Patient Participation group survey

Patient Participation group survey

We are running another brief survey to expand on issues raised by the PPG committee. The survey is only five questions long. It has been emailed to patients who have signed up for the Patient Participation Group; paper copies are available in reception or you can click on this link Wickham Park Patient Survey to help inform changes and developments.

Patient Participation Group membership

We are keen to recruit new members to the patient participation group. If you would like to contribute or be involved please inform reception or email the surgery on BROCCG.WPKSupportGroup@nhs.net  

Premises Update

The surgery building is looking more than usually battered this week after coming off worst in a collision with a lorry last week. The hand rail beside the entrance has had to be removed and we are waiting on their (unenthusiastic and disinterested) insurance to approve necessary repairs to the corner wall of the building.

Please take care along the path to the front door as there is a small drop off into the alleyway.

New premises update for the new financial year:
We have received the following update from the Head of Primary and Community Care at Bromley CCG. 

"I can confirm via our Chief Financial Officer that the investment into your premises remains a priority for the CCG but it has yet to go through the formal approval process. This process rests on a number of things. Firstly, we are awaiting the new guidance from NHS England about the 2016/17 Primary Care Transformation Fund (PCTF). Once this is issued, we then need to give formal approval of Bromley proposed schemes such as yours, but it will need to be linked to our estates strategy to show that any investments support our long term plan for estates in the borough. The final Bromley estates strategy is being worked on currently with NHS Property Services and we should have it ready in mid May. However, it will then need to go through the local Clinical Executive and the SEL Primary Care Joint Committee for formal approval."

We are now 17 years and counting from our original plan to expand and improve the surgery premises. We still have hope.

Medicines Recycling comes to an end

Many of you will have helped us over the years to reduce waste by returning unused and in date medicines for recycling to sub-Saharan Africa through the Inter Care charity. A massive thank you to all who have helped over the years.


Our last donation box was collected at the end of April and it is with great sadness that I have to pass on the following announcement from the charity:


"Since December 2015, Inter Care has been unable to recycle patient returned medicines due to EU legislation and while we have been able to source some basic medicines, such as antibiotics and painkillers, from a number of pharmaceutical companies, we urgently need GP practices and other healthcare professionals to send us surplus medical supplies. These include items such as blood pressure meters and non-mercury thermometers, as well as bandages, dressings, small syringes, uniforms and more."


If you have previously donated medicines and would like to continue to support Inter Care you might like to consider making a financial donation using this link Intercare - How to help


Please do not return any medications to the surgery but take them to the pharmacist for safe disposal.

Addington Road Phlebotomy Relocation

The Addington road phlebotomy clinic is now relocating to the Beckenham Beacon hospital. The final clinic to be held at the addington road surgery will be held on Wednesday 18th may 2016. After this date the phlebotomy clinic will be held at the Beckenham Beacon, these clinics will be held for pre booked appointments every Wednesday between the hours of 8:30am - 1:00pm, Appointments can be made by calling 0208 857 6028. Alternatively there is always the walk in service available at the Beckenham beacon between the hours of 8am - 4pm daily.

Phlebotomy clinic Proposal

Phlebotomy clinic Proposal

 

Within the next few weeks the service we currently provide for pre booking blood test appointments at the Addington road surgery will be unavailable. It has been proposed by Bromley Healthcare to merge this clinic to the Beckenham beacon. Currently Beckenham Beacon offer a walk in phlebotomy service everyday between the hours of 8am – 4pm.As well as the walk in clinic, the current proposal would be that the addington road clinic will move to the Beckenham Beacon and will run for pre booked appointments every Wednesday between the hours of 8:30am – 1pm. We would like to hear your reviews on this, please feel free to contact the surgery and let us know.

Waiting Room Notice Boards

We are currently updating our waiting room area with brand new notice boards. We are updating these notice boards to provide a dedicated information area for each board in which we hope will provide useful information for our patients on their visits to the surgery. The surgery will also be dedicating one notice board in the waiting room for which will be run by our patient participation group members. If you would like any further information regarding the patient participation group, please ask at reception.

Dr Singh

Wickham Park Surgery would like to send a big warm welcome to Dr Singh’s new arrival. Dorabella who arrived on Tuesday 29^th March at 01:53 weighing 7lb 3oz.

Both are home and all is well.

She wishes everyone her best and is hoping to visit the practice soon with Dorabella.