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Due to COVID-19 we ask that patients do not come into the practice due to the risk of infection, so please use e-consult to access appointment requests, medication requests and other services you receive via your GP. After 6.30pm, if you have COVID-19 symptoms use NHS 111 at https://111.nhs.uk/covid-19/. Only call 111 if you can’t get help online.

Our Patient Participation Group (PPG) are having their meeting by Zoom on Tuesday 21st July at 1.00 pm.

If you would be interested in joining the group, please email us on receptionfrgp@nhs.net for more details

IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR DIABETICS DURING COVID

Please see important information regarding TYPE 1 and TYPE 2 diabetes

TYPE 1 - click here TYPE 2 - click here

Health News from the BBC and the NHS

BBC Health

Virus cases 'may be levelling off' in England, figures suggest
After a low in cases at the end of June, the ONS estimated infections had been rising slightly in July.
Coronavirus: NHS England scales back private sector deal
A deal in which NHS England had access to 92% of private hospitals beds will come to an end.
Nurses and NHS staff protest over pay rise 'snub'
A thousand people are expected to march in Cardiff, Swansea, Bridgend and Merthyr over nurses' pay.
Chemotherapy in cancer patients with Covid-19 'not a risk'
Female breast cancer patients were much more likely to survive than other patients, a study says.
Coronavirus: Asymptomatic cases 'carry same amount of virus'
But the South Korean study couldn't say how much this group actually passed coronavirus on.
Coronavirus: England's contact-tracing app readies for launch
The app will use QR barcode scans as well as Bluetooth handshakes to determine if users are at risk.
Coronavirus: Cancer survivor calls mammogram refusal 'ageist'
Janet Wilkie criticises the suspension of breast screenings for the over 70s due to the pandemic.
Separated twins' parents thank Colchester nurses for pictures
The premature babies were treated in hospitals 60 miles apart but an app kept their parents updated.
Malaria in Africa: Parasite 'resistant to artemisinin'
Scientists in Rwanda find cases of resistance to artemisinin, a frontline drug used to treat malaria.
Hydroxychloroquine being 'discarded prematurely', say scientists
Clinicians from global study say controversy around the drug is stopping them completing their study.

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Marriage may help lower dementia risk
"Marriage and having close friends may help protect against dementia, according to Loughborough University...
Afternoon open heart surgery 'leads to fewer complications'
"Afternoon heart surgery has lower risk of complications, study suggests," says The Guardian. Researchers...
Report calls for better mental health support in the workplace
"Up to 300,000 people with long-term mental health problems have to leave their jobs each year, a report...
Blood-thinning drugs may reduce dementia risk in people with irregular heartbeats
"Common blood thinning drugs halve the risk of dementia for patients who have an irregular heartbeat,"...
New genetic variants associated with breast cancer identified
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