Non Attendances
Unfortunately we had a total of 65 patients missed appointments in May 2025 which has resulted in 16 hours of wasted appointment time. Missed appointments cause the waiting times for an appointment to be much longer than necessary.
Patients will be removed from the practice list if they continue to miss appointments.
You can cancel your appointments by phone, email or by using your online services app.
Changes to NHS app minimum device requirements
The minimum software version required to run the NHS app is changing on 3 February 2025.
Following this date, the minimum operating system required to run the NHS app will be:
This means that devices running software versions lower than this will no longer be able to use the NHS app. This will affect people who use the following versions of iOS and Android operation systems:
These users will not be able to access the NHS App via the app on their phones and will need to access the NHS App via their web browser.
Please visit Technical issues with the NHS App - NHS App help and support - NHS for more information and help.
Employment Support in Primary Care IPS
IPS are specialists in supporting people who have experienced mental and physical illness to find employment at a pace that works for them.
If you are thinking about fi nding full or part-time work, or would like more
information around employment you can ask to be referred to your local
Employment Specialist by a member of your Primary Care Network team.
Alternatively you can self-refer by emailing epunft.ipsinprimarycare@nhs.net
Employment Support in Primary Care IPS
Employment Support in Primary Care IPS Retention
GetUbetter
Need help with your muscle or joint problems?
NHS South East Essex MSK app is now available to all patients. It’s a FREE, easy-to-use tool helping you to self-manage your muscle, bone, and joint (MSK) injuries and
conditions.
For more information please visit the GetUbetter section on our website: GetUBetter
National data opt-out
The national data opt-out was introduced on 25 May 2018, enabling patients to opt out from the use of their data for research or planning purposes, in line with the recommendations of the National Data Guardian in her Review of Data Security, Consent and Opt-Outs.
Patients can view or change their national data opt-out choice at any time by using the online service at www.nhs.uk/your-nhs-data-matters or by calling 0300 3035678.
By 2020 all health and care organisations are required to be compliant with the national data opt-out policy. NHS Digital and Public Health England are already compliant and are applying national data opt-outs.