Total Triage – What It Means for You A New Way to Request Appointments 🗓️ Starting 1st May, our practice will be moving to a Total Triage system What is Total Triage? Most appointment requests (except nurse appointments) will now be assessed by a clinician before being booked. This means we can make sure the…
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Only Order What You Need
It is estimated that more than 2 million repeat prescription items are wasted in Kent and Medway each year. Stockpiling medications, ordering more than necessary, or picking up repeat prescriptions without checking, costs the NHS and prevents others from using those medicines. Expired medications may not work as intended and could compromise your care, while…
Weight Loss Injections
The Kent and Medway Integrated Care Board (ICB) DOES NOT currently support or fund the use of tirzepatide (Mounjaro) or semaglutide (Ozempic, Wegovy) injections for weight loss in non-diabetic patients. As a result, the GP practice cannot prescribe these medications for weight loss in non-diabetic patients. There is also a criteria for diabetics patients such…
Support available for patients to use NHS App
Kent Library IT Buddies (at selected libraries) can help you learn how to use the NHS App. Email Ask a Kent Librarian team at: AKL@kent.gov.uk Phone 03000 41 64 38
Friends and Family Test Results
After attending for an appointment you will receive a text message asking you to complete a friends and family test. If you do not have a mobile number you can complete the friends and family test via our website https://www.hawkingeandelhamvalleypractice.nhs.uk/contact-us/friends-family-test/ or paper copies are available at reception.
Measles cases on the rise
Measles cases on the rise in England and across Europe. Make sure you and your family are protected against becoming seriously unwell with measles by checking you are up to date with the MMR vaccine The practice will contacting parents and guardians of these children to put in additional clinics we will be providing. If…