Bottisham Medical Practice

Patients are asked to continue to wear a face covering upon entering the building, unless they are exempt.

This follows the national Infection Prevention Control (IPC) Guidance for all healthcare settings and will help to ensure the safety of our staff and patients at all times.

Thank you for your continued support.

Please note the Surgery and the Dispensary will be closed during the Bank Holidays in June.  If you require repeat medication please bear this in mind when ordering and allow 5 working days for us to process your request.

The following Community Pharmacies in Cambridgeshire and Peterborugh will be open during the Bank Holiday periods

Spring Bank Holiday Cambridgeshire-Peterborough Pharmacy Opening Times.pdf

If you require medical assistance during this time, please refer to the information on this page.

Due to unforseen circumstances, we are unfortunately unable to offer Coil fitting appointments. 

If you wish to have a coil fitted, please make contact with The Lime Tree Clinic. For more information and contact details, please use the link below:

https://www.icash.nhs.uk/where-to-go/icash-cambridgeshire/lime-tree-clinic-cambridge

The Covid19 pandemic has added to the strain on all NHS services. As a result of this, waiting list times for outpatient and specialist appointments and procedures have increased for everybody.　

We appreciate that this can cause worry and uncertainty about when you will eventually receive an appointment. The practice has no direct access to the hospital appointment lists.

If you have been referred by your GP/are waiting for :

• An outpatient appointment
• An appointment for hospital tests (eg scans)
• A date for an operation or other treatment
• A follow-up from your hospital team

You can now use the new NHS My Planned Care platform that is available online and will provide direct access to the latest average wait time for appointments and operations for local hospitals, as well as helpful advice and support for patients whilst they wait.

NHS My Planned Care is updated weekly, is easy-to-use and has ‘open access’ which enables carers, friends, relatives to also access information on someone else’s behalf.

Alternatively, patients who have already been in correspondence with hospitals regarding their planned care can also contact the relevant department or service. Details of which can be found on previous letters patients will have received or by contacting the hospital’s Patient Advice and Liaison Service (PALS).

Only call the practice if your condition has genuinely deteriorated, when you will be reviewed by one of the clinical team and appropriate action can be taken in regard to your care.

Did you know…?

We are participating in a new service that will direct patients to the most appropriate healthcare professional when booking an appointment, which may be a local community pharmacist either virtually or at their pharmacy. 

We believe this is a good thing, as your local pharmacist is a highly trained and skilled clinician experienced in treating minor illnesses, and should be quicker.  This will help free up GPs to deal with more complex health needs and ensure that everyone gets treated at the right time, by the right healthcare professional.

We will be listening to patients about their experience of using this service to inform how we can improve things, and so are keen to hear your views.  You will be advised how to give this feedback when you access the Community Pharmacy Service.

An interview by Dr Tamara Keith on Radio Cambridgeshire describing a typical day in general practice at the moment and the unprecedented demand on our services. 

Get your COVID-19 jab at one of our walk-in clinics. You only need to bring a face covering along.

​Patients aged 18+ can get their second dose 8 weeks after their first dose. Most 12-17s must wait 12 weeks. If you or your child is at an at-risk group and is therefore eligible to have the second dose 8 weeks after the first dose, please bring the letter you received from the NHS as proof of eligibility.

​Most of our vaccination walk-in clinics now offer booster vaccinations.

All dates and venues can be found on the dedicated Vaccinators on Tour website via www.thevaccinators.co.uk, the site is updated daily with latest information.

Use the link below for details of the different walk-in options.

https://www.cambridgeshireandpeterboroughccg.nhs.uk/news-and-events/latest-news/covid-19-national-vaccination-programme/information-regarding-walk-in-clinics/

Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Clinical Commissioning Group and The Sun Network have developed two new leaflets to support those with an eating disorder and another for those who are caring for someone with an eating disorder.

The leaflets provide information and support and have been developed alongside a group of individuals with lived experience.  You can access the leaflets and download them here:-

• Leaflet for those who may be struggling with an Eating Disorder
• Leaflet for those who are caring for a loved one with an eating disorder

A new service is now live to help find your NHS number. This service is for anyone living in England who has forgotten or does not know their NHS number. You can also use this service on behalf of someone else where the name, date of birth and registered home postcode is known. You can opt for the number to be sent to you by text, email or letter.

The NHS App gives you more control over your health and care.

Use it wherever you are, at any time of the day or night. It puts information about your health and treatments at your fingertips. This means you can see it when speaking to a health and care professional, for example.

Owned and run by the NHS The app is designed and operated by the NHS in England to give you access to a range of services. The NHS App will not replace existing services.

NHS App - Getting Started

http://www.nhs.uk/app 

Patient data from GP medical records kept by GP practices in England is used to improve health, care and services through planning and research, helping to find better treatments and improve patient care. The NHS is introducing an improved way to share this information – called the General Practice Data for Planning and Research data collection.  

Choose if data from your health records is shared for research and planning

You can use this online service to:

• choose if your confidential patient information is used for research and planning
• change or check your current choice

Your choice will be applied by:

• NHS Digital
• all other health and care organisations by 31 July 2022 (delayed from March 2020 to allow organisations to focus on the COVID-19 outbreak). 

Any choice you make will not impact your individual care.

The latest information on the GPDPR, including what information is obtained and how to opt-out of sharing your information, can be found here.

Bottisham Medical Practice