Text Messaging - Appointment Reminders
We have introduced an additional service to help you remember your appointment. You will now receive an appointment reminder by text to your mobile phone the day before your appointment, with the exception of Monday appointments where the reminder will be sent on a Friday. To ensure you receive a text message please check the number we hold with our receptionists. Should you not want to receive a reminder by text please advise our receptionists and they will ensure this is recorded. You can also cancel your appointment by replying with CANCEL when you receive your text reminder.
Have you thought about your winter plan?
People are encouraged to have a personal winter plan so they are well prepared when the weather takes a turn for the worse and the season for flu, coughs and colds really kicks in.
Tehmeena Ajmal, the county's first winter director, said: "We would like everyone in Oxfordshire to have a winter plan for themselves and their family, so that they know what they can do to keep as well as possible; what they can do if they start to get unwell; and how they can look after older family members, friends or neighbours who might need some help.”
Personal winter plans should include:
- Having a free flu vaccination if you are in an ‘at risk’ group
- Getting help early before your condition worsens.
- Getting repeat prescriptions in plenty of time
- Having a well-stocked medicine cabinet
For more information see here: Have you thought about your winter plan?
You can also download or link to the Age UK Oxfordshire leaflet ‘Staying Well this Winter’ which is full of useful advice on how to stay well this winter.
Use antibiotics on your doctor's advice
Antibiotics are essential to treat serious bacterial infections, but they are frequently being used to treat illnesses such as coughs, earache and sore throats that can get better by themselves. Taking antibiotics encourages harmful bacteria that live inside you to become resistant. That means that antibiotics may not work when you really need them.
Despite the risks of antibiotic resistance, research shows that 38% of people still expect an antibiotic from a doctor’s surgery, NHS walk-in centre or ‘GP out of hours’ service when they visited with a cough, flu or a throat, ear, sinus or chest infection in 2017.
(Please note: To access material on the Public Health England resource website you will need to register if it’s your first visit to the site).
Strength & Balance sessions at Cropredy Sports Pavilion
These sessions are offered by Age UK Oxfordshire and are evidence based exercises focusing on developing strength, balance, flexibility and mobility. Uses chair for support and a range of equipment - ideal for people who are worried about their balance.
GPs and healthcare professionals can refer patients to 6 weeks for free. Patients can also self-refer - first session free and £4 per session thereafter. Click here for more details.
A huge thank you to all those who donated to Katharine House Hospice in acknowledgement of Dr Judith Wright’s retirement
You managed to raise an amazing £3,368.00!
So on behalf of the Surgery & KHH we would like express our sincerest gratitude for your generous donations, which will go a long way in supporting KHH to continue to provide a fantastic service to the local community.
Physical activity initiatives in and around Banbury – directly accessible, no referral needed
MAN v FAT Football
FA-endorsed 16-week football league exclusively for men who are overweight with a BMI of 30+ – is coming to Banbury and would-be players are being invited to sign up. Local men who want to tackle their weight issues now have the chance to join this weight loss league, commissioned by Achieve Oxfordshire, part of Oxfordshire County Council public health. More info.
Families Active, Sporting Together (FAST)
A new family programme making it easier for families to enjoy sports and leisure together. It offers free/reduced rate FAST sessions for families in Neithrop, Ruscote, Hardwick and Grimsbury.
Why is general practice having problems?
This link describes the issues for a practice in Derbyshire that are affecting us all:
https://youtu.be/DYanD_GDuF4
Pharmacy2U is not part of Cropredy Surgery
There appears to be some confusion about the leaflets that are being delivered to our patients doors from this commercial company. It has no connection with Cropredy Surgery.
Please be aware that if you are a patient who normally has your repeat medicines from us and you sign up with this company, all your prescriptions will go to them for dispensing.
If you need a prescription after seeing the doctor, you will be given a paper prescription to take to a pharmacist for that person to dispense. We will not dispense them at the Surgery.
The Surgery provides a wide range of services to our patients partly supported by the income derived from our dispensing services. If that income is reduced it puts at risk some of the services that we offer.
Whilst we support patient choice, you should understand the situation before you change.
We are occasionally closed for staff training. Click here for dates
Citizen aid app - YOU can save lives
Simply download the free, no ads citizenAID App from either Google Play, Apple App or the Windows store.
The citizenAID App will reduce the anxiety from difficult decision making in an unfamiliar situation. Follow the logical steps to do the right things in the right order. Stay safe and help us... to help you... to save lives.
The citizenAID app is free to the UK public and is designed for use in the UK. Access is left open internationally for the wider public good, but recognising there is detail that relates only to the UK (such as emergency service phone number).
http://citizenaid.org/?