All sites will be closed today 17th May 2018 for Staff training between 15.30 and 18.30

During this time, emergency cover will be provided by the Out of Hour's service, please note they will not be able to deal with routine enquiries, bookings or prescription requests.

PPG Meeting Unfortunately Postponed

Shaftesbury & Fontmell PPG (Held at Abbeyview) 7pm

• Tuesday May 15th - Postponed

Preventing Type2

Type 2 diabetes can lead to stroke, blindness, heart disease, kidney failure, limb amputation
and early death. Find out if you are at risk by visiting diabetes.org.uk/risk #PreventingType2 @NHS_England, @NHSDiabetesProg

Improved Access for Appointments

We are working to improve access to appointments for patients, in particular in the evening and at weekends.  If you would like to be offered one of these appointments, please ask at reception or when you call.  These appointments are likely to be offered at other sites within the local community.  Mostly at Westminister Memorial Hospital or Blandford Community Hospital but there are others available around Dorset that can be booked.

Swimming for the Brain

‘Swimming For The Brain’ sessions will take place on Thursday mornings 11am – 12noon, at Riversmeet Leisure Centre in Gillingham and these will continue until APRIL 26th.

This is a session for the benefit of anyone living with memory loss, or associated diseases, and those wishing to enjoy a quiet swim or just to enjoy the benefits of the water therapy. It’s been proven that swimming helps those who have any form of Dementia, and those who have already attended the sessions have seen the lasting benefit of their time in the water.
The sessions are well supervised, with all the right aids in place if access to the pool is a problem for anyone. The pool and the surrounding areas are warm and inviting. Wheelchair users are welcome but just need to report to the reception desk for assistance.

Walking for Health

Keith Harrison is our Community and Wellbeing Officer for North Dorset in conjunction with our patient group is setting up free weekly accessible health walks. The first one will start at Sturminster Newton on 8th January 2018 at 2pm. This will be led by trained volunteer Walk Leaders.

The target group is anyone who is currently not active enough or who needs the motivation of a supportive group to get them moving more regularly. Our clinical staff might recommend the health walks to patients with a medical need to increase their levels of regular activity.

MENINGITIS IN TEENAGERS

Have you had the Vaccine?? Do you know the symptoms?

A group of 6th formers at Clayesmore School have set up a social enterprise as part of a Youth Enterprise project to raise awareness of meningitis in teenagers.

Please take a moment to look at the leaflet they have created to help raise awareness.

Meningitis awareness

RECRUITMENT

For a current list of Job Vacancies, please look at our "Further Information page" below or click here.

Practice Closed dates for staff training

Thursday 17th May 2018 practice closed from 3.30pm.

Thursday 19th July 2018 practice closed from 3.30pm.

Thursday 27th September practice closed from 3.30pm.

Tuesday 23rd October practice closed 1.30pm-4.30pm.

Wednesday 28th November practice closed from 3.30pm.

Tuesday 29th January 2019 practice closed from 3.30pm.

Thursday 7th March 2019 practice closed from 3.30pm.

Dining Club

Albert's Dining Club is a lunch club in Sturminster Newton for older people. Diners are provided with a two course, home cooked meal with tea and coffee for a reasonable charge.
They are now expanding the service and can deliver a freshly cooked hot meal to your home for £6 each.
Contact details for Alberts Dining Club : https://www.mylifemycare.com/alberts-lunch-club

Calling all carers!! Do you need a bit of "You time"?? Take a look at the details of monthly drop-in sessions dedicated to YOU!

PPG Meeting dates for 2018

Sturminster Newton & Marnhull PPG 7.30pm

• Wednesday June 27th
• Wednesday September 26th
• Wednesday December 5th

Shaftesbury & Fontmell PPG (Held at Abbeyview) 7pm

• Tuesday May 15th - Postponed
• Wednesday October 17th

Latest Friends and Family Results April 2018 HERE

#Kidsjabs

Childhood vaccinations cover the range of vaccinations delivered from at around 8 weeks old up to when a child first goes to school at 5 years old.

There are three good reasons to have your child vaccinated:

• vaccinations are quick, safe and extremely effective
• once your child has been vaccinated against a disease, their body can fight it off better
• if a child isn’t vaccinated, they’re at higher risk of catching – and becoming very ill from – the illness

Are you leaving school or college? Get your MenACWY vaccine

Zero Tolerance

The practice fully supports the NHS policy on zero tolerance. Anyone who attends of calls the surgery and abuses the GPs, staff or patients be it verbally, physically or in any threatening manner whatsoever, will risk removal fromt he practice list. In extreme cases we will summon the Police and have offenders removed from practice premises

We welcome your feedback - click here to take The Friends & Family Test

Enhanced Data Sharing Model (EDSM)

Patients registered with a GP in The Blackmore Vale Partnership are set to benefit from a new way of sharing information about their care between NHS health professionals.

Going live on 8^th August 2016, the Enhanced Data Sharing Model (EDSM) allows health professionals who are directly involved in an individuals’ care to view specific information contained within their GP health record; e.g. District Nurse, another GP, Physiotherapist.  This is done with the individual’s consent.  The individual has the right to refuse/withdraw consent at any time. 

Examples of who might be able to access information include: 

• Accident and emergency services;

• GP practices;

• Walk in centres;

• Minor injury units;

• District nursing teams.

The EDSM system offers real benefits for local people. For example if you are receiving treatment from three different services, they can now share information and make decisions based on what other treatment you are already receiving.  In the past they would have treated a patient but would not have had access to their full medical record.

Weymouth, Portland & Purbeck localities have already successfully implemented the Enhanced Data Sharing Model. Practices across Dorset have been working closely for some time to be able to achieve this too and we are delighted that we can now offer local people improved care both within the locality and across the rest of the country.

Information shared can only be accessed by health care professionals, other than your GP, when required and only with the patient’s permission. Patients who do not wish to share their information are advised to speak with their local GP Practice. If you have already opted out of sharing your record, this will still be case.

All information is held on a national secure electronic computer system called SystmOne which is currently home to around 37 million patient records. Access to these records is audited and can only be done with agreement from the person concerned.