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Monday 17th March 2025 at Latchingdon Village Hall, Burnham Road, Latchingdon. 1:30pm - 4:30pm

Health & Wellbeing Community Clinic

Speak to members of the PCN team and Community Services to discuss and assess your Health and Wellbeing needs.

Our Paramedics, Health and Wellbeing Coach, Clinical Pharmacist and Social Prescriber will be available on the day, no appointment necessary.

Drop in for High and Annual Blood Pressure reviews and Heart Health assessments and any questions you may have.

Our new Cloud-Based Telephony system (Surgery Connect) is now live.

Our telephone number remains the same, 01621 772360. You will now also hear a number of options available to assist your query/request. All calls are recorded.

HALF DAY SHUTDOWN

Please note that the surgery and dispensary will be shut from 12.00 noon on the following dates for staff training. We will re open as usual at 8.00am on the following day.

Should you need an emergency doctor during this time please telephone the surgery and you will be directed to the emergency doctor service.

Dates for 2025

29th April

15th May

19th June

17th July

18th September

16th October

20th November

11th December

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Wuhan Coronovirus

If you think there is any possibility that you may have contracted the Coronovirus

Please do NOT attend the surgery or go to A&E

Please stay indoors and avoid contact with others and phone 111 for advice. Inform them of your symptoms and recent travels.

For advice please click on the link below:

https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/

For information on areas affected by the virus please click on the following link:

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/covid-19-specified-countries-and-areas

Health News from the BBC and the NHS

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A patient infected with a new respiratory illness similar to the deadly Sars virus has died in the UK.
'Bionic legs' for military amputees
Injured military personnel who have legs amputated are to be given the most up-to-date prosthetic limbs after the government set aside £6.5m.
Four A&E units being downgraded
Accident and Emergency (A&E) units at four London hospitals are to be downgraded.
Fizzy drinks tax needed - doctors
Fizzy drinks should be heavily taxed and junk food adverts banished until after the TV watershed, doctors say, in a call for action over obesity.
Diamond to shine light on infections
The UK's national synchrotron facility - the Diamond Light Source near Oxford - is to become a world...
Fall in condom use behind HIV rise
A fall in the proportion of gay and bisexual men using condoms is behind the rise in HIV infections in those groups in the UK, say researchers.
Hunt warns over defensive NHS bosses
Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt writes to every NHS trust in England warning them against a culture that is "defensive" in dealing with whistleblowers.
Cooking classes 'boost healthy diet'
Short cooking classes can have a long-term impact on healthy eating, a study suggests.
Third family 'Sars-like virus' case
A third member of a family in the UK has been infected with a new respiratory illness similar to the deadly Sars virus, officials have confirmed.
New Zealand acts on tobacco packets
New Zealand says it will put all tobacco products into plain packaging, following the landmark move by Australia last year.

NHS Choices Behind the Headlines

'Needy partners' have weaker immune systems
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Brain implant offers hope for early-stage Parkinson's
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Unsafe sex linked to rise in HIV rates in gay men
"The number of gay and bisexual men contracting HIV rose…because of an increase in numbers having unprotected...
'Fizzy drink tax' to stop UK being 'fat man of Europe'
The Academy of Medical Royal Colleges has published a report containing 10 recommendations designed to...
Could being kept in the dark cure lazy eye?
‘Keeping children with a lazy eye in the dark for ten days could help them see better', reports the Daily...
Smoking bans may help cut premature births
"Smoking ban 'cuts premature births'," BBC News has reported. Despite the BBC News headline, this research...
Horsemeat investigation: latest update
On February 14 the Food Standards Agency (FSA) released a statement that it had detected the presence...
Could HRT stop dementia?
Taking hormone replacement therapy (HRT) could delay the onset of Alzheimer's disease for millions of...
Could how high people live affect their weight?
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Noticeboard

Monday 17th March 2025 at Latchingdon Village Hall, Burnham Road, Latchingdon. 1:30pm - 4:30pm

Our new Cloud-Based Telephony system (Surgery Connect) is now live.

Our telephone number remains the same, 01621 772360. You will now also hear a number of options available to assist your query/request. All calls are recorded.

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Health News from the BBC and the NHS

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