Protected Time

Please note that the surgery will close from 12 noon - 5pm on Thursday 23rd February 2012 for Protected Time

Should you require medical attention please call MKUrgent Care Service on 01908 201022

or for medical advice please call NHS Direct on 0845 4647

Patient Surveys

Would you be willing to respond to occasional surveys about the practice, the services we provide and in the future the services we commission on your behalf?

If so please email the practice at sshc@mkpct.nhs.uk confirming your willingness to participate in occasional surveys. Each survey should take no more than 5 minutes to complete and we would expect to send up to 10 surveys per year.

Surveys will be sent out to your registered email address for as long as you are happy to participate. You can choose to opt out at any time.

The surveys will commence once we have sufficient patients who have registered an interest.

THANK YOU!

May 2011

Telephone Sales Scam

We have been made aware that an organisation is calling patients claiming to be from the health centre and offering a cure-all drink for sale.

Please be aware this is not supported by the practice, has nothing to do with the practice and we have informed the Police and Trading Standards who are acting on the information given.

Please do not fall victim to these hard sales techniques. If in doubt ring off and telephone the practice for clarity. Dec 2010

How do I get an appointment?

Please note:

You can book appointments in advance.

You do not have to call on the day to book a routine appointment.

Please ask at reception for the first available appointment.

Alternatively please ask for a telephone call.

Please do not ring off frustrated!

We will offer you something appropriate for your needs.

Please do read more in the appointments section of this website.

Please do make a note of who you are speaking to when you ring the practice (the receptionist will say her name when answering the telephone) and if you have any comments please contact the Assistant practice manager, Gill Hulf.

Online, Repeat Medications Update

In response to a patient request our website developers have increased the number of possible, regular repeat medications, (for use when ordering repeat medication online) from 20 to 30 items. We trust you find this useful. June 2010

PPG

Please look at the new area on our website to learn more about our PPG.

Health Charities

01 Dec - 31 Jan
Marie Curie

Marie Curie Cancer Care is a UK charity dedicated to the care of people with terminal cancer and other illnesses. Over the financial year 2010/11, we reached a total of 31,799 patients

01 Dec - 31 Jan
YouthHealthTalk

Youthhealthtalk enables young people, their family and friends, and professionals such as doctors and teachers to understand young people's experiences of health, illness and life in general. The website feature real-life accounts of issues such as effect on work and education, social life and relationships, consulting health professionals and treatment.

BBC Health

Right-to-die case wins first step

A man who is almost completely paralysed has won the first step in his legal bid to pursue his right-to-die.

Babies' brains 'show autism risk'

It may be possible to detect autism at a much earlier age than previously thought, say researchers.

Government escapes NHS rebellion

The government appears to have escaped a rebellion by the medical establishment over its controversial NHS reforms in England.

Breast implant boss faces charges

The owner of a French breast implant maker at the centre of an international safety scare faces charges of "involuntary injury", his lawyer says.

Carers 'missing out on support'

Carers are missing out on "vital" support, a survey for cancer charity Macmillan Cancer Support suggests.

More men 'have oral cancer virus'

Oral human papillomavirus (HPV) infection is more common among men than women, leading to an increased risk for men of head and neck cancers, a US study suggests.

Heart attack deaths have halved

The death rate from heart attacks in England has halved in the last decade, says an Oxford University study.

Abbott quits MPs' abortion group

Shadow health minister Diane Abbott has resigned from a cross-party group on counselling given to pregnant women by abortion providers.

Alcohol deaths increase slightly

Alcohol related deaths in the UK have increased slight between 2009 and 2010, according to official figures.

Bid to stop doctor gagging orders

Doctors are being told they can no longer sign contracts that contain gagging orders, in new guidance issued by the medical regulator.

Health Protection Agency

Health Protection Agency confirms new incinerator study

A new study to further extend the evidence base as to whether emissions from modern well run Municipal Waste Incinerators affect human health has been approved by the Health Protection Agency.

HPA helps solve radon problems in West Oxfordshire homes

Hundreds of homes across West Oxfordshire have been found to have high levels of radioactive gas radon. Last summer, the Health Protection Agency invited about 9,000 householders across West Oxfordshire to apply for a free test for radon, a naturally occurring gas present in all homes.

HPA helps solve radon problems in Orkney homes

Hundreds of householders across Orkney are being advised to act to protect their health, after HPA tests detected high levels of radioactive gas radon.

Cornish radon hotspot targeted

Thousands of households in a part of Cornwall with historic radon problems are being offered a free test for levels of the radioactive gas radon.

New Guidelines to Control Group A Streptococcal (GAS) Infections in UK Hospitals Launched

The Health Protection Agency (HPA) together with the group A streptococcal (GAS) Working Group* has today launched new guidelines for the investigation, control and prevention of GAS infection in acute healthcare settings, including maternity units, in the UK.

Whooping cough cases increase

Cases of whooping cough (pertussis) reported to the Health Protection Agency (HPA) in England and Wales have more than doubled from 421 cases in 2010 to 1040 in 2011. Increases in levels of whooping cough are seen every three to four years and figures in 2011 are in line with cases reported in the last peak year of 2008.

HPA publishes second migrant health report

The Health Protection Agency’s (HPA) second report on Migrant Health, and the first UK-wide report is published today.

Levels of norovirus within seasonal norms

Norovirus is highly contagious and can be transmitted by contact with an infected person; by consuming contaminated food or water or by contact with contaminated surfaces or objects. The virus spreads rapidly in closed environments such as hospitals, schools, nursing and residential homes.

HPA warns winter sun seekers to seek protection from malaria

The Health Protection Agency (HPA) is reminding UK travellers visiting friends and family or taking winter sun holidays to ensure they take anti-malaria tablets when visiting countries where malaria is prevalent.

New study finds post natal women have an 'increased risk' of TB

The risk of TB diagnosis is significantly increased in women during the first six months after pregnancy, according to a new UK-wide study published in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine today (Friday).

Stony Medical Centre

This is a partnership of six doctors working from the Health Centre in Market Square, Stony Stratford, the first purpose built Health Centre in Milton Keynes, having opened in 1974.

We believe that a group practice such as ours provides a choice of personal care from doctors with a wide range of medical interests.

In line with modern practices we use a computer system which is now a key tool in the way we practice and with our work in record keeping, prescribing and preventative medicine. However we would like to reassure our patients that confidentiality is a major priority.

In addition to the doctors' practice there is a full time district nursing service, a health visitors' team and a visiting midwife, all of whom work alongside the doctors for the benefit of the patients. We also have access to speech therapy, orthoptist, podiatry and physiotherapy within the Health Centre.

Please download our Patient Information Leaflet:

Practice_Leaflet_Jan_2012.pdf

Please download our latest Information Sheet

120112_12_Jan_2012.pdf - Containing news about Dr Allen/Jenkins, Dr Collins & PPG information

120119_19_Jan_2012.pdf - Containing results from our first vPRG survey and information about how to participate in our Appointments Survey

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