HOLLYWOOD MEDICAL PRACTICE
NEWSLETTER - SPRING 2017
Website: www.hollywoodmedicalpractice.co.uk
Email: [email protected]
NEW DOCTORS
JOINING
Dr Martin Jones has kindly agreed
to join us on a Monday and
Tuesday morning for the
foreseeable future. He has
currently relocated from South
Maypole Surgery and is helping us
cope with access during Dr Miskin’s
continuing absence.
Please make sure you allow enough
time for your requests to be
processed and vaccines to be
ordered in. Anyone requiring
holiday vaccinations will need to
complete the Holiday Vaccination
form in advance of their
appointment with the nurse these
can be obtained from Reception or
our website – we require at least
six weeks’ notice prior to your
travel date to enable the vaccines
to be effective.
generated or you are required to
make an appointment.
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We are currently sending more and
more updates and appointment
reminders through text messaging
software.
REPEAT PRESCRIPTIONS
We are also running with Locum
Doctors including Dr Parnell
(female GP) who we have worked
with before to help with patient
access.
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NEW SERVICE
FAMILY PLANNING CLINICS
Dr Zakai (female GP) is currently
running fortnightly family planning
clinics – she is able to
fit/remove/check coils – administer
implants and consult on family
planning issues.
If you require annual Pill Checks
then these can be undertaken by
the Practice Nurses.
Reception can help with any queries.
TRAVEL VACCINATIONS
We require at least 48 hours to
process prescriptions, this enables
the Prescription Clerks enough time
to generate your requests and for
the Doctors to sign them off.
Unfortunately we do not have the
capacity to take medication
requests over the telephone.
Repeat medication requests have
to be writing to prevent errors and
for audit purposes.
We accept requests by email,
online through our website and in
person at the desk – thank you for
your co-operation.
PLEASE NOTE if you have been
advised that your request has been
put on the ‘Query Pad’ it is your
responsibility to call the surgery
after 2 o’clock to enquire as to
whether your prescription has been
MOBILE/TELEPHONE NUMBERS
Please can you let reception know if
you change your telephone
number.
The Practice also needs to be able
to contact you in the event of
having to rearrange or cancel clinics
or on receipt of urgent medical
results.
We confirm that any messages sent
through to mobiles will NEVER
contain sensitive data .
NON – NHS WORK
Requests for form completion, such
as holiday cancellation forms,
private insurance declarations, life
cover including mortgage
protection and private letters.
The Doctors first and foremost will
always complete and respond to
NHS work first, patient care and
responding to medical needs will
always take preference.
Therefore any requests for NON –
NHS Work can take a while longer
to complete, please be prepared to
have to wait for this to done.