August 2016

Data-sharing Privacy Notice

It is important that patients understand that medical information is increasingly being shared electronically between various healthcare providers. Please see this Privacy Notice for the Wirral Medical Interoperability Gateway Health Information Exchange.

Doctors in Training

We are delighted to announce that two new doctors in training are now attached to Blackheath Medical Centre. Dr James Warwick is an F2 doctor with us for 4 months and Dr Rehana Sadiq is an ST3 doctor attached for 12 months.

June 2016

Shingles vaccination reminder for older patients

Public Health England has issued a reminder for patients aged 79 to have their shingles vaccination before their 80th birthday.
The vaccine might not prevent an attack of shingles but makes it less severe with a reduced risk of post-herpetic neuralgia.
The doctors at Blackheath encourage patients in the appropriate age groups to have this vaccination.
Patients lose their eligibility to have this vaccination once they turn 80.

Emergency Contraception

Blackheath offers emergency contraception. If you require this service telephone the practice and tell the receptionist simply that you need emergency contraception. Don't be embarrassed - you will not be telling anyone something they've never heard before.

If it is the weekend/ bank holiday weekend or whatever then a number of Wirral pharmacies will provide you with emergency contraception. We cannot list any of the pharmacies here - if we name one we have to name them all - but a few 'phone calls to local pharmacies should soon help you find one.
You definitely need to 'phone the pharmacy to make sure the service is available that day.

Antibiotic Guardianship

There have been some scary stories in the media recently about how infections are becoming increasingly resistant to antibiotics.
We all need to take responsibility for this - doctors for prescribing too easily and patients for thinking that they cure all ills.

In the same way as we are all responsible for the current situation we all need to do something about it.

The Royal College of General Practitioners working with other groups has published a booklet for parents called "When should I worry?". Click here to access this document.

May 2016

Care Quality Commission

Inspectors from the CQC visited Blackheath in the middle of May. We look forward to seeing their report soon.