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FLU WALK IN CLINICS.......

FLU VACCINE DROP IN clinics every weekday between 1pm and 2pm from 11th November! All eligible patients please just turn up.

We have joined a Primary Care Network to help us deliver better services, for more information click HERE

Online Booking System

You can book appointments using the online booking system via SystmOnline.

Please contact the surgery if you have any problems using either of these methods. Please be aware you do need to contact us in person with photographic ID before you will be able to use the online booking service. The online service is a safer more accurate method of ordering your repeat medication therefore please consider signing up if you haven't already.

Email Address/Mobile Phone Numbers

Do we have your correct contact details? Are you happy to share your email address and or mobile phone number with us? Please complete a slip at reception if so to consent us to communicate with you in the most appropriate way.

Patient Participation Group

Framfield House Surgery Patient Participation Group has currently a “virtual” group contacted by email or letter to obtain patient views on the service we provide and also a group that meet in person. If you wish to join the patient participation group either as a virtual member (therefore contacted only via email or letter) or a member who wishes to attend meetings please speak to Reception with your preferred method of contact.

Health News from the BBC and the NHS

BBC Health

NHS to pay tax bills to get doctors back to work
The row over pensions has led to doctors refusing to do overtime because they were being landed with hefty tax bills.
NHS staff shortages put 'cancer survival rates at risk'
A Holyrood committee finds 18% of cancer patients in June were not seen within the six-week target.
General election 2019: PM puts corporation tax cuts on hold to help fund NHS
Boris Johnson says public services will benefit as planned corporation tax cuts are put on hold.
General election 2019: Labour vows to end dental check-up charges
Check-up charges in England of £22.70 will be scrapped under a Labour government, the party says.
Switch to vaping 'helps smokers' hearts'
A month-long study on smokers suggests vaping could reduce the risk of heart attacks and stroke.
Severe allergic reactions rise in children in England over past five years
The parents of Natasha Ednan-Laperouse, who died in 2016, call the increase "deeply alarming".
Abusive note left on ambulance in Southend
The ambulance service said the person who left the message should "remember crews are there to save lives".
Why more people are talking about the issue of social care
Social care pledges will be under intense scrutiny during the election, but why is it so important?
Polio in Nigeria: 'I opposed vaccinations until my son caught polio'
A Nigerian father who used to chase health workers away from his home has a change of heart.
General election 2019: Is the NHS the best health service possible?
The major parties in England have pledged billions more for the NHS over the next five years.

NHS Choices Behind the Headlines

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Acid reflux drugs linked to increased stomach cancer risk
"A drug commonly used to treat acid reflux is linked to a more than doubled risk of developing stomach...
Nutrient drink for Alzheimer's has disappointing result in trial
A new study investigating the effects of a nutrient drink for Alzheimer's disease has led to very different...
Marriage may help lower dementia risk
"Marriage and having close friends may help protect against dementia, according to Loughborough University...
Afternoon open heart surgery 'leads to fewer complications'
"Afternoon heart surgery has lower risk of complications, study suggests," says The Guardian. Researchers...
Report calls for better mental health support in the workplace
"Up to 300,000 people with long-term mental health problems have to leave their jobs each year, a report...
Blood-thinning drugs may reduce dementia risk in people with irregular heartbeats
"Common blood thinning drugs halve the risk of dementia for patients who have an irregular heartbeat,"...
New genetic variants associated with breast cancer identified
"Do you have one of the 180 breast cancer genes? One in five women has a variant that raises her risk...