Newton Medical Centre

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Extended opening times

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Services Available

•  GP Appointments
•  Nurse Appointments
•  Well Person Checks
•  Child Health Development Clinics
•  Child Vaccinations
•  Smoking Cessation Services
•  Blood Tests
•  Travel Vaccinations
•  Find and Treat Monitoring
•  Stroke and Blood Pressure Monitoring
•  Diabetes Testing and Monitoring
•  BMI Monitoring
•  Cervical Screening
•  Family Planning Advice
•  Sexual Health Services

Electronic Prescription Service (EPS)

If you get regular prescriptions the Electronic Prescription Service (EPS) may be able to save you time by saving you unnecessary trips to your GP. The Electronic Prescription Service (EPS) allows your GP to send your prescription directly to your chosen pharmacy without a paper prescription.

Find out more about the Electronic Prescription Service visit http://www.hscic.gov.uk/epspatients or speak to your practice or pharmacist.

How using EPS could benefit you

If you collect your repeat prescriptions from your GP, you will not have to visit your GP practice to pick up your paper prescription. Instead, your GP will send it electronically to the place you choose, saving you time.

You will have more choice about where to get your medicines from because they can be collected from a pharmacy near to where you live, work or shop.

You may not have to wait as long at the pharmacy as there will be time for your repeat prescriptions to be ready before you arrive

Please speak to your nominated pharmacist to activate your EPS.

Is this service right for you?

Yes, if you have a stable condition and you:

• Don’t want to go to your GP practice every time to collect your repeat prescription.
• Collect your medicines from the same place most of the time or use a prescription collection service now.

This service is not suitable for all patients. It may not be suitable if you:

• Don’t get prescriptions very often.
• Pick up your medicines from different places.

How can you use EPS?

You need to choose a place for your GP practice to electronically send your prescription to. This is called nomination. This could be a pharmacy local to your home or work address. 

Ask any pharmacy or a member of the reception team to add your nomination for you. You don’t need a computer to do this.

Can I change my nomination or cancel it and get a paper prescription?

Yes you can.

If you don’t want your prescription to be sent electronically, tell your GP.

If you want to change or cancel your nomination, speak to your nominated pharmacist or dispensing appliance contractor. 

It is important to tell them before your next prescription is due or your prescription may be sent to the wrong place.

Is EPS reliable, secure and confidential?

Yes. Your electronic prescription will be seen by the same people in GP practices, pharmacies and NHS prescription payment and fraud agencies that see your paper prescription now.

Sometimes dispensers may see that you have nominated another dispenser. For example, if you forget who you have nominated and ask them to check or, if you have nominated more than one dispenser. Dispensers will also see all the items on your reorder slip if you are on repeat prescriptions.

Benefits of EPS

• More efficient and convenient for patients and staff.
• Reduces paper.
• Safer, faster and more efficient.
• Patients don't have to visit their GP for a prescription.
• Patients won't have a paper prescription to lose.

For more information visit http://www.hscic.gov.uk/epspatients or your pharmacy.

GP Appointments

Appointment only line available Monday to Friday 8am to 11am telephone 07948 704 195 alternatively ring the surgery on 01744 62 4885

You can now book appointments  online 24/7 up to four weeks in advance from anywhere you have wifi connection.  Ask at the reception for details how to register for this free service

Appointments are available every day, pre - bookable and book on the day appointments are available.

Following our recent patient survey we have adapted our appointment system to offer a range of appointments.

Book an appointment up to 4 weeks in advance

Pre booked appointments on a Wednesday evening until 7.30pm.

Book on the day appointments

To book appointments online at this practice using the EMIS Patient Portal, follow this link - https://patient.emisaccess.co.uk/Account/Login

Dr S Pitalia is your allocated GP for this practice.

HCA & Nurse Appointments

Our Practice Nurse works 4 days a week Monday Wednesday Thursday & Friday

The nurse now has a late night surgery on a Wednesday evening with the last appointment available being 7:30 pm.

Chronic Disease Management

Our practice nusre is here to help you manage your health needs, if you have any of the following conditions make an appointment at the reception

Diabetes

Asthma

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Heart Failure

Stroke

Heart Disease

Chronic Kidney Disease

Hypertension

Travel Vaccinations

Going abroad? give us a call and we can see what travel vaccinations you will need and then book you an appointment with the Practice Nurse 

Childhood Immunisations

These can be booked any morning before 12pm with the Practice nurse.

Child Health Surveillance

Post natal examinations and 8 week baby check are done at the surgery on a Monday Tuesday Thursday or friday morning at 11am by pre booked appointment

Minor Surgery

The nurse clincian holds a minor surgery clinics once a month from 2pm by appointment only, this is for cyrotherapy of warts skin tags and verrucaes. Please ring reception to book

Clinics

This Health Check is completely free of charge and offers our patient the opportunity to have a full and extensive health screening. A full Health Check helps to give you peace of mind by reviewing your lifestyle, and taking a full medical history to help ensure your continued health and wellbeing. With a clear and detailed picture of your health, the NHS Health Check enables you to take full control of your health for the future.

Travel Risk Assessment

Our practice nurse holds a travel vaccination clinic for our patients. Please see this page for more information and to fill in the risk assessment form.

Blood Tests

The practice will supply you with a blood form if you need a blood test, this will either be given to you at  surgery or will be sent to you in the post as part of our Annual Review recall system.

You can attend Newton Community Hospital on Bradlegh Road  for you blood test Monday - Friday between 9am & 11am, alternatively you can attend the walk in centre on Bickerstaff street St Helens from 7am until 9am.

Please check whether your form asks you to fast. If you are required to fast, please have only sips of water for 8 hours before the test. Please take any medication as normal.

You will need to contact the surgery between 7 to 10 days later to receive the results of your blood test and find out what you need to do next.

Directions

The Practice is situated on the junction of Belverdere Road  Cross lane and Crow Lane West and There is a  car park at the rear of the practice.

Out of Hours

Newton Medical Centre is pleased to announce that extra appointments are offered to patients in our practice through extended hours.

The following consultations are available on a weekly basis:

Monday: 20:45-21:30

Tuesday: 19:30-20:15

Thursday: 18:30-19:15

The service is being delivered by St Helens Rota and all appointments will be held at Vista Road.

During the hours the surgery is closed our calls will be diverted to NHS 111. Calls to NHS 111 are free from both mobile and landlines.

Alternatively patients can attend the Walk in Centre on Bickerstaff Street St Helens. The walk in centre is situated in the Millenium Centre in St Helens towns centre near the bus and train stations. It is open Monday to Saturday 7am to 10pm and Sundays 9am to 10pm.

Please contact the walk in centre to confirm if booking an appointment is required. The walk in centre telephone number is 01744 627400. 

About Practice

Other Practice Information

All GP practices are required to declare the mean earnings (e.g. average pay) for GPs working to deliver NHS services to patients at each practice. The average pay for GPs working in Newton Medical Centre in the last financial year was £40,745.00  before tax and NI. This calculation is for 0 full-time GPs and 1 locum GPs, who has worked in the practice for more than 6 months.

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