Any patient who feels they may have cancer symptoms during the coronavirus outbreak, PLEASE CONTACT YOUR GP.
They can talk over the phone, by video call or bring you to the surgery under safe conditions.
Fewer people are contacting their GP due to the coronavirus outbreak.
EARLY DIAGNOSIS SAVES LIVES.
Information about symptoms please click the following links:
The Village Practice has recently signed up to a Green Impact for Health toolkit, designed to make the practice more environmentally friendly.
One of the reasons that we wish to make changes is due to health-related issues.
We are now more aware that peoples health (in the UK and Worldwide) is becoming increasingly effected by environmental issues such as global warming, severe weather events, air pollution and plastic pollution. As healthcare providers we feel it is very important that we look at how to improve our efforts to tackle this global problem.
What we have already done:
Installed bike lockers to encourage staff to cycle to work.
Setup a weekly practice walk on a Monday lunch time
Have recycling services setup within the practice
Over the next months and years, the practice will be making changes to reduce waste, lower the energy usage of the practice, improve recycling and promote the use of social prescribing (non-pharmacological treatments).
Please feel free to give us some feedback on how we are doing.
General Practice Nursing Conference and Awards held at the Ramside Hotel on Tuesday 11th February 2020.
Angel of the North Award
Winner
Sheena Philips
Nurse Practitioner
In the category of Digital Innovation
Supporting Women to Take Up Cervical Screening
The Village Surgery want to support more women to come for cervical screening. The number of women being screened has fallen and we want to change this as cervical screening saves lives!
Who is Eligible?
Women between the ages of 25 and 64 across the UK. Women aged 25-49 are invited every three years and women aged 50-64 are invited every five years. (You may be invited up to 6 months before the age of eligibility).
It is important that you are registered with a GP and your contact details are correct.
If you have been invited but have not attended, our doctors, nurses or health care assistants may notice you are overdue and offer you an appointment.
If you are eligible and have not received an invitation to attend cervical screening, please contact reception.
If you are experiencing any abnormal symptoms that you are worried may be related to cervical cancer, please make an appointment to see a GP as soon as possible (even if you are not due for cervical screening).
Supporting Women to Take Up Cervical Screening
The Village Surgery want to support more women to come for cervical screening. The number of women being screened has fallen and we want to change this as cervical screening saves lives!
Who is Eligible?
Women between the ages of 25 and 64 across the UK. Women aged 25-49 are invited every three years and women aged 50-64 are invited every five years. (You may be invited up to 6 months before the age of eligibility).
It is important that you are registered with a GP and your contact details are correct.
If you have been invited but have not attended, our doctors, nurses or health care assistants may notice you are overdue and offer you an appointment.
If you are eligible and have not received an invitation to attend cervical screening, please contact reception.
If you are experiencing any abnormal symptoms that you are worried may be related to cervical cancer, please make an appointment to see a GP as soon as possible (even if you are not due for cervical screening).
The surgery is closed for staff training from midday on the following dates:
2020
Wednesday 12th February
Wednesday 18th March
Wednesday 20th May
Wednesday 24th June
Wednesday 15th July
Wednesday 16th September
Wednesday 14th October
Wednesday 2nd December
2019
Wednesday 13th February
Wednesday 6th March
Wednesday 15th May
Wednesday 19th June
Wednesday 17th July
Wednesday 18th September
Wednesday 16th October
Wednesday 4th December
2018
Wednesday 18th April
Wednesday 20th June
Wednesday 18th July
Wednesday 5th September
Wednesday 14th November
Wednesday 5th December
We hope you find our website informative and helpful. You can now use the online appointment and prescription services 24 hours a day. We are still here to help during office hours so please feel free to pop into the surgery or give us a call
