Patient Information Screen
September 2014

Patients do not have to attend the surgery for their blood tests. You may find it more convenient to attend Ipswich or West
Suffolk Hospital.
Opening times are as follows or can be accessed via the hospital website.
Remember to take your forms with you.

Ipswich Hospital 01473 703721
Some appointments can be booked in advance on the above number or attend the open access blood test clinic from
7.30am to 5.45pm Monday to Friday.
West Suffolk Hospital
7.30am to 7pm Monday to Friday and
9am – midday on Saturday

Book your
Seasonal Flu Vaccination now!

• Free vaccinations if you are;
• Over 65
• A Carer
• Pregnant
• Or suffer from;
• Heart problems or a chest complaint
• Asthma requiring regular inhalers
• Kidney disease or diabetes
• Lowered immunity or are a stroke victim

Saturday 4th October 2014
Saturday 25th October 2014
Please note that these sessions are for patients eligible for the seasonal flu vaccination and have booked an appointment in advance only.

The staff will be collecting for charity on both these days and would appreciate your support, thank you.

• This year all children aged 2, 3 and 4 years old will be offered a flu vaccine administered via a nasal spray
• Children in this category will receive a letter inviting them to a special clinic
• Look out for your letter in September

• New shingles vaccination
• Available NOW
• Very strict age criteria apply
• Initially only for those who were aged 70, 78 or 79 on the 1 st of September 2014
• Please book an appointment with the receptionist

• Patients are able to refer themselves for physiotherapy advice either online or by phone
• Initially advice and exercises
• Onward referral if necessary
• No need to see your GP!
• Pick up a card from reception

“Refer yourself to Physiotherapy”
Via www.ahpsuffolk.co.uk
Or telephone
01473 770066
This service is run by Allied Health
Professionals under contract with the NHS

From September there will be a nurse or
HCA led clinic as well as a GP clinic each
Saturday. All appointments must be booked in advance.
We regret that “walk in” patients are not able to be seen during these surgery times. Thank you.

The following nurse led clinics will be available on some Saturdays –
Asthma checks
Hypertension checks
COPD checks
Diabetic checks
Travel clinic
BP checks
Please ask at Reception to make an appointment

From September we will no longer be running the early Tuesday morning GP clinic or the early
Blood clinic from 7-8am
However we will be offering extended hours on a
Saturday morning instead.
Blood tests are available each week day morning from 8.20am but are also available at walk in clinics at Ipswich and West Suffolk Hospitals.

Dr Wankowski has been overwhelmed by the kindness and generosity of his patients on his retirement.
Having founded the Combs Ford Surgery and following 25 years serving the people of
Stowmarket it is time for a change and a rest!
Dr Wankowski’s patients have now been advised of their new GP.

On Dr Wankowski’s retirement the Practice GP
Team will be as follows;-
Dr Jackie Muir
Dr Tim Watson
Dr Jyoti Ravikumar
Dr Alison Jones
And supported by
Dr Caroline Dunmore and
Rachel Clarke, Clinical Nurse Practitioner

Michelle Jeffreys, Minor Illness Clinic
Rebecca Wilding, Practice Nurse Prescriber
Ellie Wallis, Practice Nurse
Janet Nunn, Practice Nurse
Bev Mayhew and Janet Howard, Health Care
Assistants

The Practice will be closed for essential staff training on the following dates
• Thursday 11 th of September 1-4pm
• Wednesday 15 th October 1-4pm
• Thursday 13 th November
• Wednesday 10 th December

• Informed implied or expressed consent will be obtained before any procedure or examination is carried out.
• An explanation will be given to the patient sufficient to understand the procedure.
• Should the procedure carry a risk that the patient is likely to consider as being substantial, expressed consent (written or verbal) will be obtained. Copies of the consent policy are available on request.

The Practice operates a zero tolerance policy
• we will not hesitate to remove patients from our list who:
• are violent or abusive to any Practice member.
• use or condone threatening or violent behaviour.
• cause damage/steal from the Practice's premises/staff/patients.
• obtain drugs and/or medical services fraudulently.
We ask you to treat your GPs and their staff courteously at all times.

Evenings and weekends
For urgent advice and treatment
Call the usual surgery number and you will be given the number to use –
111

Combs Ford Surgery
Combs Lane
STOWMARKET
IP14 2SY
Tel – 01449 678333 (not to be used for prescription orders)
Please note that calls are recorded for quality and training purposes.
www.combsfordsurgery.org.uk