Welcome to the new blog


As you will know Dr Brown has now officially retired. The eagle eyed among you may have spotted him in the practice, although he is not seeing any patients! Dr Jaz Walsh has now taken over writing this blog and hopes to keep you updated with latest news and events. We will be adding a new section to the blog each month with a different health topic to inform patients about common conditions, what you can expect and how you can help yourself. If there are any topics you would like to see included, please click here to email  our practice manager partner.

Bank Holiday

Just to remind you there is a statutory bank holiday coming up Monday 28th August. We will be closed that day only. As usual if you need assistance please contact 111 who will be able to advise or arrange review with the out of hours GP service.

Please make sure you order and collect repeat prescriptions to cover for the Bank Holiday in advance.

Local pharmacies can give you some advice and help. They are all open on Bank Holiday Saturday as normal and some of them are open on Bank Holiday Monday as well:

LLoyds, Kings Medical Centre, Normanton, 893117
Exel Chemist, 56 High Street, Normanton, 896777

A new innovative service has arrived to the practice!

 The Patient Advisory Service (run by community work coaches) is a voluntary free service that will help and support patients on their journey into work, including those who currently feel they will have difficulty getting a job, or, never be able to work. Please ask at reception

Yorkshire Cancer Patient Forum

 This is a group of people who have been directly affected by cancer and those working with or within cancer services. Their aim is to enable the views of cancer patients, families and friends to be heard and used to improve the quality of cancer care in the Yorkshire and Humber area. You can contact them on 01924 787371 or email at info@yorkshirecancerpatientforum.co.uk. Their website contains more information about how they can help; www.yorkshirecancerpatientforum.co.uk

 Urgent Care at Pontefract hospital

 NHS Wakefield Clinical Commissioning Group have asked Healthwatch Wakefield to talk to local people about urgent care services provided at Pontefract hospital. This is because the contract to deliver urgent care there is due for renewal next year. They want to ask our patients what they think about what type of urgent care could be provided there. So if you want some say over this then fill in the short survey on their website: www.healthwatchwakefield.co.uk or telephone them on 01924 787379

　
















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