Welcome to Wargrave House Surgery

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Notices

Repeat Prescription Phone Line Closure

**From 4th October 2021, we will no longer be accepting prescription requests over the telephone.  This is NHS policy and it is to improve safety.  Please order online, via email, post or drop off at the surgery. If you are unable to request your prescriptions online or in writing, then please let us know.  Please click on the link above for further information. **

Blood Tube Shortage

- Please see the below statement from NHS England regarding blood tests:

'A supplier to the NHS has advised us of a global shortage of some equipment used for taking blood tests. Anyone who needs a test for urgent health problems will still get one, but where your clinician recommends that it’s safe to do so, then you may be asked to come back for a test at a later date, or your appointment may be rescheduled. 

Given the nature of the shortage, we cannot give an exact date for when the test will be rescheduled, but please be assured that if your condition or symptoms require it, then you will get a test, and we will be re-booking your test when supplies become more easily available.

If your condition or symptoms change or get worse, please contact the NHS as you would normally.'

- We are currently awaiting further guidance from NHS England, but we hope to be offering appointments for the flu jab from late September. Please do not contact the surgery to book a jab; we will be contacting eligible patients as soon as we have further information.

You can access your COVID-19 vaccination status through the free NHS App from 17 May. You can access the app through mobile devices such as a smartphone or tablet. Proof of your COVID-19 vaccination status will be shown within the NHS App. We recommend that you register with the app before booking international travel.

By calling 119

If you do not have access to a smartphone and know that the country you are travelling to requires COVID-19 vaccination status, you can call the NHS helpline on 119 (from 17 May) and ask for a letter to be posted to you. This must be at least 5 working days after you’ve completed your course of the vaccine. We expect the letter to take up to 7 working days to reach you.

Do not contact your GP surgery about your COVID-19 vaccination status. GPs cannot provide letters showing your COVID-19 vaccination status.

Online Consultation

PLEASE DO NOT USE ONLINE CONSULT IF YOU REQUIRE IMMEDIATE HELP OR TREATMENTS.  THE REQUESTS ARE NOT MONITORED OVER THE WEEKEND OR AFTER 4PM DURING THE WEEK

*CORONAVIRUS VACCINATION* You can book your vaccination online if you have received a letter inviting you to book appointments.  Please click the following link:

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

For Covid 19 information please visit:

 https://www.gov.uk/coronavirus 

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

VISITING THE SURGERY - when visiting the surgery as either a patient or visitor please ensure you maintain social distancing (unless procedure being performed on you e.g bloods) at all times. If you have a mask please make sure you bring it with you. Do not arrive early for your appointment - if you are here early you will be asked to wait in your car until the time of your appointment. Please pay attention to signage about entrances and exits, as well as policies in place. 

Serving You

Our dedicated team are here to treat those minor ailments that occur as well as providing specialist management of long-term conditions and clinics covering a wide range of healthcare issues. The technology also means you can now do a lot of things from the comfort of your home such as order a repeat prescription or cancel an appointment.

Partners in Care

Once registered, patients and healthcare professionals work together to ensure the most appropriate care is provided. This partnership philosophy extends even further and our active patient group exists to make sure that patient needs and the practice offering are always heading in the same direction.

Out Of Hours Access

If you find yourself in need of medical assistance or advice outside of Practice Opening Hours (see Opening Times for details), then please contact NHS Direct on 111 or 999 for life-threatening emergencies. Taurus Extended Hours appointments are available to book through the reception team, please ask for an out of hours appointment.