Send and Receive Mesages in the NHS App GP practices and other parts of the NHS can send you secure messages in the NHS App. You might get appointment reminders, prescription updates or invitations to important cancer screenings. You can also use the App to contact your GP. Make sure you don’t miss anything by … Continued
NHS.uk: You and Your General Practice You and Your General Practice (YYGP) was created to help patients know what to expect when using their GP services, and how to get the most support from the GP team. YYGP also helps patients share feedback or raise concerns. This can be done with their GP practice, Healthwatch, … Continued
General information with focus on who can use GP services
– How to register
– Free access to all including immigrants/asylum seekers
– unregistered/temporary residents
Introduction to continuing health care, who is eligible, what it involves and how to access it.
Advice and guidance for healthcare practitioners on the health needs of migrant patients.
General info on how it works, options available.
Definitions and variety, paid/unpaid, physical/emotional. Support and flexibility from practice, info on and links to support services.
Diabetes Diabetes is a life-long condition that causes your blood sugar level to become too high. The health complications from having diabetes can be significant such as kidney failure, heart attacks or strokes. You are twice as likely to need to be admitted to hospital, and on average 1 in 6 hospital beds are … Continued
District Nurses District Nurses take care of people in the community rather than in hospitals. Typically, they will visit patients in their homes or residential care homes. For patients who have physical disabilities or life-limiting illnesses and their families, District Nurses are an essential source of support. Their clinical skills provide people with vital care … Continued
Ear syringing Ear irrigation – also known as syringing – is no longer considered the first-line treatment for clearing ear wax. This means the NHS no longer funds it in General Practice as other methods are preferred. Self Help options Current guidelines are that ear drops should be used to soften the wax. … Continued
