Surgery Matters – January 2023
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Christmas and New Year Opening times
Please see below our opening times over the Christmas and New Year Period 2022/2023, please note these opening times also relate to Dispensary Friday 23rd December – 8:30am-6:00pm Saturday 24th … [continue] Christmas and New Year Opening times
Patient Notice
Dear Patients It is with a heavy heart that after nearly sixteen years, I have made the difficult decision to start a new chapter in my life. It’s been a … [continue] Patient Notice
Additional GP Practice appointments – let us know what you think
Ely Primary Care Network is a group of six of the eight GP Practices in East Cambridgeshire. Together we look after 77,500 patients. The six Practices are: Burwell Surgery … [continue] Additional GP Practice appointments – let us know what you think
Flu and Covid Vaccinations for 2022
The next phase of the Covid Vaccination programme launches today along side the Flu vaccination programme. However, like previous years we will not receive the vaccines until later in September. … [continue] Flu and Covid Vaccinations for 2022
Monkey Pox
Monkey Pox is a rare illness caused by the Monkey Pox virus and one of the symptoms is a rash that is sometimes confused with chickenpox. It is usually associated … [continue] Monkey Pox
Holiday Season
The holiday season is well and truly underway and for many of us it could be our first trip away for three years. We want your trip to be a … [continue] Holiday Season
Breast Screening

Ladies between the ages of 50 and 70 years should soon be receiving their invitations for breast screening. The mobile mammography unit will be at Sainsbury’s In Lisle Lane, Ely. … [continue] Breast Screening
COVID Vaccination Spring Boosters
Nutrition with Type-2 Diabetes Sessions
Volunteers Needed

Your Surgery Needs Your Help! Hi, my name is Michal Morkowski and I co-ordinate the Carers Break Project for your GP Practice. There are about 8,000 carers – family members … [continue] Volunteers Needed
Covid Pass/Recovery Letters or Certificates
Please also be advised that the surgery does not provide recovery letters for travel. If you have tested positive and are using the NHS App, your COVID passport will not … [continue] Covid Pass/Recovery Letters or Certificates
Patient Help Desk

The Covid19 pandemic has added to the strain on all NHS services. As a result of this, waiting list times for outpatient and specialist appointments and procedures have increased for … [continue] Patient Help Desk
Volunteer Drivers

VOLUNTEER DRIVERS PLEASE HELP – WE NEED YOU It would help us provide transport for people who are unable to use conventional public transport to attend hospital, dental appointments, visit … [continue] Volunteer Drivers
Hospital Medication

Currently many appointments with our local hospitals are conducted over the phone, some of these may result in changes to current or the addition of new medication. Please be aware that … [continue] Hospital Medication
Coffee Morning 13 Oct 21

Last month we shared our intension to hold a Coffee Morning to assess the interest in a Patient Support Group which we hope to run with the help of the … [continue] Coffee Morning 13 Oct 21
Breast Screening 2021

The mobile Breast Screening Unit will be in our area from late October 2021. If you are due for breast Screening (aged 50-70 years) you will be sent an open … [continue] Breast Screening 2021
Patient Support Group

Unfortunately this Coffee Morning has changed again !! We are now back to WEDNESDAY 13 OCTOBER, from 10am-11.30am. However, the venue has changed and it will now be held at … [continue] Patient Support Group
Salaried GP

We are looking for someone who believes in our vision for high quality, locally relevant primary care, at scale, and who wants to actively engage in our delivery of that. Whatever stage you’re at in your career, you … [continue] Salaried GP
Flu and Covid Update

Details confirmed so far: All vaccines and boosters will be given at Cathedral Medical Centre or Staploe Medical Centre. There will be no flu clinics at individual surgeries, except for … [continue] Flu and Covid Update
Volunteer breastfeeding peer supporters wanted

Peer supporters can make a real difference to women who want to breastfeed. They listen, provide information, and share experiences to help mothers reach their feeding goals. Being mothers themselves, … [continue] Volunteer breastfeeding peer supporters wanted
Patient Support Group

Over the past year or so, especially during the periods of isolation, many people found pleasure in offering a little of their time to help others and certainly their help … [continue] Patient Support Group
Please be kind to our staff

Staff at our practice are working extremely hard and doing their best to make sure patients are safe. Over the last 18 months, the practice has been supporting the pandemic … [continue] Please be kind to our staff
VACANCY – Health and Wellbeing Coach
The role involves working directly with patients to support them to take pro-active steps to improve the way they manage their physical and mental health conditions. The post-holder will use … [continue] VACANCY – Health and Wellbeing Coach
Managing your Type-2 Diabetes

Join the fortnightly online group sessions to help you find ways to improve your health and wellbeing whilst living with type 2 diabetes. Six fortnightly sessions, online from 1 to … [continue] Managing your Type-2 Diabetes
Health Champion
Could you be a Health Champion and build better care for local people? People in Haddenham are being asked to volunteer as local Health Champions to help improve local health and … [continue] Health Champion
From 19th July …
Visiting our practice? Please continue to wear a face covering and social distance All of our COVID-19 secure measures remain in place and this will not change when Government guidance changes … [continue] From 19th July …
AstraZeneca Vaccines
The Government has confirmed that no Covishield vaccines have been administered in the UK and that all AstraZeneca vaccines given in the UK appear on the NHS COVID Pass as … [continue] AstraZeneca Vaccines
Vaccinators on Tour
Vaccinators on Tour coming to a venue near you – The Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS has launched Vaccinators on Tour, a new mobile vaccinator team that is powered by NHS staff to help … [continue] Vaccinators on Tour
Last call for Vaccines

Join the 66,000+ other people in our area who have been vaccinated. This is a final call for anyone who hasn’t yet had one or both COVID vaccinations. Our clinics … [continue] Last call for Vaccines