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The surgery is only closed on the statuary bank holidays - we are otherwise open as normal. If you need a doctor when we are closed ring our normal number - 0844 815 1340 - and your call will automatically be transferred to the out of hour service. Our opening times over the Christmas period are: Friday 23/12 - 8.00 am - 6.30 pm Christmas Eve - closed Christmas Day - closed Boxing Day 26/12 - closed Tuesday 27/12 - closed Wednesday 28/12 - 8.00 am - 6.30 pm Thursday 29/12 - 8.00 am - 6.30 pm (and extended access surgery 7.00 am -8.00 am and 6.30 pm - 8.00 pm) Friday 30/12 - 8.00 am - 6.30 pm Saturday 31/12 - closed Sunday 1/1 - closed Monday 2/1 - closed Tuesday 3/1 - 8.00 am - 6.30 pm (and extended access surgery 6.00 pm - 8.00 pm) Wednesday 4/1 - 8.00 am - 6.30 pm Thursday 5/1 - 8.00 am - 6.30 pm (and extended access surgery 7.00 am - 8.00 am) Friday 6/1 - 8.00 am - 6.30 pm Saturday 7/1 - extended access surgeries 8.00 am - 11.00 am. If you ring our normal telephone number (0844

The Summary Care Record system is a national database of patient health details that can be assessed by health professionals all over the UK. Initially we thought that it was going to contain a summary of patients important medical conditions. We had concerns about the security of this and whether the NHS could keep confidential information properly private and confidential and refused to let our patients details be uploaded. But over time the contents of the Summary Care Record contents has got reduced and will now only contain details of medication you are taking, allergies you suffer from and any bad reactions to medicines that you have had. This seems fairly innocuous stuff to me and this week Wakefield District PCT has started sending letter to our patients informing them about what is going to be uploaded to the Summary Care Record. They are using a scheme of 'implied consent' that means that they assume you consent to this. If you do not want this to happen you have to &

The Quality and Outcomes Framework scores have recently been put in the public domain for all practices in England and we did very well. We scored in total 983.7 out of 1000 points and 696.1 out of a total of 697 points in the clinical domains. In our local 'league table' we were the fifth highest across all practices in Wakefield District. The Quality and Outcomes Framework (QOF) is a voluntary annual reward and incentive programme for all GP surgeries in England, detailing practice achievement results. The QOF gives an indication of the overall achievement of a practice through a points system. Practices aim to deliver high quality care across a range of areas for which they score points. So I think the practice deserves a pat on the back!