Patient Forum Open Meeting 22nd March

You are invited to attend an Open Meeting of the Patients' Forum on:

Wednesday 20th March

7.30pm

The Community Centre

Brinton Lane, Hythe

There will be a talk entitled "Focus on Diabetes" by Dr Sheppard and our nurse practitioner Helen Carroll.

All patients of the practice are invited to attend this informative evening. There will be refreshments available and an opportunity to discuss with the Patient Forum members any concerns you think they may be able to assist you with.

Further information regarding the Patients' Forum can be obtained from their website

NHS111 - A new Out of Hours number

NHS111 is a new service that's being introduced to make it easier for you to access local NHS healthcare services. You can call 111 when you need medical help fast but it’s not a 999 emergency. NHS111 is a fast and easy way to get the right help, whatever the time.

• If you are calling from within Hampshire the service will act as your new Out of Hours number. Calls to NHS111 are free from mobiles or landlines.
• If you are calling from outside of Hampshire then our 01962 718697 number will continue to work. Calls to this number are paid for.

To find out more about the NHS111 service click here

For more details about your options in an emergency, take a look at the NHS choices website here

We also have advice about several minor illnesses on our website

Winter Diarrhoea and Vomiting

We have been contacted by a number of people suffering from the winter diarrhoea and vomiting bug (often caused by norovirus)

For a fact sheet on symptom control please see this link

Christmas Opening Hours

Christmas Opening Hours

Monday 24th Dec: 8am - 6.30pm
Christmas Day: CLOSED
Boxing Day: CLOSED
Thursday 27th Dec: 8am - 6.30pm
Friday 28th Dec: 8am - 6.30pm

New Years Eve: 8am - 6.30pm
New Years Day: CLOSED

Our final "catch up" flu clinics

Our final “catch-up” clinics will be on:

Thursday 15th November 4pm – 6pm,
and
Saturday 24th November 9am – 12pm

both at Waterfront Surgery

Important - New Out of Hours Telephone Number!

The Southampton Hampshire and Isle of Wight NHS Primary Care Trust have commissioned a new "Out of Hours" provider.

This means that the number you need to ring when the surgery is closed for medical advice has changed. Please update your records, mobile phones etc.

The new number is:

01962 718 697

We are now taking Flu Clinic Bookings

Its that time of year again...

This year our flu clinics will be taking place at the following times:

Saturday 13th October
Hythe Parish Hall
&
Saturday 27th October
Waterfront Surgery
(limited availability)
 

If you are unsure of your eligibility please check out the details on our website here

Have you had your personal invite?

This year we will be inviting as many of our at risk patients as we can by SMS text message personally. If you have a mobile phone and wish to receive your flu clinic reminder by text message then please make sure we have your up to date mobile number. Click here to download a copy of our mobile phone and text policy. You can pass this to reception, post or fax it to us using these contact details