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RSV Vaccine

From the 1st of September we will be offering RSV (respiratory syncytial virus) vaccine to patients who turn 75 and those aged 75-79 years. This will also be offered to pregnant ladies.

RSV is an infectious disease of the airways and lungs. RSV infection often causes symptoms similar to a cold, including:

cough
sore throat
sneezing
a runny or blocked nose

It can also make you become wheezy or short of breath and lead to pneumonia and other life-threatening conditions. There is no specific treatment, and most infections will get better by themselves. Every year thousands of older adults need hospital care for RSV, and some of them will die. RSV can be more severe in people with medical conditions such as heart or lung disease or a weakened immune system.

RSV Vaccination Information

RSV infection is common in young children but is most serious for small babies and for older people.

Eligible patients will receive a text message invite to book an appointment here at the surgery.

Please visit :

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/respiratory-syncytial-virus-rsv-vaccination-for-older-adults/your-guide-to-the-rsv-vaccine-for-older-adults for more information.

Monthly DNAs - (Did Not Attend)

During the month of November 134 patients booked GP and Nursing appointments but did not attend. These missed appointments included specialist clinics that have waiting lists as well as normal appointments.

Altogether these missed appointments added up to 37 hours of wasted clinic time.

If you have booked an appointment but can no longer attend, please contact the Health Centre to let us know as soon as you are able so that other patients can book in.

Thank You

Monthly Patient Feedback - November

We send questionnaires via text message to patients after most appointments - where we ask how they found the Surgery overall.

In November we received 458 responses of which the responses were as follows:

Very Good - 376 responses
Good - 60 responses
Neither Good Nor Poor - 12 responses
Poor - 5 responses
Very Poor - 5 responses

We read all of your comments and share these with the team and appreciate you taking the time to send these back.

If you cannot complete the online form we also have paper questionnaires and a postbox on the desk in reception and there is a feedback form on our website too.

Thank You

NEW Pharmacy First Scheme

Local pharmacies can now support you with 7 common illnesses without needing a GP appointment.

Patients can attend the pharmacy directly or may be referred to go to the Pharmacy when they call the Practice to make an appointment. Our local Boots Pharmacy in Stokesley is taking part in this Service. You can visit Boots after 9am when they open.

These Conditions include :