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EXTRA ROUTINE APPOINTMENTS ARE NOW AVAILABLE!

As part of Extended Access we can now offer routine GP or Nurse

appointments at Comberton Surgery on Tuesday evenings, plus day time

aappointments are available on Saturdays and Sundays. Please

call our Reception on 01223 870250 to book an appointment or to

ask for more information.

The surgery and dispensary are open from:
8.30am - 1pm &
2.00- 6pm Mon-Friday.
Please telephone during these hours for an appointment. The doctors will normally be available to speak to patients between 11.30-12pm and 3.15-3.45pm

Disabled Access

We have recently had new electric doors installed to improve disabled access to our surgery. If you require further assistance please phone ahead or ring the doorbell by the front door.

Travelling abroad and live near Cambridge?

Harston Surgery Travel Clinic is now open to all, for all your travel health needs. Click on Travel information for more information

PLEASE NOTE WE DO NOT GIVE PRIVATE MENINGITIS B VACCINATION.

Out of hours emergencies are now triaged by the NHS 111 service who will arrange appropriate further care/advice. For the Out of hours service please ‘phone 111. If you need immediate urgent medical help, phone 999.

OUR FLU VACCS WILL ARRIVE ON 26th SEPTEMBER 2019

PLEASE SUPPORT YOUR SURGERY BY HAVING YOUR FLU VACCINATION HERE.

PLEASE BOOK AN APOINTMENT TO SUIT YOU, OR ALTERNATIVLY YOU CAN BOOK AN APPOINTMENT FOR ONE OF OUR VILLAGE CLINICS.

PLEASE SEE DETAILS BELOW

FOXTON PAVILION WEDS 9^th OCT FROM 11.30 to 12.15

Please add your name to the list in Foxton village shop.

HASLINGFIELD VILLAGE HALL on WEDS 16^th OCT FROM 11.30 TO 12.15

Please add your name to the list at Haslingfield village shop

BARRINGTON VILLAGE HALL on THURS 17th OCT FROM 11.30 to 12.15

Please add your name to the list in Barrington village shop.

We have numerous flu clinics available at the surgery, please call 01223 870250 to book an appointment to suit you.

Flu vaccs given by other providers will mean the surgery loses money!

Please check the link here to see if you qualify for a free flu vaccination

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PATIENT ACCESS

Patient Access lets you use the online services of your local practice. These include, repeat medication, arranging appointments and updating your details. We are working towards the government mandated target of enabling most patients who wish it to have secure access to view their coded medical summary online. For more information about Patient Access, see the FAQ HERE.

If you wish to use Emis Patient Access you will need to ask for a registration letter from reception. Please note we will require some valid photo ID in order to provide this. The Patient Access website can be found by clicking HERE.

For full details click >Patient Access

Minor eye condition service

This is a free NHS service available from specially trained Optometrists in the Cambridge area. This is available for patients over 16 years of age with the following conditions:

* Red eyes, red lids
* Dry, gritty, uncomfortable eyes
* Irritated, inflamed eyes
* Sticky discharge, watering eyes
* Ingrown eyelashes
* Foreign bodies in the eye
* Some types of flashes/ floaters
* Recent and sudden loss of vision.

Where can I go?

* A & I Lask - 42 Chesterton Road, Cambridge, CB4 1EN 01223357303
* Anglia Ruskin University Eye Clinic - East Rd, Cambridge, CB1 1PT 01223698070
* Boots Opticians - 20-21 Lion Yd, Cambridge, CB2 3NA 01223360006
* D Murphy Optometrists, 34 Newmarket Road, Cambridge, CB5 8DT 01223351819
* Specsavers, 13-15 Fitzroy Street, Cambridge, CB1 1ER 01223305241
* Specsavers, 30 Lion Yd, Cambridge, CB2 3NA - 01223366805

If you require immediate onward referral for a serious eye condition this can be arranged DIRECTLY from the clinic without needing a GP referral.

A BIG THANK YOU! J

Last year with the monies very generously donated to the surgery by our patients, we managed to purchase a new spirometer with software that is linked to the computers.

This year we are saving for a new ECG machine or/and some additional Blood Pressure machines that we can loan out to our patients.

Once again, we would like to say a big thank you from all of us, for your generosity and support.

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PHARMACY 4U

Dear Patient

It has been pointed out to us that a company called Pharmacy 2u have been writing to our patients offering their dispensing services. You certainly have the choice of which provider you choose to dispense your prescriptions, but we are concerned that the letter seems to implicate that this company it is part of the NHS. It is not, it’s a private company that seeks to make money for profit.

One of the ways in which our practice can maintain income to sustain your services, is by supplying medication to our patients. Doing this helps make the practice financially sustainable during these very uncertain times of GP closures and amalgamations. Using other services will threaten this.

We really appreciate your support. Thank you.

Unfit? Overweight?

Not sure where to start? Worried about looking out of place? Got some medical issues that might hold you back?

The Active and Healthy 4 Life exercise referral scheme is a personalised 12 week fitness programme drawn up and supervised by qualified instructors, making it easy for you to take up regular exercise. Funding from the council helps keep costs low for participants.

It is for anyone with an existing condition such as high blood pressure, high cholesterol, diabetes, osteoporosis, obesity, depression or anxiety, and some types of arthritis, who would gain health benefits from a more active lifestyle.

Ask at your GP or Practice Nurse appointment if you think you might benefit and they haven't suggested it first. If you brought along a copy of the referral form with your details already completed that would make things easier!