Vacancy - Salaried GP (28/7/10)
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Vacancy - Nurse Practitioner (14/7/10)
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Road Access to North Brink Restored. (26/7/10)

The North Brink has been re-opened to traffic following completion of flood defence repairs. Parking is also available along the North Brink as previously.

Access to the North Brink Pharmacy will continue to be through the front of the building when the surgery is closed.

Advanced Nurse Practitioner joins Clinical Staff at North Brink Practice

We welcome Maureen Tucker to the staff of North Brink. She will be holding surgeries, carrying out home visits and other appropriate clinical tasks within the surgery.

She is a widely experienced Nurse Practitioner and her appointments are available to book both on-line and by telephone now.

North Brink Surgery re-opens after fire on North Brink.

The North Brink Practice was closed between 8.30 a.m. and 4 pm on the 29th April, following a fire at the Phoenix Hotel, 2 doors from the practice.

The practice has now re-opened with all services available.

 

March 2010 - North Brink Flood Defence Work. North Brink Road Closed.

The road way along the North Brink in front of the surgery will be closed for 26 weeks from 19th March 2010 for upgrading to the flood defences. This has already occurred on the South Brink.

Please note that the pavement is still in use and the surgery and North Brink Pharmacy can still be accessed at the front of the building.

Additionally, there is no restriction on access to the surgery and North Brink Pharmacy through the back door of the surgery, the entrance to which is opposite to the Chapel Road car park.

There will be further updates regarding access to the North Brink in due course.

Pharmacy opens at North Brink

North Brink Medicines have opened a pharmacy at the North Brink Practice (located at the front of the building in what was the old reception).

It is open for 100 hours per week.

Opening times;

Monday - Saturday 7.00 - 22.00
Sunday 8.00 - 18.00

The pharmacy is available to any patient and offers a full range of services and products.

Flu Clinics

These have now finished but if you still require a flu jab, contact the reception and a nurse appointment will be made for you.

Swine Flu

Latest News

Swine Flu Vaccine now available

From 21st October the swine flu vaccine will be available.

The vaccine will be given to priority groups as outlined on the Department of Health information page here.

Those people are require the swine flu vaccine will be contacted by the North Brink Practice and appointments made.

New Swine Flu pandemic helpline and website launched - 23/7/09

Advice and prescriptions are available through this new service and should be the first call for patients concerned about swine flu symptoms.

Contact 0800 151 3100

or www.direct.gov.uk/pandemicflu

Important Information About Swine Flu

With more than 7,400 confirmed cases of swine flu in the UK, important changes have been made to the way the virus is being tackled.

If you are still concerned, stay at home and call (not visit) the North Brink Practice on 0844 477 3121. We will arrange for a clinician to call you back and provide a diagnosis over the phone.

Do not book an on-line appointment if you have flu symptoms.

If we confirm swine flu by telephone, we will write a free-of-charge prescription entitling you to anti-viral medication (e.g. Tamiflu)

You should ask a healthy friend to pick up this prescription from the Practice (do not visit the Practice yourself) and take it to a designated local collection point.

Note: If you belong to a high-risk group it is particularly important you start taking anti-virals as soon as possible. High risk groups include people with long-term conditions, those over 65, children under five and pregnant women.

To find out the latest Department of Health advice about swine flu click here.