The Surgery Whitminster Lane , Frampton-on-Severn, Glos GL2 7HU
Tel: (01452) 740213
Email: frampton.surgery@nhs.net Website: www.framptonsurgery.co.uk
Dr V Blackburn, Dr L Benson, Dr V Mason, Dr R Pead, Dr H Van’t Hoff Dr S Wood & Mr T Brock-Hastings
Frampton Surgery Update
The surgery would like to wish a Happy New Year to all patients. 2020 was certainly a challenging year but we are hopeful that we will start to experience normality again in 2021!
Once again we would like to thank everyone for their patience and support whilst we continue to navigate through this pandemic. We are putting regular updates onto the surgery website www.framptonsurgery.co.uk so please visit the website for up to date information. There is also a facility to provide feedback through the website if you have any comments or general enquiries.
Covid-19 Vaccinations
Our local network are working together to staff “vaccination hubs” at various sites across the county, dependent on delivery of vaccine.
Gloucestershire is leading the way in vaccinating patients. At Frampton all patients aged 80 and over have been contacted to offer appointments to receive the vaccination at the local vaccination hub. The team are working through the list of patients aged 75-79 to offer appointments. We thank you for your support in working with us and waiting to be contacted and offered an appointment. For further information and the list of priority groups, see https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/covid-19-vaccination-why-you-are-being-asked-to-wait/why-you-have-to-wait-for-your-covid-19-vaccine
We are working in partnership with our colleagues at Gloucester Health and Care to provide the vaccine for any patients that are housebound and unable to attend the vaccination hub.
We will be contacting patients to book the second vaccination appointment when clinics are set up in line with the updated national guidance.
Appointments and Attending the Surgery
As we continue through such uncertain times we would like to thank all our patients for supporting the surgery by always contacting us by phone and only attending the surgery for pre-booked appointments or to collect prescriptions.
We have ensured that any urgent medical concerns have been dealt with appropriately since the start of the pandemic and we will continue to do so with our Duty Doctor system to assess urgent calls. We have also continued to provide follow up and management of routine issues. We will continue to provide this care and we thank you for your patience and acceptance of longer wait times for routine appointments.
Staffing
We are pleased to welcome Sue Price to our reception team; you may speak to Sue when calling the surgery. We are in the process of recruiting to a vacancy but are hopeful to introduce our next new employee on the next update.
Dispensary and Medications
The dispensary team have been kept very busy and are continuing to experience a high number of prescription requests. We are continuing to maintain a 3 working day turnaround for the majority of requests.
If you run out of medication when the surgery is closed you can call 111. An emergency request will be sent to a pharmacy of your choice to ensure you have a supply of medication to last you until the surgery is next open.
The Patient Participation Group (PPG) is a group of patients working with Frampton’s GP surgery to help improve services. Please do get in touch if you have any feedback on services and we will continue to represent you. You can email myppg@framptononsevern.com or call Ali on 01542 741988, or Jane on 01452 740964.
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