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The practice sends a warm welcome to Jayne Thomas who has joined us today as a trainee Advanced Care Practitioner (tACP). When fully trained ACPs are able to see patients on their own, make diagnosis and treat them. Inorder to become trained tACPs attend a University course and have placements in general practice. In general practice they are supervised whilst they develop the skills to become an ACP. Jayne was a paramedic and the practice is very pleased to welcome her to join us.

The NHS has run several campaigns in the last 18 months about the early signs of cancer. If you missed them the messages were: If you notice blood in your pee, even if its 'just the once', tell your doctor Heartburn most days, for three weeks or more could be a sign of oesophageal or stomach cancer - t ell your doctor Feeling bloated, most days, for 3 weeks, could be a sign of ovarian cancer - tell your doctor. If you've had blood in your poo or looser poo for the last 3 weeks, tell your doctor. If you've been coughing for 3 weeks or more, tell your doctor 1 in 4 black men will get prostate cancer, if you have any concerns, tell your doctor. 1 in 3 women who get breast cancer are over 70, so don't assume you're past it. If you notice a lump or changes in your breast, tell your doctor There is more information on the NHS Be Clear On Cancer website - click here for the link. But if you have any of these symptoms or are concerned that you might have sy

The Department of Health on behalf of the Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) has been given permission to collect anonymised Electronic Fit Note Data from our clinical computer system. The DWP wants to obtain national data about sickness certification to inform government policy. The data collection will commence on Wednesday 27 January, 2016 and will be backdated to December 2014. Data will be collected to the end of August, 2018. The data that will be collected will be anonymous but you have the right to object to your data being used in this way. If you have already completed an opt out not to supply Care.data then your data will not be sent. If you do not wish your data to be used for this purpose then let us know and we will ensure that your data is not sent. To let us know c lick here to email Christine Sanderson, Practice Managing Partner.