Notice Board
23/07/2010
Saturday Opening
Appointments are available to be 'pre-booked' with a doctor or nurse on selected Saturday mornings. These are normally available on alternate Saturdays but please note that other than for these appointments the surgery is closed.
Saturday morning appointments have been primarily designed to help patients who find it difficult to attend the surgery during the week.
In August appointments are available on the 7th & 21st.
Swine Flu
Whilst swine flu no longer receives the same amount of media interest as earlier in the year it is still important that those who are eligible to have the vaccination seriously consider protecting themselves against the disease.
The Department of Health have confirmed that patients, aged over 6 months, who have one of the following conditions should be given the opportunity of having the vaccine: -
- Chronic lung disease
- Chronic kidney disease
- Chronic heart disease
- Chronic liver disease
- Chronic neurological diseases
- Diabetes mellitus
- Immunocompromised - caused by a disease or treatment for a disease. This includes people who live with immunocompromised patients.
In addition the Department of Health have recommended that pregnant women (at any stage of pregancy) should be vaccinated against swine flu.
If you fulfill any of the above criteria and have not been vaccinated then please contact the surgery to make an appointment.
Please note that depending on circumstances some patients will require two doses of the vaccine.
Patients aged over 65.
At the present time, unlike the seasonal flu vaccination, patients aged 65 and over are only eligible for the vaccination should they fall into one of the above categories.
Summary Care Records
The NHS is currently modernising the way that patients health information is both stored and managed with part of this process being the introduction of 'Summary Care Records' (SCR). Lakenham was the first surgery in the county to introduce Summary Care Records for it's patients.
Summary Care Records are an electronic record of a patients medical history. Initially SCRs will hold basic information such as any medication currently being taken, any known allergies and whether in the past the patient has had an adverse reaction to treatment.
In time it is expected that the information held will build to include other appropriate health related issues.
The aim of the scheme is to help provide better and safer healthcare giving any, authorised healthcare professional access to the SCR. There are clear policies in place as to who, and under what circumstances, can access the information.
Anyone who registers with the practice will automatically benefit from having a SCR unless they decide to 'opt-out' of the scheme. Details of how to do this are available at reception.
Further information is available from www.nhscarerecords.nhs.uk or bv contacting the NHS Norfolk Patient Advice and Liaison Service on 0800 587 4132 (email:pals@norfolk.nhs.uk). Advisers are available on weekdays between 9am and 5pm.
