Given the current high rates of flu around, here’s advice from the NHS …
If you have symptoms of flu: coughing, sneezing or fever – help stop the spread.
Resident doctors have announced strikes from 07:00 Friday 14 November to 07:00 Wednesday 19 November.
During this time services will be very busy. Please help the NHS help you by calling NHS 111 or visiting NHS 111 Online for advice.
Hospital services will be affected:
London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (LNWH), which runs Ealing, Central Middlesex and Northwick Park hospitals, will report to a new CEO from next April.
Professor Tim Orchard, currently leads Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, and has been appointed as the first group CEO of the new North West London Acute Provider Group.… more >>>
The NHS is warning that the winter flu has started 6-8 weeks early this year, and this is partly down to a new mutation in the H3N1 flu virus. It could be the worst flu season for a decade or more.
The bottom line is basically that if you’re eligible, or can afford to pay, please get your flu jab.… more >>>
The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has issued another warning about measles. Infections in Europe (including UK) are at a 25-year high, so there is concern that unvaccinated holidaymakers are especially vulnerable to catching the disease (and, of course, bringing it home after a ruined holiday).
There’s a BBC News report at https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c706y4jr95lo… more >>>
Today, UKHSA and Animal and Plant Health Agency have confirmed the first detection of West Nile virus in mosquitoes collected in the UK. There is currently no evidence to suggest ongoing circulation of the virus in birds or mosquitos in the UK and the risk to the general public is very low.… more >>>
A batch of the blood pressure drug Lercanidipine is being recalled as the wrong dose has been printed on the packaging.
See the full details at https://www.gov.uk/government/news/patients-urged-to-check-packs-of-blood-pressure-medicine-lercanidipine-after-labelling-error and in a BBC report at https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cwy7kpwn9l4o.
The BBC is reporting that the morning-after pill is to be made free at pharmacies in England.
See https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c8eprd9n5plo.
The group Open Meeting dates for 2025 are now in the Events diary.
There will be Zoom meetings on Wednesdays 22/01 and 19/11; and provisionally in person meetings at the Medical Centre on Saturdays 15/03, 17/05 (our AGM), 19/07 and 20/09.
Note that the Saturdays are subject to change depending on what weekends the Practice is required to be open.… more >>>
Barnabas, like all GP practices, is under pressure from increased demand, constrained funding, and fixed capacity. So how can we, as patients, help the Practice?
Can you free up urgently needed GP appointments? Did you know you could contact your Pharmacist in the first instance? They can give you advice on a range of conditions and suggest medicines that can help.… more >>>
