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Non Attendances

Unfortunately we had a total of 42  patients missed appointments in January 2025 which has resulted in 11 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:

  • Apple iOS 15 and above

  • Android version 8 and above
     

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:
 

  • iOS 12

  • Android 6

  • Android 7

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. 

Home Visits

Doctor's bagIf possible please try to telephone reception before 10am if you require a home visit.

A doctor or nurse may phone you back as it may be that your problem can be dealt with by telephone advice, or that it would be more appropriate to send a nurse, or indeed arrange a hospital attendance.

Home visits are only available for patients who are housebound because of illness or disability.

Please remember that several patients can be seen in the practice in the time that it takes to make one home visit. There are also better facilities for examining and treating patients at this Primary Care Centre.

 
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