Fern House Surgery - News

Demand

During June, our team of receptionists who answer your calls, received a total of 12,678 calls. We had 310 patients who did not attend their appointments during June. This amounts to a staggering 51.66 hours of wasted clinical time. If you cannot attend your appointment please call the practice and press option 2 to leave a message. Please be kind to our receptionists, who are under pressure daily.

Surgery Closed

Fern House Surgery will be Closed on Thursday 17th July from 12.00pm (midday) for time to learn. There will be no Medical Staff available. Please call 111 for medical advice and 999 for any medical emergency. Thank You

Mounjaro Injections

Important Update on Mounjaro Injections You may have seen on the news Mounjaro is now available via GP surgeries, but it’s only for patients who meet strict NHS criteria. Mid Essex GP Practices are not currently commissioned to prescribe Mounjaro and we are awaiting further guidance from our local NHS ICB. If you have a BMI of 40+ (or 37.5+ if from a minority ethnic background) and have 4 of the following 5 conditions recorded in your medical notes: • Type 2 diabetes • High blood pressure • Heart/vascular disease • High cholesterol • Obstructive sleep apnoea Please book a telephone consultation with our social prescriber – not a GP or nurse – to discuss further.

Dispensary Window Changes

Changes to Dispensary Window Opening Times from 30th June

Online request changes

Fern House Surgery is switching from Patchs to Accurx

Surgery Closed

Fern House Surgery will be Closed on Thursday 19th June from 12.00pm (midday) for time to learn. There will be no Medical Staff available. Please call 111 for medical advice and 999 for any medical emergency. Thank You

PPG meeting 7th July

Information of our next PPG Meeting

Telephone Calls

Please be aware all incoming and outgoing calls will be recorded, and the conversations saved as sound files. These files can then easily be attached to patient records. Whether the call is inbound or outbound

PCN Newsletter Summer 2025

Welcome to our first Maldon & Witham Primary Care Network newsletter.

Testicular Torsion

Testicular Torsion: Important information for young people and parents