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Taking Medicines Out of the UK

An NHS patient travelling abroad may ask their surgery for a FP10 repeat prescription to cover their time abroad. This is at the discretion of the surgery but can be for no longer than 3 months. This will give the patient enough medication to last until they can make arrangements for supply in the country they are visiting. The Department of Health recommends that the period for which prescriptions should be issued is best decided by the patient’s GP, taking into account his detailed knowledge of the patient’s medical history and current condition. When a doctor prescribes a drug he is clinically and legally responsible for any results of that decision to prescribe. In view of this it is not considered good clinical practice to prescribe large amounts of medicines to a patient going abroad for an extended period of time, whose progress the GP is not able to monitor.

GMS and PMS regulations state that the PCT shall remove a patient from the doctor's list where a patient intends to be away from the UK for a

period of  3 mths, or has been absent from the UK for 3 or more months. It follows that prescriptions should not be issued for longer than 3 months, at which time the practice is deemed no longer responsible for providing patient care. This does not preclude re-registering patients on their return, or treating them as Temporary residents for emergency treatment if they visit the UK.  

 

SWINE FLU

In the first instance refer to www.nhsdirect.nhs.uk  and check your symptoms. You can contact the Flu Line on 0800 1 513 100. Please do not attend GP Surgery

 

 

TEMPORARY RESIDENTS

Please note that temporary residents should attend their own gp or private clinic at Waters Green for Travel Vaccines

BLOOD RESULTS

Please be advised that we will only contact you with results if they are not normal

Physiotherapy Service

Patients have to be referred by their GP for this Service

 

Patient Forum

Dates to be decided

 

Ear syringing.
Before asking about this please put olive oil in your ears for at least two weeks.

Travel Advice
Please contact the Assura clinic at Water's Green

 

SWINE FLU

If you are concerned that a friend, relative or colleague has swine flu, you should advise them to:

 

·      Stay at home

·      Check their symptoms as soon as possible on www.nhsdirect.nhs.uk/ or below

·      Call the Flu Line for advice on 0800 1 513100

·      Do not contact your GP unless told to do so by the Flu Line advisors

·       Advise them not to go to A&E unless they are seriously ill. 

 

If you do experience symptoms, you can help yourself by staying at home, following the advice above, resting, drinking plenty of fluids and taking over the counter flu remedies to relieve symptoms.  If your condition worsens you should contact the Flu Line. 

 

Before contacting the Flu Line please check if you have

·          A fever over 38˚c

­ and two or more of the following symptoms:

·         Cough

·         Sore throat

·         Runny nose

·         Diarrhoea

·         Vomiting

·         Limb/Joint pain

·         Headache

or a significant underlying illness.

Alternatively you can check your symptoms on http://www.nhsdirect.nhs.uk/

 

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The Practice works as a team. The Practice Managers, Secretarial Staff, Practice Nurses, District Nurses, Midwife, Health Visitors, Physiotherapist and Counsellors share the work with the Doctors. An approach to one of these workers through the Reception staff may help you with any issue you may have.

The Surgery telephone number is 572481 this number can be used at all times. The surgery telephone system operates as follows: You are given a choice of 4 numbers:

  1. Emergencies(such as chest pain, severe breathing difficulties) 
  2. Appointments
  3. Results 
  4. Diabetic and physiotherapy appointments

If you wish to speak to a receptionist press 2

Emergency Cover is 6.30pm to 8.00am on weekdays, at weekends from 6.30pm Friday to 8.00am Monday.

To obtain medical advice out of normal surgery hours please ring the Out of Hours Centre on 502999. This is staffed by a nursing sister and local GPs. It is situated next to the Accident and Emergency Centre at Macclesfield District General Hospital.

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