Beauchamp House Surgery

Aiming to provide effective and compassionate healthcare: A practice with Christian ethos.

PARTNERS

 Dr I K Adiukwu, Dr K Singh, Dr S Rustgi, Dr A Asghar

& Ms Katie Francis (Managing Partner)

Website updated: 25th October 2021

Covid Booster vaccinations

Beauchamp House Surgery is not providing booster vaccinations.  The Beacon Health Group are providing this service on our behalf at Danbury Medical Centre.  

If you are eligible to receive a booster vaccination you will be contacted by Beacon Health Group, and you might also receive a letter and/or a text from the NHS inviting you to book your vaccination at another venue.  The Danbury team will also be providing the booster vaccinations for our housebound patients.

Please do not call the surgery to enquire about your booster vaccination - you will be contacted by the provider of this service.  If you wish to check your eligibility for a booster, or to choose a different venue to attend for your booster you can check with the National Booking System at the link below.

Link to the national booking system

Immunocompromised patients who required a third vaccine should contact the CCG Central Referral Team on the number below to book:

Contact number: 0300 123 0771

Open Mon – Fri, 8am – 6pm

If you have difficulty using the telephone, e.g. hard of hearing, please make contact using email central.referral@nhs.net

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GPDPR Opt-Out

From 1st July 2021, the NHS will change how it shares your GP medical record.  The General Practice Data for Planning and Research data extract by NHS Digital from GP practices across England will help the NHS to improve health and care services for everyone, by collecting patient data and holding it in a central national database.  This is an upgrade to an existing similar process called GPES - General Practice Extract Service.  This new data collection will be more efficient, effective, and much more frequent.

For example, patient data held in this new national database can help the NHS to:

• monitor the long-term safety and effectiveness of care,
• plan how to deliver better health and care services,
• prevent the spread of infectious diseases,
• identify new treatments and medicines through health research.

If you would NOT like your GP data shared with NHS Digital using GPDPR, you need to register an opt-out with your GP practice, before 23rd June 2021.  

Visit https://www.digitalhealthcoachuk.net/gpdpr for more information to help you decide, and download an Opt-Out form.  If you would prefer to email the surgery to request to opt-out, please email beauchamphouseadmin@nhs.net 

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Accessing GP Services

Since March 2020 the way patients access GP practices has changed significantly.  We are working harder than ever to treat as many patients as possible whilst keeping everyone safe.  All patients who need to contact a GP will be given a GP telephone appointment initially.  You may be asked to send in photos if your concern relates to a rash/lump/bump.  Your GP will view the photo as part of your appointment.  You may also be offered a video call.  A large number of patients can be treated this way without needing to come in to the GP surgery at all.  If your GP feels that they need to see you, they will book you a face to face appointment.

CORONAVIRUS UPDATE

Please check www.gov.uk for the latest coronavirus guidelines as these change frequently.

Do not leave home if you or someone you live with has any of the following:

• High temperature
• New continuous cough
• Loss or a change to your sense of smell or taste
• Have returned from a country on the list on GOV.UK

YOU MUST STAY AT HOME AND ISOLATE

Use the NHS 111 online coronavirus service https://111.nhs.uk/covid-19 

Request for contact details

•      IT IS VITAL WE ARE ABLE TO CONTACT OUR PATIENTS IN A TIMELY AND EFFICIENT MANNER. We continue to fully respect our patients confidentiality but if you are willing to be contacted via SMS text message or EMAIL please inform any of our staff when you speak to us.

Other Surgery Services:

•       Our home visit policy remains unchanged. Patients will only be visited in their home if they are known to be housebound. Patients requesting a home visit will be contacted by a GP via telephone before a visit is confirmed.
•        Our prescribing policies remain unchanged. Telephone requests for medication are not accepted. We encourage you to download the NHS app, use SystmOne online if you have password access, or make a request in writing. We WILL NOT issue more than a two month supply of any medications under any circumstances.  Stockpiling of medication is unacceptable.  Medication will not be issued when there is not a clinical indication e.g. inhalers. GPs and our prescribing clerks are working to ensure that repeat medications are up dated without delay but please bear with us at this time of high demand.

We thank our patients for their understanding during this period of uncertainty, and our staff for their continued dedication and hard work in caring for our patients.

The Partners

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Beauchamp House Surgery is now using DoctorLink.

We have been looking at how we can improve access to Practice services; DoctorLink is our on-line service where you can:

• access advice
• request appointments online

Sign-up is simple and you can create an account here:  https://app.doctorlink.com/beauchamphousesurgery/register 

For all urgent appointments, we ask that you undertake a symptom assessment through DoctorLink.The symptom assessment will ask you a number of questions to help identify your problem.The outcome of your assessment will direct you to the right treatment, whether emergency care, your GP, nurse or self-care.If your outcome suggests that an appointment is required at your GP practice, you simply click on the 'request an appointment' button.Once the request has been submitted, you will then be contacted by the Reception Team to arrange an appointment within the identified timeframe (as outlined in the outcome of your symptom assessment).The information you provide will be shared with our clinical team (where appropriate) and will assist in providing robust information of your problem to the required clinical team member prior to your appointment.

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