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    • Can my GP ask the hospital to see me quicker?

      Can my GP ask the hospital to see me quicker?

      28 December 202528 December 2025

      GPs do not have control over where you are on the waiting list Expedite letters do not have any influence […]

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    • Think pharmacy first

      Think pharmacy first

      30 December 202430 December 2024

      If you have sinusitis, shingles, sore throat, impetigo or a UTI, your pharmacist can help. Pharmacists can now provide treatment […]

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    • STOP SMOKING FOR STOPTOBER AND YOU’RE FIVE TIMES MORE LIKELY TO QUITFOR GOOD

      STOP SMOKING FOR STOPTOBER AND YOU’RE FIVE TIMES MORE LIKELY TO QUITFOR GOOD

      9 September 20249 September 2024

      Stoptober is back, calling on smokers in England to join the 2.5 million others who havemade a quit attempt with […]

      Read More STOP SMOKING FOR STOPTOBER AND YOU’RE FIVE TIMES MORE LIKELY TO QUITFOR GOODContinue

    • Help protect your baby with the whooping cough vaccine

      Help protect your baby with the whooping cough vaccine

      23 July 202423 July 2024

      There is a lot of whooping cough around at the moment. Babies are at most risk, especially in their first […]

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    • Childrens Vaccinations – Important Information

      28 December 202328 December 2023

      You want to do what is best for your child. You know about the importance of car seats, stair gates, […]

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    • get involved, make a difference

      Join our Patient Participation Group

      20 May 202327 March 2024

      Our next Patient Participation Group meeting will be taking place between 6.30pm and 8.00pm on Thursday 4 April 2024. Patients, […]

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    • Carer providing care

      2023 Carers Roadshows

      27 February 202327 February 2023

      Informal and unpaid carers are invited to come along and visit one of the local carers roadshows for networking, support […]

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    • Screening saves lives: help us, help you

      Your next poo could save your life

      27 February 2023

      Bowel cancer is the fourth most common cancer in the UK. However, the number of people dying has fallen in […]

      Read More Your next poo could save your lifeContinue

    • Your general practice team is here to help you

      General Practice Access Data

      5 December 2022

      We are aware of the recent mention of our practice in the Nottingham Post relating to the recently published national […]

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    • Want to make a quit attempt this Stoptober?  

      Want to make a quit attempt this Stoptober?  

      5 October 20225 October 2022

      If Stoptober has got you thinking about quitting or making a quit attempt, you don’t have to do it alone. […]

      Read More Want to make a quit attempt this Stoptober?  Continue

    • It’s time to book your Flu Jab

      It’s time to book your Flu Jab

      4 September 2022

      We are now taking bookings for our flu vaccination clinics. Having your flu jab is a really good way of […]

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    • Patient Participation Group

      Patient Participation Group

      2 August 20222 August 2022

      Why not join our Patient Participation Group? It is a contractual requirement of NHS England for all GP practices to […]

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    • Measles – don’t let your child catch it

      Measles – don’t let your child catch it

      5 July 20225 July 2022

      Measles is in the news again, with serious outbreaks in Wales and England and the number of children catching measles […]

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    • Bulwell & Top Valley PCN Extended Access Survey

      Bulwell & Top Valley PCN Extended Access Survey

      23 June 202223 June 2022

      Can you spare a few minutes to help us better understand the needs of patients living in the Bulwell and […]

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    • Are you an adult with a diagnosis of autism and have (or had) symptoms of anxiety?

      Are you an adult with a diagnosis of autism and have (or had) symptoms of anxiety?

      22 May 202222 May 2022

      If so, it may be suitable for you to take part in a study called STRATA (SerTRaline for AnxieTy in […]

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    • Nottingham Community Champions

      Nottingham Community Champions

      22 May 202222 May 2022

      Could you be a community champion? NCC are looking for volunteers from across the city who can help to shape […]

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    • Bulwell & Top Valley Primary Care Network – Lifestyle Survey

      Bulwell & Top Valley Primary Care Network – Lifestyle Survey

      9 April 20229 April 2022

      The Bulwell & Top Valley Lifestyle Working Group has produced a survey to obtain the Lifestyle challenges within the PCN […]

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    • Proud to be a Safe Surgery

      Proud to be a Safe Surgery

      27 September 202127 September 2021

      Parkside Medical Practice is proud to be one of the first 500 Doctors of the World Safe Surgeries in the […]

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    • Psychological impact of COVID-19

      Psychological impact of COVID-19

      5 August 20215 August 2021

      How has COVID-19 impacted your health and wellbeing? What has been helpful and what has not been helpful for your […]

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    • Living well with pain

      Living well with pain

      26 July 202126 July 2021

      My Live Well with Pain has been created by clinicians who specialise insupporting people with persistent pain. It is designed […]

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    • Quitting smoking

      Quitting smoking

      20 June 202120 June 2021

      Stopping smoking is always beneficial to your health. It’s never too late to quit, even if you’ve been smoking for […]

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    • Collecting GP data for Planning and Research

      Collecting GP data for Planning and Research

      13 June 202113 June 2021

      NHS Digital are improving the way in which they collect information from our clinical records for planning and research activities; […]

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    • Help us to help you…

      Help us to help you…

      13 June 202129 May 2022

      As you may already know, we have recently suffered a serious flood which has affected all of our office space. […]

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    • Psychological Impact of COVID-19

      Psychological Impact of COVID-19

      7 December 20207 December 2020

      Researchers from a collaboration group would like to invite you to take part in a short questionnaire exploring the psychological […]

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    • Exceed Study

      Exceed Study

      30 November 202030 November 2020

      Volunteers are needed for a study that has been developed by the University of Leicester and NIHR Leicester Biomedical Research […]

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    • Do you look after someone?

      Do you look after someone?

      17 September 202017 September 2020

      A carer is a person of any age (including children) who provides unpaid support to a partner, relative, friend or […]

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    • Bulwell Riverside Clinical Management Centre

      Bulwell Riverside Clinical Management Centre

      3 May 20204 May 2020

      The Bulwell Riverside Clinical Management Centre (CMC) has been created to allow Nottingham GP Practices to assess patients with suspected […]

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    • Corona Virus Update (COVID19)

      Corona Virus Update (COVID19)

      13 March 202018 March 2020

      FOR UP TO DATE COVID19 AND SEL-ISOLATION ADVICE CLICK LINK BELOW https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/ The country and the world are currently dealing with […]

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    • Introducing The NHS App!

      Introducing The NHS App!

      3 February 20203 February 2020

      The NHS App is here! It is quick and easy to set up and within minutes you can use the […]

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    • Flu information video staring Dr Foster

      Flu information video staring Dr Foster

      18 November 201918 November 2019

      Dr Foster has worked with the video team at NCGPA, our local GP Federation to produce an information video about […]

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    • Are You a Carer? Help is available!

      13 November 201913 November 2019

      Do you look after someone? A carer is a person of any age (including children) who provides unpaid support to […]

      Read More Are You a Carer? Help is available!Continue

    • Practice Update Video September 2019

      Practice Update Video September 2019

      9 September 20196 September 2019

      Learn whats happening at Parkside Medical Practice. This is a video update from our September Patient Group meeting covering changes […]

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    • Welcoming a new GP to the practice

      Welcoming a new GP to the practice

      4 September 20194 September 2019

      We are delighted to welcome Dr John Lu to the practice! Jon joined our team on 02 September 2019 and […]

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    • PPG Meeting September 5th 2019

      PPG Meeting September 5th 2019

      21 August 201921 August 2019

      We would like to announce that our next PPG Meeting will be held on the 5th September at 6pm. It […]

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    • Our own Dr Foster interviews NHS England Director of Primary Care Dr Nikki Kanani

      Our own Dr Foster interviews NHS England Director of Primary Care Dr Nikki Kanani

      7 June 20197 June 2019

      Dr Foster recently interviewed the acting Director of Primary care for England on his co-hosted podcast along with Dr Gandhi […]

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    • Thursday 13th PPG Meeting

      Thursday 13th PPG Meeting

      3 June 20193 June 2019

      Next Thursday we will be hosting another PPG meeting to give you, the patients an opportunity to voice your opinions, […]

      Read More Thursday 13th PPG MeetingContinue

    • Diabetes Awareness Week

      Diabetes Awareness Week

      2 April 20192 April 2019

      Diabetes is a serious long term condition which can lead to early death and long term disability. The earlier it […]

      Read More Diabetes Awareness WeekContinue

    • Pregabalin & Gabapentin Reclassification

      Pregabalin & Gabapentin Reclassification

      12 March 201912 March 2019

      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 […]

      Read More Pregabalin & Gabapentin ReclassificationContinue

    • Introducing the Feedback Station

      Introducing the Feedback Station

      7 March 20199 March 2019

      Feedback is important to us. It helps us improve our care and services by letting us know what is or […]

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    • Dr Foster Appears in Common Cold Video Showing at Broadway Cinema!

      Dr Foster Appears in Common Cold Video Showing at Broadway Cinema!

      27 January 201927 January 2019

      Parkside’s own Dr Foster has appeared in a video to help patients understand how to recognise and treat the common […]

      Read More Dr Foster Appears in Common Cold Video Showing at Broadway Cinema!Continue

    • Dementia Friendly Practice – Helping families with dementia

      Dementia Friendly Practice – Helping families with dementia

      17 December 20185 December 2022

      In 2018 Parkside Medical Practice began working towards becoming a Dementia Friendly Practice. As part of this process, all clinical […]

      Read More Dementia Friendly Practice – Helping families with dementiaContinue

    • GP+ Nottingham City Service

      15 November 201815 November 2018

      GP+ Nottingham City – extended hours access for patients Offering Evening & Weekend Appointments bookable through your GP practice, patients […]

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    • Introducing the NHS App – New Podcast from Dr Foster & Dr Gandhi

      Introducing the NHS App – New Podcast from Dr Foster & Dr Gandhi

      4 November 201821 November 2018

      Another podcast from Dr Foster and his co-host Dr Gandhi from Wellspring Surgery in St Ann’s. This episode is about […]

      Read More Introducing the NHS App – New Podcast from Dr Foster & Dr GandhiContinue

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