The Practice (Barnabas Medical Centre) has a new website at https://barnabasmedicalcentre.co.uk/ which better reflects the NHS branding. As I understand it the contract for supply & maintenance of the old website (which was common across all the practices in Ealing) expired at the end of March and wasn’t being renewed centrally; a decision that was …
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Childhood Vaccination Reminder
This reminder about childhood vaccinations has been received from NW London NHS … Many children missed vital routine vaccinations over the past couple of years, putting them at risk of preventable diseases. The good news is that it’s not too late to protect your child from serious illness, make an appointment with your GP as …
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Prostate Cancer Screening
The following received today from NHS NW London. (The wording is theirs.) Prostate cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer in men in the UK. However, the earlier cancer is found the more successful treatment may be. Know your risks and speak to your GP. 1 in 8 men will get prostate cancer. If you’re …
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Prescription Charges in Pregnancy
Mothers-to-be need to be aware of the need for a “maternity exemption certificate” in order to get free prescriptions. The NHS is catching and fining those who don’t have the certificate but still claim free prescriptions. Guardian news item at https://www.theguardian.com/society/2023/feb/04/nhs-fines-mothers-for-claiming-free-prescriptions-while-pregnant.
Recovering NHS Emergency Care
Yesterday the NHS announced a plan for the recovery of urgent and emergency care services. It is full of aspirations and ambitions. Find the details in the introductory letter and the full plan documents.
Stay at Home and Face Mask Guidance
As people across the UK return to work following the Christmas holidays, and children return to school, there are high infection rates of flu, Covid and Strep A. This has prompted experts, including UKHSA, to issue fresh guidance involving a “stay at home” message and face masks to help deal with the high levels of …
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Mental Health Support over Christmas
Here are a few of the mental health helplines available over the Christmas period: Samaritans : 116 123 (24 hours) Campaign Against Living Miserably : 0800 58 58 58 (17:00-midnight) Papyrus, for people under 35 : 0800 068 41 41 (09:00-midnight) SOS Silence of Suicide : 0300 1020 505 (20:00-midnight) h/t Graham Stretch, https://twitter.com/GrahamStretch
Independent SAGE Year-End Message
Independent SAGE, an independent science advisory group, have released a Covid-related end of year message. Find it at https://www.independentsage.org/independent-sage-end-of-year-2022-statement/.
Group A Streptococcus (Strep A) Update
Here’s the second of today’s updates from NWL NHS. You may have seen in the news that there has been an increase of Group A streptococcus (strep A) cases. It is responsible for infections such as tonsillitis, pharyngitis, scarlet fever, impetigo and cellulitis among others. This is usually a mild illness but can sometimes result …
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Barnabas Bulletin
The latest, December 2022, issue of the Practice’s newsletter, Barnabas Bulletin, is now available. This issue may be downloaded from https://barnabasvoices.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/BB33.pdf or read online at https://barnabasvoices.org.uk/latest/.