Practice Closure - Protected Learning Time

Boultham Park Medical Practice will be closed for essential staff training on Tuesday 15 October 2024 from 1300-1830 hrs. General health advice can be obtained either from the NHS Website or by calling NHS 111. 

Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV)

From 1 September 2024, a new respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccination programme will be introduced. RSV is a viral pathogen known for causing respiratory infections, predominantly affecting the lungs and airways. It often causes a mild cough and cold but, in some people, can trigger pneumonia or bronchiolitis, characterised by inflammation in the airways.

The Practice will in due course contact patients to invite them to attend appointments.

Seasonal Flu Vaccinations

We will be commencing our seasonal flu vaccination clinics from the beginning of October 2024.  Invites will be sent to all elegible patients.  pateitns with smart phone/mobile device access will be sent individual booking links and will able to book directly into our clinics once they are published.  Booking using our on line service saves you from having to call the reception team and saves time and increases capacity for them to be able to help patient with other health problems:

A flu vaccine is given to people who:

• are 65 and over
• have certain health conditions
• are pregnant
• are in long-stay residential care
• receive a carer's allowance, or are the main carer for an older or disabled person who may be at risk if you get sick
• live with someone who is more likely to get a severe infection due to a weakened immune system, such as someone living with HIV, someone who has had a transplant, or is having certain treatments for cancer, lupus or rheumatoid arthritis

COVID - 

We are not partipating in this Autumn's Covid Vaccination campaign apart from in our designated Care Homes.  Our Housebound patients will be contacted by the ICB Home Visiting vaccination team for their vaccinations.  All other eligible patients should use the national covid booking service or call 119 to book an appointment. 

Measles is circulating in the UK.

 Symptoms of measles

 Measles symptoms include:

• high fever

• sore red, watery eyes

• coughing

• a runny nose

• aching and feeling generally unwell

• a blotchy red brown rash, which usually appears after the first symptoms

Protecting yourself from measles

To protect yourself and those around you from measles:

 • Make sure your children get 2 MMR vaccines on time – the first at 12 months of age and the second at 3 years, 4 months

• if you or your children missed these vaccines, it’s not too late – ask for the free vaccine from your GP if you or your children aren’t up to date

If you think you have measles

• If you have symptoms of measles stay at home and phone your GP or NHS 111.

• Do not attend GP surgeries and A&E departments without informing them that you think you have measles before you visit – you could spread the illness to others.

For further information about measles please visit https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/measles/

Additional https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/mmr-for-all-general-leaflet is also available.

Do you want to see the record of your appointments with the doctors and nurses, see the letters to/from hospital specialists and your test results without having to wait on the telephone?  Then why not register for the NHS App?

Our telephones are often tied up with extended calls when patients call asking for details contained in medical records.  Why not save your time by accessing this information at a time the suits you and which saves you (and others) from waiting on the phone?