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As August approaches our current  trainees move on and we welcome new  trainees to the practice.  We are saying goodbye to: Freya and Zara our year 1 Physician's Associates students - they have both passed their exams and will be moving into year 2 in September. We have two new Physician' Associate students with us, every Friday, starting at the end of September. Jayne Thomas, who as a trainee Advanced Care Practitioner has successfully finished her course and has a post as an Advanced Care Practitioner at a GP's surgery in Pontefract. Dr Wendy Wong has passed all her exams and is starting a maternity locum in York in August. Dr Matt Rodway who has been with us for 12 months will be joining us as a salaried doctor in August. Dr Khuram Ahmed and Dr Caitlin Imray are going back into hospital training posts as part of their GP training rotation. We continue to have Dr Sarah Timperley, Dr John Turek and Dr Mohammad Shaikh continuing in training with us. We are ve

I am retiring at the end of July. My last working day is Monday 31st July and the practice is very pleased to invite you to come for a cup of tea, some cake and undoubtedly a few words from my partners and myself on Wednesday 19th July between 2 and 4 pm. The invitation is open to all and we hope to make everyone warmly welcome. See you then!

Following the CCG stopping GP practices prescribing sunscreen, emollients, multi-vitamins and products that are used predominantly for cosmetic purposes a ban on the prescription of gluten free products and some infant milk came into place on 1st July. Gluten free foods have been prescribed to patients diagnosed with coeliac disease for over 30 years. The rationale behind stopping GP practices prescribing them is that gluten free products are now widely available and the cost to the NHS can be six to ten times the price of a similar produce in a local shop. The ban on infant formulae milk is for milk prescribed for lactose intolerance. Again the rationale behind this is that the cost to the NHS is more than the cost of such products from supermarkets and such milk is about the same cost as normal infant formula milk. We have written to all patients who will be affected by this ban informing them of the CCGs decision. If any of these decisions cause problems then the CCG will co