How to book this: Please follow the link

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Blood tests – routine blood tests postponed

A supplier to the NHS has advised us of a global shortage of some equipment used for taking blood tests.

Anyone who needs a test for urgent health problems, will still get one but where your clinician feels that it is appropriate to do so, then you may be asked to come back for a test at a later date, or your appointment may be rescheduled. 

Given the nature of the shortage, we cannot give an exact date for when the test will be rescheduled, but please be assured that if your condition or symptoms require it, then you will get a test, and we will be re-booking your test when supplies become more easily available. 

If your condition or symptoms change or get worse, please contact the NHS as you would normally.

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July 2021

If you do not want your identifiable patient data (personally identifiable data in the diagram above) to be shared outside of your GP practice for purposes except for your own care, you can register an opt-out with your GP practice. This is known as a Type 1 Opt-out.

Type 1 Opt-outs were introduced in 2013 for data sharing from GP practices, but may be discontinued in the future as a new opt-out has since been introduced to cover the broader health and care system, called the National Data Opt-out. If this happens people who have registered a Type 1 Opt-out will be informed. More about National Data Opt-outs is in the section Who we share patient data with.

NHS Digital will not collect any patient data for patients who have already registered a Type 1 Opt-out in line with current policy. If this changes patients who have registered a Type 1 Opt-out will be informed.

If you do not want your patient data shared with NHS Digital, you can register a Type 1 Opt-out with your GP practice. You can register a Type 1 Opt-out at any time. You can also change your mind at any time and withdraw a Type 1 Opt-out.

Data sharing with NHS Digital will start on 1 July 2021.

If you have already registered a Type 1 Opt-out with your GP practice your data will not be shared with NHS Digital.

If you wish to register a Type 1 Opt-out with your GP practice before data sharing starts with NHS Digital, this should be done by downloading a Type 1 Opt-out form and returning this to your GP practice by 23 June 2021 to allow time for processing it. If you have previously registered a Type 1 Opt-out and you would like to withdraw this, you can also use the form to do this. You can send the form by post or email to your GP practice or call 0300 3035678 for a form to be sent out to you.

If you register a Type 1 Opt-out after your patient data has already been shared with NHS Digital, no more of your data will be shared with NHS Digital. NHS Digital will however still hold the patient data which was shared with us before you registered the Type 1 Opt-out.

If you do not want NHS Digital to share your identifiable patient data (personally identifiable data in the diagram above) with anyone else for purposes beyond your own care, then you can also register a National Data Opt-out. There is more about National Data Opt-outs and when they apply in the National Data Opt-out section below.

https://www.jostrust.org.uk/get-involved/campaign/cervical-screening-awareness-week?mc_cid=65d18bff1b&mc_eid=391b268be5

Please follow the above link:

This week is Cervical Screening Awareness Week. Help us:

• Reduce confusion about HPV
• De-mystify cervical screening results
• Shout about the importance of cervical screening 

Follow the above link

In line with national guidance, we are now mostly offering telephone or video appointments.

We are continuing to provide appointments in the practice for certain situations (eg childhood immunisations, urgent blood tests, cervical smears).

This is to reduce footfall in the practice and hence protect our vulnerable patients from contracting COVID-19.

If you need to contact the Practice, please do so by telephone or online. Please do not come to the Practice unless you have already spoken to a member of our team and have been advised that you should do so.

Primary care staff across each borough will be able to access your full medical record without consent during the COVID-19 pandemic but will only do so when this is necessary to provide you with care. They will be required to use a smartcard which confirms their identity, and which limits their access and actions to those appropriate for their role. They will all have been trained to understand their professional and legal responsibilities in providing you with care.

We would like to inform our patients that from 1st February 2020, we will no longer be offering ear syringing at the practice.

Patients who still require this service can attend Soho walk in centre. Alternatively there are plenty of options on Harley Street and nearby for a small fee.

Book an appointment with a nurse now to get your MMR vaccine.

The Flu season will be commencing on 01 October 2020. Flu vaccination will be offered to all eligible patients, if you usually have a flu vaccination please call the Practice today to book your appointment.

This year the flu vaccination will be offered to:

• adults 65 and over
• people with certain medical conditions (including children in at-risk groups from 6 months of age)
• pregnant women
• people living with someone who’s at high risk from Covid-19 (on the NHS shielded patient list)
• children aged 2 and 3 on 31 August 2020
• children in primary school
• children in year 7 (secondary school)
• front-line health or social care workers
• carers

At Maida Vale Medical Centre we are preparing for our biggest flu campaign ever! Clinics will be offered every day in October and patients will be given the chance to book in to clinics themselves.

Further information can be found at NHS Flu Information

Please note that people in the 50-64-year old age group will not be vaccinated until November and December, providing there is sufficient vaccine, and no appointments will be offered for this age group until then. This is to ensure that those who are most at risk are vaccinated first.  If you are 50-64 and you are in one of the other groups which is eligible for the flu vaccination, for example you have a health condition which puts you at risk from the flu, you will be invited earlier.