Digitisation of Medical Records

Lancashire and South Cumbria has been chosen by NHS England to be a national pilot for the digitisation of Medical Records.  Scanning these paper based records and making them digital will enable better utilisation of space, creating more clinical space, staff areas, multi team space and video hubs, removing the need for some practices to build extensions. In addition it will also make your record more easily and speedily accessible to clinical staff within your practice.

Your complete GP medical record will be digital and stored in a secure cloud based clinical system (only accessible by your GP practice) with the paper based records being securely destroyed following BS EN 15713:2009 Secure destruction of confidential material.  Your GP will still be able to access your records easily within this system. The scanning and destruction of the paper records will follow strict data protection guidelines adhered to by the NHS.  As with paper based records, digital records are stored for the durations specified in the Records Management Codes of Practice for Health and Social Care. For GP patient records, this states that they may be destroyed 10 years after the patient’s death if they are no longer needed.

If you wish to discuss the scheme, please inform the Practice direct either by letter or via e-mail blccg.glenroyd@nhs.net 

Flu clinics

As of next week, we will be starting our flu clinics.  Flu clinics will run at both sites, Moor Park and Whitegate Drive.  At the moment, we are only booking for over 65's.  A further update will be posted when we are able to start booking under 65's. 

Clinics at Moor Park will be on Saturdays and clinics at Whitegate Drive will be during the week.

All flu appointments need to be booked in advance.  Please contact the Surgery to arrange this. 

Because of COVID-19, there will be some changes to our flu clinics, to ensure the safety of both staff and patients:

• We ask that you do not arrive more than 5 minutes early for your appointment, this it to limit the amount of patients in our waiting areas.  If you do arrive early, you will be asked to wait outside.
• You MUST wear a face covering when attending for your appointment.  You will not be allowed in Surgery without one. 
• The car park will be CLOSED at Whitegate Drive during flu clinics.  Therefore patients will not be able to park on site during these times.  There will be no change to parking arrangements at Moor Park.   

News From Dr Nolan

I would like to announce that I am leaving the Practice at the end of September due to retirement. 

I would like to thank all the patients and staff for their support over the years. 

I shall miss everyone and my work at the Surgery.  I know that the Practice will continue to evolve and send my very good wishes for the future.

Dr J A Nolan

COVID 19 Urgent Eyecare Service (CUES)

The COVID-19 Urgent Eyecare Service (CUES service) has now been launched across the Fylde Coast. 

The main aim of this service is to make sure people can access urgent eyecare within primary care, using the established trained workforce in optical practices.  This is needed to reduced demand on primary care and hospital eye services during the coronavirus pandemic. 

The service will provide an initial contact, telephone triage, remote consultations and where necessary, face to face assessments, providing management of recent onset symptomatic or urgent ocular presentations. 

The list of accredited optical practices currently providing the service is available at www.primaryeyecare.co.uk using 'find a practice' tool. 

2nd September 2020

Important information regarding scam

We have received a report that some women are being contacted by a text message, claiming to be from recall service to advise that they are overdue for a screening.  The message asks them to call a mobile number and provide personal details.

These messages are not from the NHS Cervical Screening Programme.

Please do not respond to any messages without being certain of the sender.

Thank you 

On behalf of all the staff here at Glenroyd, I would like to say a massive thank you to both Montgomery High school and St Marys Catholic Academy and Armfield Academy for their kind donation of protective googles and visors.

This is a very unexpected gesture and is very much appreciated. It is so lovely to know we are being thought of during this tough time.

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