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.
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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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GP+ Nottingham City Service
GP+ Nottingham City – extended hours access for patients Offering Evening & Weekend Appointments bookable through your GP practice, patients registered at this practice are able to access additional routine appointments during evenings and weekends through the new GP+ service. Appointments are available to see GPs, Practice Nurses, Clinical Pharmacists and Physiotherapists in a fully …
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Introducing the NHS App – New Podcast from Dr Foster & Dr Gandhi
Another podcast from Dr Foster and his co-host Dr Gandhi from Wellspring Surgery in St Ann’s. This episode is about the up coming NHS App for smart phones…