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Out of Hours
If a medical emergency occurs when the practice is closed, please ring the following number 01706 847106 or 01706 908614. This call will be automatically diverted to the out of hours service who will then arrange appropriate further management.

Home Visits
Please telephone 01706 842511. Where possible, we ask that a request for a home visit be made before 10.30am. Be prepared to give brief details of the problem to the receptionist to enable the doctor to assess the urgency of your call.

Your telephone numbers

Please could you let us know your phone/mobile number. It is very important that we have this information in order for us to contact you if necessary. Some of the information we have is out of date.

Cancelling your Appointment
If you are unable to attend an appointment with one of the doctors or nurses, please telephone or use the link at the bottom of this page to cancel your appointment.

Repeat Prescriptions

You can now order your repeat prescriptions on line. Simply go to the prescriptions page and enter your information. Please remember to allow 24 hours for your prescription to be be prepared. If you wish to collect your prescription from a chemist please ask the chemist to pick your prescription up from the surgery for you.

Announcements

01 Mar - 31 Mar
Great Daffodil Appeal

Marie Curie is asking everyone to paint the UK yellow this March by making a donation and wearing a daffodil pin for the Great Daffodil Appeal.

01 Mar - 31 Mar
Prostate Cancer Awareness

We want men, the general public, and health professionals, to be more aware of prostate cancer. Our awareness month helps raise vital funds for much needed support and information for men who have been diagnosed and their families.

01 Jan - 31 Mar
Ovarian Cancer Awareness

Ovarian Cancer Action will be raising awareness in a variety of communities throughout March to ensure we are doing everything we can to inform women about the disease and its symptoms

BBC Health

No quick fix for diabetes risk

Exercise and diet are key to prevent diabetes in high-risk people, say researchers who found two drug treatments offer no benefit.

Gum disease 'link' to early birth

Successful treatment for gum disease cuts the risk of pregnant women giving birth early, say US researchers.

Out-of-hours GP care 'inadequate'

Too many people in England are receiving poor quality out-of-hours doctors services, the Patients Association says.

Obese drinkers face 'double hit'

Obese women drinking little more than a glass of wine a day have double the risk of liver disease, experts warn.

New blood pressure approach urged

Occasionally high blood pressure may be a greater indicator of stroke risk than consistently high readings, researchers say.

Women on pill 'may live longer'

Women who have taken the contraceptive pill are less likely to die of cancer and heart disease, a long-term study finds.

Home 'cervical cancer' test hope

At-home screening tests for the virus responsible for most cervical cancers could detect many more cases, say researchers.

Cases of self-harming jump 50%

The number of young people admitted to hospital after cutting themselves rises 50% in five years.

Social care 'badly under-funded'

Adult social care in England is "chronically under-funded" and "severely rationed", a cross-party group of MPs says.

Breathing 'as good as massage'

Massage is no more effective at cutting anxiety than deep breathing and soothing music, say US researchers.

Yahoo Health

Study: Mini clip is safer than heart-valve surgery (AP)

This undated photo illustration made available by Abbott Laboratories shows the MitraClip mounted on the end of a catheter. The clip, a fabric-covered clothespin, inserted through a blood vessel in the groin, clips the two flaps of the mitral valve together and keeps in the heart's main pumping chamber from backing up into the smaller upper chamber. (AP Photo/Abbott Laboratories) NO SALES

AP - Many Americans with leaky heart valves soon might be able to get them fixed without open-heart surgery. A study showed that a tiny clip implanted through an artery was safer and nearly as effective as surgery, doctors reported Sunday.

Studies: Intense treatment doesn't help diabetics (AP)

AP - Key results from a landmark federal study are in, and the results are disappointing for diabetics: Adding drugs to drive blood pressure and blood-fats lower than current targets did not prevent heart problems, and in some cases caused harmful side effects.

Hearts may swoon when stocks do, study suggests (AP)

Traders work in the newly renovated section of the New York Stock Exchange. Wall Street stocks are set to build on nearly year-and-a-half highs as they face next week's key economic reports and the US Federal Reserve's monetary policy meeting(AFP/Getty Images/File/Mario Tama)

AP - Stock market slides may hurt more than your savings. New research suggests they might prompt heart attacks.

Many WTC responders show early signs of heart woes (AP)

AP - Law enforcement officers who worked near ground zero after the World Trade Center attacks seem to show early signs of heart problems at a higher rate than would be expected for their age, a new study suggests.

Women on the pill may live longer (AP)

Contraceptive pills are seen at news conference in Tokyo August 26, 1999. REUTERS/Kimimasa Mayama

AP - Women who took the birth control pill beginning in the late 1960s lived longer than those never on the pill, a new study says.

Court says thimerosal did not cause autism (AP)

AP - The vaccine additive thimerosal is not to blame for autism, a special federal court ruled Friday in a long-running battle by parents convinced there is a connection.

2 Drugs Fail to Prevent Diabetes in the Overweight (HealthDay)

HealthDay - SUNDAY, March 14 (HealthDay News) -- Hopes that two available drugs could help prevent diabetes and the problems it causes in overweight people with poor sugar metabolism have been dashed by a major international study.

As You Age, Better Health Means Better Sex (HealthDay)

HealthDay - TUESDAY, March 9 (HealthDay News) -- Better health translates into better sex lives, with healthy people more likely to engage in sex (and good sex at that) and to express an interest in sex, new research finds.

Clinical Trials Update: March 12, 2010 (HealthDay)

HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of ClinicalConnection.com:

Amnesty International Report on U.S. Maternal Health (Time.com)

Time.com - In a new report on pregnancy andchildbirth care in the U.S., Amnesty details the maternal health care crisisin this country as part of a systemic violation of women's rights

WHO Swine Flu

Pandemic (H1N1) 2009 - update 91

As of 7 March 2010, worldwide more than 213 countries and overseas territories or communities have reported laboratory confirmed cases of pandemic influenza H1N1 2009, including at least 16713 deaths.

Pandemic (H1N1) 2009 - update 90

As of 28 February 2010, worldwide more than 213 countries and overseas territories or communities have reported laboratory confirmed cases of pandemic influenza H1N1 2009, including at least 16455 deaths.

Pandemic (H1N1) 2009 - update 89

As of 21 February 2010, worldwide more than 213 countries and overseas territories or communities have reported laboratory confirmed cases of pandemic influenza H1N1 2009, including at least 16226 deaths.

Director-General statement following the seventh meeting of the Emergency Committee

The Emergency Committee held its seventh meeting by teleconference on 23 February 2010. The Director-General sought the Committee's views on the determination of the pandemic status.

Pandemic (H1N1) 2009 - update 88

As of 14 February 2010, worldwide more than 212 countries and overseas territories or communities have reported laboratory confirmed cases of pandemic influenza H1N1 2009, including at least 15921 deaths.

Pandemic (H1N1) 2009 - update 87

As of 7 February 2010, worldwide more than 212 countries and overseas territories or communities have reported laboratory confirmed cases of pandemic influenza H1N1 2009, including at least 15292 deaths.

Pandemic (H1N1) 2009 - update 86

As of 31 January 2010, worldwide more than 211 countries and overseas territories or communities have reported laboratory confirmed cases of pandemic influenza H1N1 2009, including at least 15174 deaths.

Pandemic (H1N1) 2009 - update 85

As of 24 January 2010, worldwide more than 209 countries and overseas territories or communities have reported laboratory confirmed cases of pandemic influenza H1N1 2009, including at least 14711 deaths.

Statement of the World Health Organization on allegations of conflict of interest and 'fake' pandemic

22 January 2010 -- Providing independent advice to Member States is a very important function of the World Health Organization (WHO). We take this work seriously and guard against the influence of any improper interests. The WHO influenza pandemic policies and response have not been improperly influenced by the pharmaceutical industry.

Pandemic (H1N1) 2009 - update 84

As of 17 January 2010, worldwide more than 209 countries and overseas territories or communities have reported laboratory confirmed cases of pandemic influenza H1N1 2009, including at least 14142 deaths.

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