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Medical Records

 

Lancashire and South Cumbria has been chosen by NHS England to be a national pilot for the digitisation of Medical Records.  Scanning these paper based records and making them digital will enable better utilisation of space, creating more clinical space, staff areas, multi team space and video hubs, removing the need for some practices to build extensions. In addition it will also make your record more easily and speedily accessible to clinical staff within your practice.

 

Your complete GP medical record will be digital and stored in a secure cloud based clinical system (only accessible by your GP practice) with the paper based records being securely destroyed following BS EN 15713:2009 Secure destruction of confidential material.  Your GP will still be able to access your records easily within this system. The scanning and destruction of the paper records will follow strict data protection guidelines adhered to by the NHS. As with paper based records, digital records are stored for the durations specified in the Records Management Codes of Practice for Health and Social Care. For GP patient records, this states that they may be destroyed 10 years after the patient’s death if they are no longer needed.

If you wish to discuss the scheme, please inform the Practice direct either by

Letter or via e-mail 

 

Philip Jones

Bridgegate Medical Centre

Winchester Street

Barrow in Furness

Cumbria

LA130HJ

 

Email – Mbccg.a82009@nhs.net

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PLT - Thursday 19th November 2020

Bridgegate Medical Centre will be closed for GP and staff training from 1pm today and re-open tomorrow morning at 8am.


If you require urgent medical attention contact 111 the out of hours service.

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Important information please read

The advice for anyone in any setting is to follow these main guidelines.

  1. If you have been in contact with someone with coronavirus or have returned from an affected area identified by the Chief Medical Officer as high risk and you are feeling unwell with a cough, difficulty breathing or fever, stay at home and use the NHS 111 online coronavirus service or call NHS 111.

  2. Wash your hands more often than usual, for 20 seconds using soap and hot water, particularly after coughing, sneezing and blowing your nose, or after being in public areas where other people are doing so. Use hand sanitiser if that’s all you have access to.

  3. To reduce the spread of germs when you cough or sneeze, cover your mouth and nose with a tissue, or your sleeve (not your hands) if you don’t have a tissue, and throw the tissue away immediately. Then wash your hands or use a hand sanitising gel.

  4. Clean and disinfect regularly touched objects and surfaces using your regular cleaning products to reduce the risk of passing the infection on to other people.

At the current time and based on our understanding of what is known of COVID-19 and other similar respiratory viruses, it is likely that older people and those with chronic medical conditions may be vulnerable to severe disease. As more information emerges, recommendations may change.

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  Hepatitis B Vaccine

Hepatitis B Vaccine is no longer available free on the NHS.

It is available at the surgery and there will be a charge of £65 per dose.

                       

 

Repeat Prescriptions
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Patient Access
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Order Your Repeat Prescription Online

Repeat Ordering of Prescriptions

Bridgegate Medical Centre along with other surgeries in Barrow is changing the way we accept repeat prescriptions.

 

From September 2020 patients will need to request their prescription directly through the practice instead of ordering through a pharmacy or medical equipment supplier.

 

This policy will be introduced across the whole of the Morecambe Bay area with the aim to reduce waste from over ordering, allow patients to take control of their own medication and give pharmacies more time to  carry out essential everyday tasks.

 

We will continue to accept requests in the following ways:

 

  • Online using Patient Access and apps such as MyGP: 
  • Visit https://www.patientaccess.com to register or alternatively telephone the surgery to set this up. Registration is a quick and easy process and only needs to be done once. Once registered you can order your repeat prescriptions, book appointments and view your test results online.
  • In person: Tick the items you require and place the tear off slip in the box provided in reception. If the surgery is closed, please place your request in our external letterbox.
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  • By post: Please enclose a stamped addressed envelope if you want us to post your prescription back to you.

 

Prescriptions will be sent electronically to your nominated pharmacy. Please allow 2 working days for the surgery to process your prescription and check with your pharmacy how long they require before collecting your items.

 

If you have any questions or concerns about this ordering policy or you are unable to order your prescription in one of the above ways and don’t have a family member, friend or carer able to order on your behalf please telephone the surgery for advice.

 

Thank you.

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Our surgery complies with the "Guidelines for Good Prescribing" issued by The Primary Care NHS Trust. Quantities to be issued will normally be no more than one or two weeks for acute conditions, where applicable, and normally not more than 28 days' supply of treatment for non-acute conditions.

 
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