AUTUMN NEWSLETTER
Hartwood Healthcare
FLU VACCINATIONS
Flu clinics will be held on the 21st and 28th September and the 7th and 19th October.
Please contact reception to make your appointment if you have not already done so.
The following people are eligible for a flu vaccination:
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All patients aged 65 years and over
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Clinical risk groups
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Pregnant women
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All two, three and four year olds
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Those in long stay residential care homes
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Carers
Welcome to Karon McConnell who has recently joined Hartwood Healthcare as the Practice Pharmacist.
As a pharmacist prescriber, Karon’s role involves prescribing repeat medication, dealing with prescription
requests and completing medication reviews. Her role is to support GPs in ensuring patients are taking the
most appropriate medication and to ensure patients attend for regular reviews of their long term
conditions.
MEDICATION REVIEWS
A full medication review should be carried out routinely, at least annually, on all patients.
The medication review is an opportunity for the doctor to review the appropriateness of the patient’s
drug treatment.
A more frequent review may be more appropriate depending on the patient’s clinical condition. If a
patient fails to attend for a medication review, then the standard policy is to issue only one month
extra as an emergency prescription, with a highlighted message on the right hand side of the
prescription inviting the patient to attend for review.
Would you like to have your say about your surgery…...What works well? What
needs improving?
We are looking for patients to be actively involved in our patient group. If you are
interested please speak to one of our receptionists.
Would you like to be a volunteer?
Hartwood Healthcare, together with RSVP (Retired and Senior
Volunteer Program), is creating a patient befriending scheme to help
combat feelings of loneliness and isolation in elderly people.
People are living longer and over half of 75-year olds live alone and
have few friends or relatives nearby.
Our volunteers may visit the less mobile and elderly patients for a cup
of tea and a chat whether it be regularly or on an adhoc basis.
If you are interested in finding out more about becoming a volunteer
please pick up a leaflet from reception.
SELF CARE
Hartwood Healthcare and Hillview Family Practice are holding a Self Care week
between 16th and 22nd November where information will be available on how to take
care of yourself over the winter months.
Colds and Flu are caused by a virus, so antibiotics do not work. You may have a
cough, runny nose and general aches that can last a week. Drink plenty of fluids and
take pain relief.
Diarrhoea and Sickness is normally caused by viruses and you should take small
sips of water to replace fluids. Take extra care with small children.
Your pharmacist may be able to help with:
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skin conditions, such as mild acne and mild eczema
coughs and colds, including nasal congestion and sore throat
minor cuts and bruises
constipation and haemorrhoids (piles)
hay fever and allergies
aches and pain, such as headaches, earache and back pain
indigestion, diarrhoea and threadworms
period pain and thrush
warts and verrucas, mouth ulcers and cold sores
athletes foot
nappy rash and teething
PRACTICE STATS
In August we provided 4646 appointments to our patients. Out of these 392
did not attend their appointments.
Please remember to let us know if you cannot make your appointment as
somebody else may be able to use it instead.
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