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Pregnant? Have your COVID-19 vaccines!
It is important to have both doses of your COVID-19 vaccine to protect you and your unborn baby.
COVID-19 infection is currently circulating and can be serious for pregnant women.
Thousands of pregnant woman have been safely vaccinated in the UK and worldwide.
Call 119 or go online to www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/coronavirus-vaccination to register for your vaccination appointment. You can also attend walk in, mobile or pop up vaccination clinics in your area.
Flu Vaccination – Keep Calm and Carry On
You may have heard or seen that the flu vaccination will now be made available to a wider cohort of patients.
This includes, 50-64 year olds (with or without a pre-existing condition) and people in the shielding category and their households.
GP practices, and networks are working together to make arrangements to meet the new demand, and are awaiting guidance on new national vaccine supply. In the meantime, practices will be using their pre-ordered vaccine stock to vaccinate people who were in the previous eligible categories.
Please bear with us while we aim to get as many people as possible vaccinated.
For more information about flu, visit: www.nhs.uk/flu
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Immunisation helps to protect you from disease
During a pandemic it's more important than ever to keep up with infant, child and adult immunisations to prevent outbreaks of other diseases. Make an appointment with your GP practice, and make sure you and your children are protected.
Vaccination appointments count as an important medical reason to leave your home.
Make sure you and your baby are protected
Pregnant women need to have their whooping cough vaccination. You can have it at your GP practice from week 16 of your pregnancy. Planned appointments help to keep vulnerable pregnant mums safe from COVID-19.
Vaccination appointments count as an important medical reason to leave your home.
The Practice will not provide Medical Certificates
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The way you order your medication is changing as from the 31st March 2020 you will no longer be able to order your repeat prescriptions from your local pharmacy. Please speak to a member of the Dispensary Team for further information
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Our practice is collaborating with NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA) which is providing NHS numbers for those patients that may be suitable for electronic repeat dispensing prescriptions. The information is obtained from NHS prescriptions submitted to the NHSBSA. A member of our clinical team will contact these patients soon to explain the benefits of this service
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Flu Jab Scam
Please be aware a mid-Essex patient was targeted by a telephone fraud regarding administering their flu jab. The scam involves the criminal telephoning an elderly patient to claim their practice cannot administer their flu jab. The patient is told they will have to attend a different venue that uses ‘a different type of needle’ for which there is a small charge. The criminal then asks for bank details to take this charge – and removes a large sum from the patient’s account.
NHS England and the CCG’s Local Counter Fraud Specialist have been notified and Mid Essex CCG will be putting out social media posts over the weekend to warn people that NHS professionals are very unlikely to ask for any sort of payment by phone.
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GP and nurse appointments are now available in your area during the evenings and at the weekend.
To book an appointment, contact your practice. For more information, visit bit.ly/ExtendedAccess
This website contains a vast range of health information and resources, along with practical information on visiting the surgery. We hope you find it useful and informative.
We wish to thank you for registering with Fern House Surgery. The partners and staff of this long-established practice are committed to providing the highest level of patient care.
You have the flexibility of consulting with either your registered doctor or one of the other partners. We offer a choice of mixed age male or female doctors and therefore hope that we will be able to match your needs for a specific consulting style. However, we recommend you see the same doctor for any ongoing problem to ensure continuity of care.
Equality and Diversity
This practice believes in fairness and equality, and above all, values diversity. All staff have ongoing equality and diversity training and our equality and diversity policies are reviewed annually.
Clinical Commissioning Group
Mid Essex Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG)
Address: Wren House, Hedgerows Business Park, Colchester Road, Springfield, Chelmsford Essex CM2 5PF
Telephone: 01245 398750
Website: www.midessexccg.nhs.uk