LATEST PRACTICE NEWS

Spring 2010

Practice Sponsors The Brackley Players

Each year the Partners at Brackley Health Centre choose a local good cause to support. This year the practice is sponsoring the Brackley Players in memory of Dr John Bourdillon who was a well loved member of the Brackley Players before his retirement in 1993.

Winter 2010

New Healthcare Complex Planned for Brackley

Click here to see the full article on the NHS Northants website (opens in a new window).

Click here to see PDF document about the new complex (opens in a new window).

Autumn 2009

Extended Hours

From 4th November 2009 we will be offering extra appointments during an early session each Wednesday morning. Click here for more information.

Flu vaccinations Autumn 2009

Swine Flu
We are hoping to start vaccinating patients against the H1N1 virus during week commencing 9th November 2009. If you fall into clinical risk group (a) as below please telephone the surgery on 01280 703460 after Monday 2nd November to book your appointment. Pregnant women (b): please speak to your midwife about vaccination. Further sessions for patients who fall into (c) and (d) will be arranged later in November. Please contact the surgery for updates.

The clinical risk groups, in order of priority are:

a. Individuals aged six months and up to 65 years in the current seasonal flu vaccine clinical at risk groups

b. Pregnant women

c. Household contacts of immuno-compromised individuals

d. People aged 65 and over in the current seasonal flu vaccine clinical at risk groups

Seasonal Flu
Our flu vaccination clinics are taking place daily at Brackley Health Centre during week commencing 19th October 2009 and one session is being held at Kings Sutton on Wednesday 21st October 11-12noon.

If you are over 65, suffer from diabetes or immuno-suppresion; have a heart, kidney or liver condition; asthma or lung problems please telephone the surgery to make your appointment.

Summer 2009

Congratulations to Andrea Heavisides, our diabetes and practice nurse, who has passed her Nurse Prescribing Course at Northampton University. She is now also working part time as diabetic liaison nurse for Milton Keynes PCT in addition to her work in the practice.

April 2009

Information Management and Technology 
The PCT has awarded us a high rating for the quality of patient data on our IT systems, and so has granted us Full Accreditation for the next three years.

November 2008

At a selection event held last month, the Core Development Group and GP practices selected Brackley Primary Health Care Property with the Order of St John Care Trust as the preferred partner to develop a full business case in conjunction with the Core Group to procure a new Primary Care Centre for Brackley. Northamptonshire NHS has been supportive throughout the process.

Brackley Primary Health Care Property (Brackley Investments) is a local company that has been involved in 83 surgery developments around the country. The Order of St John Care Trust runs residential, nursing and intermediate care facilities. Both organisations have been involved in a similar integrated facility in Malmesbury in Wiltshire, and the Order of St John will run the planned new hospital in Chipping Norton.

Further information at:

www.brackley-investments.co.uk

www.osjct.co.uk

Building the foundations for a solid future (PDF file)