccuRx who will SMS a feedback form following your appointment, or by using a paper form at reception. We also have comments leaflets in the waiting room.
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Named Accountable GP
Practices throughout the UK are contractually obliged to inform all patients of who their accountable GP is.
Dr James Downie is the accountable GP for all the patients registered at Burbage Surgery. As before, however, everyone is free to see whichever GP they wish.
If you have any questions, or would like to make your preferences known, please don’t hesitate to ask at Reception
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(Site updated 09/09/2024)