Travel vaccinations are not provided by the NHS free of charge.

Prices for travel vaccination are,

Yellow fever	£90
Hepatitis B	£60 per dose £180 (course of 3)
Preparation of prescription for Malaria tablets	£18
Medical exemption letter for Yellow fever	£50
Duplicate Yellow fever certificate	£25

Payment can be made in cash or by debit card.

Some services we provide are not covered under our contract with the NHS and therefore attract charges. Examples include the following:

• Medicals for pre-employment, sports and driving requirements (HGV, PSV etc.)
• Insurance claim forms
• Prescriptions for taking medication abroad
• Private sick notes
• Vaccination certificates

GPs are self-employed and have to cover the costs of running the GP Practice just like any other business. Time spent by GPs completing private reports and undertaking private medical examinations are generally done outside of normal contracted working hours as an extra commitment to a GP’s workload.

The fees charged are based on the British Medical Association (BMA) suggested scales and our reception staff will be happy to advise you about them along with appointment availability.

Click here to download the full schedule of fees

INFECTION PREVENTION AND CONTROL (IPC)

ANNUAL STATEMENT 2023-2024

GP LEAD – DR KATIE SPENSLEY

IPC LEAD FOR PRACTICE – HELEN SHAW PRACTICE NURSE

PREMISE LEAD – KATY EDWARDS (PRACTICE MANAGER)

 

It is a requirement of The Health and Social Care Act 2008 Code of Practice on the prevention and control of infections and related guidance that the Infection Prevention and Control Lead, produces an annual statement with regard to compliance with good practice on infection prevention and control and makes it available for anyone who wishes to see it, including patients and regulatory authorities.

As best practice, the Annual Statement should be published on the Practice website.

 

This annual statement will be generated every June and will summarise;

• Any infection transmission incidents and any action (these will be reported in accordance with our significant event procedure)
• Details of IPC audits undertaken and actions undertaken
• Details of staff training
• Any review and update of policies, procedures and guidelines

 

INFECTION TRANSMISSION INCIDENTS (SIGNIFICANT EVENTS)

Significant events (which may involve examples of good practice as well as challenging events) are investigated in detail to see what can be learnt and to indicate changes that might lead to future improvements.

There were no significant events relating to IPC in the previous 12 months.

INFECTION PREVENTION AUDITS

All staff are aware of the importance of hand hygiene in reducing healthcare associated infections, annual audit of hand hygiene is in progress.

An aseptic technique was performed in June with all clinicians involved in this procedure with excellent results.

An infection Prevention Control Annual Audit was also carried out in June.

A Pre-acceptance waste audit was carried out by Sister Helen Shaw in May for Anenta Waste Management Service.

 

RISK ASSESSMENTS

Risk assessments are carried out so that best practice can be established and then followed. In the last year the following risk assessment were carried out/reviewed.

Legionella (Water) Risk Assessment

  TSS Facilities Ltd, carried out legionella risk assessment every 2 years and perform a legionella test twice a year. Julie Taylor (deputy practice manager) monitors the water temperature monthy

 

Cleaning specifications, frequencies and cleanliness: We work with our cleaners to ensure that the surgery is kept as clean as possible. Monthly assessments of cleaning processes are conducted with our cleaning contractors to identify areas for improvement

 

 

IPC ADVICE TO PATIENTS

 

All eligible patients have been invited for Flu vaccine (2022-23)

Parents/Guardians are sent regular invites/reminders for childhood immunisations.

 

STAFF TRAINING

All clinical staff receive annual training in infection control and prevention.

All non-clinical staff receive 3 yearly training in infection control and prevention.

 

 

POLICIES

All infection Prevention and Control related policies are in date for this year.

Policies relating to infection Prevention and Control are available to all staff and are reviewed/amended on an ongoing basis as current advice, guidance and legislation changes.

 

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Patients can expect to be treated with dignity and respect and will not be discriminated against on any grounds including age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation.