Coronavirus

The NHS in Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin and Public Health England (PHE) are extremely well prepared for outbreaks of new infectious diseases. The NHS has put in place measures to ensure the safety of all patients and NHS staff while also ensuring services are available to the public as normal.

The risk to the general public is moderate. If you have arrived back to the UK from mainland China, Thailand, Japan, Republic of Korea, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Singapore, Malaysia or Macau within 14 days, follow the specific advice for returning travellers.

Anyone who has travelled to China or places listed above in the last 14 days and develops symptoms of cough or fever or shortness of breath, should immediately:

• Stay indoors and avoid contact with other people as you would with the flu
• Call NHS 111 to inform them of your recent travel to the country

Information for the public is available at gov.uk/coronavirus

Like the common cold, coronavirus infection usually occurs through close contact with a person with novel coronavirus via cough and sneezes or hand contact. A person can also be infected by touching contaminated surfaces if they do not wash their hands.

The risk of being in close contact with a person with coronavirus or contaminated surfaces is very low at the current time, as members of the public who have visited Wuhan, Hubei province, China are currently in isolation.

Testing of suspected coronavirus cases is carried out in line with strict regulations. This means that suspected cases are kept in isolation, away from public areas of the hospital and returned home also in isolation. Any equipment that come into contact with suspected cases are thoroughly cleaned as appropriate. Specific guidance has also been shared with NHS staff to help safeguard them and others.  Patients can be reassured that their safety is a top priority, and are encouraged to attend all appointments as usual.

Everyone is being reminded to follow Public Health England advice to:

• Always carry tissues with you and use them to catch your cough or sneeze. Then bin the tissue, and wash your hands, or use a sanitiser gel.
• Wash your hands often with soap and water, especially after using public transport. Use a sanitiser gel if soap and water are not available.
• Avoid touching your eyes, nose and mouth with unwashed hands.
• Avoid close contact with people who are unwell.

You can find the latest information and advice from Public Health England at www.gov.uk/coronavirus.

Ranitidine

There is a worldwide shortage of ranitidine due to a recall of products.  Please continue to take the ranitidine you may have at home but we will be unable to continue prescribing due to shortage.  Please make contact with the surgery to discuss with our Clinical Pharmacist or GP when you have 1-2 weeks of ranitidine remaining.

CQC Rating

Radbrook Green Surgery has been rated overall good in our latest CQC inspection with outstanding in 1 area.

Prescription Ordering Service (POD)

A new and convenient way to order your repeat prescription for patients of Radbrook Green Surgery.  Telephone: 033 33 583 509 Monday to Friday between 9am to 5pm.  From phoning Prescription Ordering Direct (POD), please allow 4 working days before collecting your medication.

Welcome to your NEW Extended GP Service

We would like all patients in our community to be able to see a local GP or Nurse when they need to. There is a network of GP Practices within your community offering extended opening hours for routine appointments.
Call now to book a routine appointment on: 0333 222 6649

For full information on this new service please see the Extended Access tab under the Appointments heading.

New Telephone System

Changes have now been made to the messages you will now hear when calling the surgery.  The reason for this is to ensure that you are seeing or speaking to the correct member of the team to deal with your problem.  All staff have undergone training to provide this level of service.

Below is the message you will now hear during the daytime 08.30am - 18.00pm:

Welcome to Radbrook Green Surgery. 

Please be aware that all calls are now recorded for training and quality purposes.

For medical emergencies which may require an ambulance please press 1 at any time during this call.

To book an appointment please use our Online Access Service available through our website.  If you are not yet registered for this service, please speak to reception who will be able to assist you.

If you wish to speak to a receptionist for any other reason please Press 2.

Please note: If you speak to a receptionist to book an appointment you will now be asked if you feel comfortable informing us of the reasons for your call including the medical condition that requires attention.  The GP's are requesting this information so they can prepare for your consultation and to ensure that you are booked in with the correct clinician or member of the nursing team. 

To order a prescription using the Prescription Ordering Direct service telephone 03333 583 509 and an advisor will be able to process your request. 

This service is available between 8.00am - 5.00pm Monday to Friday.  The NHS 111 service is also available to you 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.

Patient Messaging Service

We have started using our new patient messaging service.
We will be able to communicate with you via text and email, using automated technology that will enable us to contact you much more quickly and effectively. This will free up our staff to deal with those tasks only a human can do!  It is important that you keep us up-to-date with your current mobile phone number.

Examples of how it will improve our communications include:

• Automated appointment reminders 24 hours before. You can cancel your appointment by text using the word CANCEL, which immediately frees it up for others to book.
• Targeted health promotion campaigns, such as flu clinics.
• Reminders to attend specific clinics, e.g. diabetic, health checks, etc.
• NHS-required information such as smoking status: you can simply reply by texting one word to give us your status.
• Urgent communications: for example, if a GP calls in sick first thing in the morning, all patients in that surgery will be advised by text within minutes.

Of course, you can opt out by sending us a message or advising reception, but you would not be benefiting from the quick and non-intrusive communications from us that the system provides.
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us.

Named Accountable GP

From 1 April 2015, practices are required under the GMS contract, to allocate a named, accountable GP to all patients, including children. All patients registered at our surgery are allocated to a named GP.  Please ask your doctor, or the reception staff, who your named GP is. Should you express a wish for this to be changed to another GP we will do our best to accommodate your wishes.

Please be aware that this does not affect your ability to make an appointment with any of the GPs in the practice of your choosing.

 IMPORTANT NEWS - action required:

We are now using ‘Patient Access’ for booking appointments and ordering of REPEAT medication.   

Please register for this service by coming in to the practice and asking the receptionist for a registration letter which will give you your unique registration details. You will need to bring in ID (e.g. Passport or Driving licence).

PATIENT ACCESS TO ONLINE RECORDS

 Radbrook Green Surgery Plan to meet GMS/PMS 2014-15 Contractual Requirements for Patient online Service

 Current online patient services

 GP System Supplier - Egton Medical Information Systems Limited (EMIS)

 GP System Version – EMIS Web 

It is a contractual requirement for GP practices to offer and promote to patients: online booking of appointments, ordering of repeat prescriptions and by 31st March 2015 access to summary information (as a minimum) in their patient record.

This Practice currently offers patients facilities to book, view, amend, cancel and print appointments online. We also offer the facility for patients to order online, view and print a list of their repeat prescriptions or medicines and appliances. 

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