Learn whats happening at Parkside Medical Practice. This is a video update from our September Patient Group meeting covering changes to staffing and services at our GP surgery. It offer a taste of what it is like to attend one of our exciting and productive Patient Group meetings. Please get involved and come along to …
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Welcoming a new GP to the practice
We are delighted to welcome Dr John Lu to the practice! Jon joined our team on 02 September 2019 and will be working alongside us as a GP Fellow. He has an interest in Medical Education and will also be working to develop training programmes for other health professionals, such as paramedics, who are taking …
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PPG Meeting September 5th 2019
We would like to announce that our next PPG Meeting will be held on the 5th September at 6pm. It will be located at the practice. We would be delighted to have you come along and express your ideas & opinions regarding the practice. Various members of staff from the practice will be present to …
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Our own Dr Foster interviews NHS England Director of Primary Care Dr Nikki Kanani
Dr Foster recently interviewed the acting Director of Primary care for England on his co-hosted podcast along with Dr Gandhi Hussain from Wellspring Surgery in St. Anns. They talk about Primary Care Networks and using technology in General Practice. Please take a look at the video on youtube or listen in to the podcast below.
Thursday 13th PPG Meeting
Next Thursday we will be hosting another PPG meeting to give you, the patients an opportunity to voice your opinions, concerns & ideas to various members of the practice. If you have any questions regarding the PPG meeting then feel free to phone the practice or, check our PPG page which can be found on …
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Diabetes Awareness Week
Diabetes is a serious long term condition which can lead to early death and long term disability. The earlier it is detected and managed appropriately the less damage there will be on an individuals health. Around 200,000 people are diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes every year. Within the Nottingham city area less people have been …
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Pregabalin & Gabapentin Reclassification
As of April 1st Gabapentin & Pregabalin will both be reclassified as schedule 3 controlled drugs. What does this mean for my prescription? Prescriptions for controlled drugs should only be written for a maximum of one months supply. We are now able to send prescriptions for controlled drugs directly to your nominated pharmacy electronically. If you have a nominated pharmacy you …
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Introducing the Feedback Station
Feedback is important to us. It helps us improve our care and services by letting us know what is or isn’t working. This shows us where to focus our efforts. We read all feedback and review comments and statistics in our staff meetings. As a result of discussion at our last Patient Participation Group meeting, …
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Dr Foster Appears in Common Cold Video Showing at Broadway Cinema!
Parkside’s own Dr Foster has appeared in a video to help patients understand how to recognise and treat the common cold. The video was produced by NCGPA, our local GP Federation and will be shown before feature films at the Broadway Cinema in Nottingham. Doctor Foster was also involved in writing the script for the …
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Dementia Friendly Practice – Helping families with dementia
In 2018 Parkside Medical Practice began working towards becoming a Dementia Friendly Practice. As part of this process, all clinical and non clinical staff received training from the Alzheimer’s Society, and a “walk through” was performed by one of our patients who suffers with dementia to see how easily he could navigate the practice and …
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