SURGERY NEWS
Are you on your own this Christmas Day?
The Corinthian-Casuals volunteers are hosting a Christmas Day lunch between 1-4, places are limited.
Are you a carer?
Kingston Carers' Network will be at Surbiton Health Centre on Tuesday 10th December between 10-12, they will be offering support to Carers.
Flu Vaccinations
Please contact the surgery if you are eligible and would like to book in for a flu vaccination:
Patients eligible:
- Aged 65 and over
- Patients aged 6 months to 64 years in a clinical risk group such as: (Asthma, COPD, Diabetes, Pregnant, Immunosuppressed, Severe Mental Illness, Asplenia, Chronic Heart, Liver and Kidney Disease)
For children aged 2 and 3 years old please call the practice to arrange an appointment for a nasal flu.
October 2024
Breast Screening
Langley Medical Practice eligible patients programme for breast screening has commenced. If you have a change in your breast which is not normal for you, do not wait for your breast screening mammogram. Make an appointment with your GP.
If you are outside the screening age of 50-71 and are experiencing symptoms, such as a lump, pain, or discharge from the nipple, contact your GP.
September 2024
RSV
On 1st September a new Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) vaccination is available to patients. There will be an initial campaign to capture patients between the ages of 75-80 years old too until the end of August 2025, thereafter patients will be invited as they turn 75. Patients with a birth month between April and September have currently been invited and patients with a birth month between October and March will be invited by the end of 2024.
MPOX
Due to overseas cases of MPOX please inform our staff immediately IF you have recently returned from central or sub-Sahara Africa AND you are unwell with fever or new rash OR had contact with a confirmed MPOX case.
July 2024
South London’s NHS 111 for Mental Health service
Local people of all ages who have urgent mental health concerns can now get specialist NHS help, advice and clinical support when needed by phone, 24/7, through south London’s NHS 111 for Mental Health service.
This is a specialist telephone helpline for the NHS mental healthcare service for south London - aiming to get local people with urgent mental health needs the right support, advice and help, more quickly.
The South London service delivers 24/7 support for all-ages (including Children and Young People) and will triage callers, and then provide rapid, professional mental health support by phone if appropriate. They will signpost people to the right service first time, which could include transfer to the caller’s local Trust Crisis Service. The service has the authority and systems to immediately call ambulances if required.
June 2024
We have upgraded our telephone system, we now have a patient call-back facility for patients who may experience waiting time in the queue. Please follow the prompts and a member of the team will call you back when you reach the front of the queue.
May 2024
Increase in Pertussis (Whooping Cough)
Pertussis (whooping cough rates) have risen sharply recently and babies who are too young to start their vaccinations are at greatest risk.
Young babies with Pertussis are often very unwell and most will be admitted to hospital because of their illness. Unfortunately, we have already seen 5 deaths in England from Pertussis in babies this year. Deaths are predominately seen in babies under 3 months of age, whose mothers were not vaccinated in pregnancy.
Pregnant women can help protect their babies by getting vaccinated – ideally from 16 weeks up to 32 weeks pregnant. The immunity gained from vaccination in pregnancy provides passive protection until babies are old enough to be routinely vaccinated against Pertussis at 8 weeks old.
Please speak to reception or the practice nurse if your child is overdue to receive a vaccination.
Infected Blood Inquiry
NHS online resource for patients and the public to find help and support - Infected Blood Support
Patients who want more details about the safety of blood from donations in England can find more information here: Blood donation safety process
April 2024
Dr Vyshnavie Thilakan (female) is joining the team from the end of April providing additional GP support on Tuesdays.
GP update
Dr Sabira Somani will be on maternity leave from w/c 12th February 2024. Dr Amandeep Purba will be covering her sessions Wednesday to Friday.
December 2023
Arthritis Action has a great range of resources to help manage the pain and associated symptoms with confidence. These include exercises, recipes, videos, fact sheets, podcasts, online groups and much more.
Arthritis impacts people of all ages, not just the older population. To assist with raising awareness of this, the young adult hub for 18-40s has recently been launched Arthritis Website for Young Adults/
All information can be accessed from the website Arthritis Action and, for those without an internet connection there is also a telephone number of 0203 781 7120.
Creative Skills and Wellbeing courses
Wellbeing for Families a nd Practical Ideas for Happier Living, courses available in and around the borough
Cancer referrals
From 1st October 2023, the NHS has updated a diagnosis or ruling out of cancer to within 28 days of referral.
July 2023
Measles campaign
Measles cases on the rise in England and across the whole of 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.
Across England, on average one in ten children are not up to date with their MMR vaccinations, with some areas of the country as low as two in five, putting thousands of children at risk of catching measles and the disease spreading in unvaccinated communities.
Just two doses of the MMR vaccine gives you and your family lifelong protection against catching measles. The first vaccine is given at age one year an the second at age 3 years and 4 months old. If you’ve missed any doses it’s not too late to catch up. Contact Langley Medical Practice to book an appointment to get up to date.
If you are unsure if you or your child are up to date check your childs red book or GP records and make an appointment to catch up any missed doses.
For more information please visit the NHS vaccination schedule
June 2023
We are pleased to welcome Ruth Perez Martinez, an advanced nurse practitioner. She works alongside the GPs. She can prescribe, diagnose medical conditions, make treatment decisions and order necessary investigations, refer to secondary care and sign fit notes.
She previously worked at the Royal Marsden and Imperial College Hospitals.
Kingston Hospital
Kingston Hospital's new portal
The hospital have launched a new app for patient's to see their hospital record and view upcoming appointments.
Kingston Hospital Online Portal
Kingston Hospital portal information leaflet
Child Health
Created by local experts in child health, Healthier Together is a new NHS website in south west London which provides pregnant people, parents and carers of children aged 0-18 years with information on common childhood illnesses. The website also includes advice on what to do and signposts to where to seek appropriate care, including information on local services.
The website has been designed to help reduce unnecessary attendances of young children to A&E and relieve pressures, particularly over winter.
Fit Notes
Guidance on Fit notes also referred to as a sick note, med cert, med 3 or doctor’s note can be found on the link below. Fit notes have been issued electronically since April 2022. From July the guidance states other healthcare professionals can issue Fit notes. Currently our GPs issues Fit notes and our First Contact Physio can now issue a fit note.
Fit notes for patients statement of Fitness to Work)
Friends and Family Test (FFT)
A short patient survey has been issued to patients from reception and via our website since 2014. The results are given monthly to the NHS and published as part of our contract. This was paused during 2020 and 2021 due to Covid-19 and from 1st July 2022 has been re-introduced. There is an option to submit the answer to the question about your experience of the service via this website (under Patient Survey), and we are introducing the option to reply by text or you can complete a form at reception.
