Dr Azim and Partners NEWS
GP Training Practice From May 2014 Dr Azim and Partners has been accredited as a GP Training Practice. Surgery
will have qualified Doctors (Registrars) to specialise in General Practice.
We would like to welcome to the Practice our new GP Registrar Dr McClymont who joined our practice in August.
We would also like to welcome back our Practice nurse Shereen Toner joining us in October.
- FREE Annual Flu Vaccination (for at risk
patients only) Click here to find out if you are
eligible for this vaccine and for more information
- FREE Nasal Flu Vaccination (for children aged
two, three and four years) Click here for more
information about this vaccine
Also available in a surgery:
- FREE Shingles Vaccination (for patients aged 70,
78 and 79 years only) Click here for information
leaflet about shingles vaccine
Patients can book an appointment by speaking with
one of our receptionists over a phone or in the
surgery. Patients can also book online by selecting
“At Risk Vaccination” slot.
CANDID
Have you been to see doctor with bowel symptoms OR with lung symptoms lasting 3 weeks or more?
Dr Azim and Partners is taking part in a research study called CANDID and, if you are over 35, your GP or Nurse
Practitioner may ask if you would like to take part.
If you are invited to take part, you will have the study explained to you (including being given the contact details
of the study team) and given the opportunity ask any questions you may have before you make your decision
about whether or not you wish to be recruited to the study. You can decide today, or take the information home
and decide later. Even if you agree to participate you can change your mind at any time
New Did not Attend ( DNA ) Policy
Calling all Patients!
Patients who do not attend appointments for doctors, nurses or
HCAs are classed as DNA’s (Did Not Attend. Due to the high
numbers of missed appointments the surgery introduces a new
procedure.
The practice now has an active Patient
Participation Group called Friends@DNA who meet
regularly to raise points which might be improved
and to engage patients in events and activity
groups which may be of interest to them.
The “Friends” meet regularly at the Surgery and,
since their formation about a year ago, has
covered a lot of ground, in liaison with the doctors
and staff: there is always more to do!
Dates of “Friends” meetings and events are
posted on the Friends’ noticeboard in the waiting
Room, where the aims are also shown.
The next walks in Sunny Hill Park will be on
Sunday 11th January. The next meeting will be
held in the surgery on 7th January at 6pm.
Friends at DNA will also have coffee morning on
4th December.
The group welcome all-comers to join a meeting
and see what it’s about.
Patients who have failed to attend three or more
appointments cannot make advanced appointments for one
year. These patients will be able to book an
appointment on the day ONLY.
Further information can be found: Did Not Attend (DNA) Policy &
Information
Shirley Rodwell MBE
Chair, Friends@DNA
Dear Patients,
If you have travelled to Guinea, Liberia, Sierra Leone and
Nigeria in last 21 days and have fever more than 38C
headache and sore throat. Please book a Telephone
Consultation with the clinicians first to avoid contact with
other patients.
Thank you,
Admin
Dr Azim and Partners Christmas
opening times
Dr Azim and Partners will be closed on following days:
 25th December, 2014 (Christmas Day)
 26th December, 2014 (Boxing Day)
 1st January, 2014 (New Year’s Day)
We will not be running evening surgery on 24th December and
31st December and will be closing at 6.30 pm.
On the rest of the days surgery will be open as normal.
On behalf of our staff at Dr Azim and Partners we
would like to wish you a Happy Christmas and a
healthy New Year.
Useful links
To learn about services Dr Azim and Partners
provide and other useful information go to our
Practice website:
http://www.drazimandpartners.nhs.uk
To read more about Summary care record and how
it works:
http://www.drazimandpartners.nhs.uk/info.aspx?p
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To learn where to seek the most appropriate
medical advice visit Choose well website:
http://www.drazimandpartners.nhs.uk/info.aspx?p
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