It is asked that patients requiring a HOME VISIT or EMERGENCY APPOINTMENT please CONTACT THE SURGERY BEFORE 10am WHERE POSSIBLE to facilitate efficient use of GP time. Many thanks.
PLEASE NOTE: The surgery will be closed on the afternoon of Tuesday 14 February 2012 for staff training. If medical advice or attention is required when the surgery is closed please telephone NHS 24:
08454 24 24 24
This is a telephone health advice and information service that can be accessed 24 hours a day.
RETIREMENT: We would like to take the opportunity to wish Isabel Finlayson, District Nursing Sister, a long, happy and healthy retirement. Isabel has been devoted to delivering care to patients in the community for many, many years and I am sure you will join us in wishing her much happiness in the future.
SCHOOL CHILDREN: The GPs have made the decision that as from 1 DECEMBER 2011 school children will no longer be seen without an appointment at 8.30am at Mauchline. School children requiring to be seen should make a routine appointment.
INFLUENZA VACCINATION: The influenza vaccination is now available for those aged 65 or over on or before 31 March 2012, and for those patients who are eligible due to chronic disease. Patients can contact the surgery to arrange an appointment to have their 'flu vaccination carried out.
TRAVEL VACCINATION ADVICE: As of 1 January 2012, if you require an appointment for Travel Vaccination Advice then a fee of £15 per patient will be charged. This fee is payable before the patient(s) attend for their appointment(s).
ANNUAL MEN'S HEALTH EVENT: Our Annual Men's Health Event took place at Catrine on Tuesday 4 October. The Practice would like to thank all the Men who attended and made this event a success - we had an amazing response and it was very encouraging that so many people came along. Next year this event will be held at Mauchline.
FOR INFORMATION: Dr Tina Hipperson joined the Practice at the beginning of August 2011. Dr Hipperson is an ST3, which means that she is an experienced doctor who has worked for several years in hospital and is now in her final stage which is working in general practice. We would like to take this opportunity to welcome Dr Hipperson to the Practice.
PATIENT FOCUS GROUP: The next meeting of the Patient Focus Group will be held at Mauchline Surgery in March 2012. This Group is made up of patients who help us to analyse information provided by other patients in an effort to enable us to continue to provide a high standard of care to our patients, and to improve the areas identified by patients as requiring our attention. The Patient Focus Group gives the Practice an opportunity to update patients on any forthcoming developments within the practice and gives us the chance to report on the outcome of these. There is staff representation from each discipline within the Practice in attendance at every meeting to help answer any questions raised.
WE ARE ALWAYS LOOKING TO INCREASE MEMBERSHIP OF OUR PATIENT FOCUS GROUP, AND WOULD BE DELIGHTED TO SEE ANY PATIENT WHO IS REGISTERED WITH THE PRACTICE ON THE NIGHT.
PLEASE NOTE: When collecting your repeat prescription from the surgery you will be asked to confirm your name, address and date of birth. The purpose of this is to enhance security and to minimise the chances of errors being made when prescriptions are being given to patients. We would appreciate your co-operation and understanding in this regard.
FOR INFORMATION: You can now use this website to cancel an appointment or to provide us with information regarding a change in your address or telephone number. This can be done by clicking on the appropriate link shown on the left hand side of our home page.
MOBILE TELEPHONE NUMBERS: The Practice has now gone live with a new system called mJOG which will text patients a day before with a reminder of theirappointment at the surgery. If you have a mobile telephone please provide/update us of any contact number/change of contact number at your earliest convenience for the purpose of emergency contact.
COMMUNICATE BY EMAIL: If you would like to receive information from the Practice by email, for example the quarterly Practice Newsletter and details of events and clinics being run, please give your email address to the Receptionist and she will record this information in your contact details and this information will also be added to our mailing list for future information to be sent to you electronically. Alternatively, please email michelle.kay@aapct.scot.nhs.uk and Michelle will add your email address to the Practice mailing list. Please note that only general information for public knowledge will be sent in this way. |
