Hucknall Road Medical Centre

Issue 29 of the Practice Newsletter

We have been LIVE with the #nhsapp for 1 month, and already 1.5% of our patients have signed up to use it. Thank you for helping us pilot it.
'If you’re a patient at our practice you can now use the new #nhsapp, a simple and secure way to access a range of NHS services on your smartphone or tablet. You can use the #nhsapp to check your symptoms and get instant advice, book appointments, order repeat prescriptions, view your GP medical record and more. For more information go to www.nhs.uk/nhsapp

If you’re a patient at our practice you can now use the new NHS App, a simple and secure way to access a range of NHS services on your smartphone or tablet.
You can use the NHS App to check your symptoms and get instant advice, book appointments, order repeat prescriptions, view your GP medical record and more.
If you already use SystmOnline you can continue to use it. You can use the NHS App as well.
... For more information go to www.nhs.uk/nhsapp'
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Contact the surgery today if you would like us to refer you to the service #NoSmokingDay #stopsmoking

NHS App LIVE at Hucknall Road Medical Centre!
We are excited to announce that the NHS App is now live at our practice. It isn’t available everywhere so we are lucky to be able to pilot it for our patients before it is rolled out nationally.
Please visit the our website (http://www.hucknallrdmc.co.uk/page1.aspx ?p=13&t=3) which gives you more information about the app and links you can follow to download it.
... There is also a short video which offer a demo.
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It is #InternationalWomansDay To celebrate, we have had pizza and shared an inspiration quote "Be the woman who fixes another woman's crown,without telling the world it's crooked"

Cervical screening can prevent potentially harmful cells developing and stop cancer before it starts. So don’t ignore your invite. If you missed your last one, book an appointment with your GP practice today. More info: nhs.gov.uk/cervicalscreening

We had a great morning on Saturday, supporting the Bestwood Village @parkrunUK If you want to know when we will be there again, please ring and we will put you on our notification list or follow our social media pages. For more info on Parkrun visit http://www.parkrun.org.uk/bestwoodvillage /

Hucknall Road Medical Centre will be attending the Bestwood Village Parkrun. Please feel free to come down and join us for the 5k walk/run. Visit http://www.parkrun.org.uk/bestwoodvillage / for information on the course and how to register for the run.

#HelpUsHelpYou speak to your local pharmacy team for clinical advice.

Don’t wait for minor health concerns to get worse – speak to your local pharmacy team to get clinical advice right there and then. #HelpUsHelpYou before it gets worse. Visit http://nhs.uk/pharmacyadvice for more information.

Feeling under the weather? Watch this video which gives advice on treating a cold. Featuring @drawfoster from Parkside Medical.

Issue 28 of our Practice newsletter