SURGERY NEWS
April 02.04.25
April 2025
SSBSS April Newsletter: (Somerset Suicide Bereavement Support Service)
January 2025:
Grove House Surgery achieves Sustainability award.
Referring for maternity services
Patients can now self-refer for maternity care through the RUH digital system. The link for this can be found on the website: Maternity Services | Royal United Hospitals Bath.
They should ideally be registered with them by their sixth week of pregnancy, to receive an appointment by 10 weeks.
22.12.24
NICE’s announcement on tirzepatide. Frequently asked questions for patients
07.11.24
Do you have a musculoskeletal condition? You have two options that don’t require a GP appointment
Two options for Musculoskeletal appointments
16.10.24
Response to recent article in the Press regarding the state of our building:
Good morning
Some of you may already have seen the article below where Grove House Surgery building is deemed to be "not fit for purpose". We were not notified that this article was due to be released, but felt we should clarify that this statement is purely about the Surgery building.
Our Surgery is a Grade II Listed Building and as such makes it very difficult for us to expand or make improvements and there is no doubt that we have outgrown the premises. However, we continue to strive to provide the best possible service we can within the constraints of the building and I hope that you, our patients, are able to see this.
We do have a couple of changes to the building in the pipeline which we hope to share with you soon, once funding has been approved.
https://www.somersetlive.co.uk/news/somerset-news/nhs-sites-somerset-not-fit-9625320
Teresa Cawsey
Practice Manager (Job Share)
Grove House Surgery
23.08.24
Eligibility for Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) vaccine - Updated 23.08.24
18.07.24
Global Microsoft IT Outage affecting GP Practices – 19 July 2024
Parents & Carers Information Session
Shepton Mallet Cookery Course Every Other Wednesday 14:00- 16:00 57C High Street, Shepton Mallet, BA4 5AQ.
PLEASE NOTE: This is held in the MIND venue but is open to all.
Moving Towards More Whole Foods For better health & wellbeing
This booklet has been designed to support and inspire you to make gradual steps towards eating more whole foods.
Somerset Activity and Sports Partnership is the Active Partnership for Somerset. See all the Programmes and resources available to help older adults and those living with health conditions to move more and live longer better.
April 2024 -
This practice is delighted to be signed up to the Green Impact for Health Toolkit and is actively taking steps to reduce our carbon footprint. The climate emergency is also a health emergency and healthcare in the UK contributes 5.4% of the UK’s carbon emissions.
We need to enhance the health of our current population without compromising the health of future generations, and this means operating within the sustainable boundaries of the planet.
Fortunately, most of the solutions for the planet also make our health better – for example eating a mainly plant-based diet, engaging in active travel and exercise in nature, avoiding smoking, reducing pollution etc all enhance our health and reduce our need for medications, with further benefits to the NHS, your health and the carbon footprint of healthcare.
January 2024
We are very pleased to announce that we are now a Veteran Friendly Accredited Practice.
This means that, as part of the health commitments of the Armed Forces Covenant, we have a dedicated clinician who has a specialist knowledge of military related health conditions and veteran specific health services. This is important in helping ex-forces to get the best care and treatment.
If you are ex-forces, please let your GP know to help ensure you are getting the best possible care.
Further Information on Healthcare for the armed forces community - NHS (www.nhs.uk)
To find out more, ask your nurse or GP.
We are pleased that we can now offer the getUBetter digital App to our patients
October 2023
https://www.facebook.com/SSLcourses
Job Vacancy: Level 2 Customer Service Apprenticeship. 37 hours.
We are looking for an outgoing and enthusiastic individual to join the reception team at the medical practice in Shepton. This is an excellent opportunity to start a career in administration within the health care setting.
Apply here https://www.sslcourses.co.uk/.../apprenticeship-vacancies/
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September 2023
We have now sent out text messages to all those that are eligible for the flu vaccination this year.
We also pleased to confirm that at all our flu clinics those who are eligible will be offered the opportunity to have a Covid vaccination at the same time.
11.08.23
Methotrexate and vaccinations
There is evidence to suggest that pausing your Methotrexate for two weeks following COVID and Flu vaccinations helps to provide a stronger level of protection against both Viruses.
Please see the below information:https://evidence.nihr.ac.uk/alert/a-short-pause-methotrexate-treatment-boosted-immune-response-covid-19-vaccine/
06.09.23
We have now sent out text messages to all those that are eligible for the flu vaccination this year. If you haven't booked yours yet, then please do so as soon as possible as we have limited stocks.
--------- We have a clinic for Saturday 7th October for those who would find a Saturday more convenient. This will be held at the Haskins vaccination centre. -------------------
---------- In addition, we are also pleased to confirm that at all our flu clinics those who are eligible will be offered the opportunity to have a Covid vaccination at the same time. -------------------
The vaccination is free and provides the best protection against an unpredictable virus which infects many people and can cause serious illness and death each year.
Seasonal Flu Vaccination Cohort Eligibility
• Those aged 65 years and over
• Those aged 6 months to under 65 years in clinical risk groups
• Pregnant women
• All children aged 2 or 3 years on 31 August 2023
• Primary school aged children (from Reception to Year 6)
• Those in long-stay residential care homes
• Carers in receipt of carer’s allowance, or those who are the main carer of an elderly or disabled person
• Close contacts of immunocompromised individuals
• Frontline workers in a social care setting
Primary school aged children and secondary school children in Years 7 to 11 will be offered the vaccine at school. If there is someone you rely on to care for you, please ask them to contact their own GP Practice as they may be eligible for a free flu vaccination.
POSTED August 2023
Attitudes to Postnatal Instead of Normally-Timed Cervical Screening
The Surgery is promoting new study that is reviewing whether women would find it acceptable to have cervical screening at their six weeks postnatal check and what type of screening they would prefer.
Further details are available here: https://forms.office.com/e/B6rwtWvAy0
New Nurse Practitioner
POSTED 7TH August 2023
We welcome Sarah Stone to the GP team who will be working as a Nurse Practitioner.
Flu Vaccination Program 2023
We will soon be contacting people to invite them for their flu jabs. If you are sent a letter, please contact us as soon as you can to book in to a vaccination clinic. Thank you.
POSTED JULY 2023
Our NHS is 75 Years Old!
POSTED 05.07.23
Welcome to our new website! We also have a new patient triage system called Accurx Patient Triage.
See Online GP Consultations on the Home Page
POSTED May 2023
New Health Initiative for Ages 50 to 65 (grovehousesurgery.nhs.uk)
POSTED May 2023
My Planned Care: Helpful information for patients waiting for clinical opinion, treatment or surgery.
POSTED ON 27TH MARCH, 2023
My Planned Care gives you advice and support while you wait and helps you to prepare for your hospital consultation, treatment, or surgery. This includes giving you information about waiting times at your hospital and other supporting and local services while you wait.
This site is updated weekly and can be viewed by anyone, which means you, your family or carer as well as your NHS team can all see the latest information.
Your hospital team will be in touch with you as soon as they can. If you are looking for an update, please check this website before contacting your hospital or GP.
Click on the link: South West – My Planned Care NHS
New Nurse Practitioner
POSTED ON 27TH MARCH, 2023
We welcome Ed Roberts to the GP team who will be working as Nurse Practitioner.
Somerset Dementia Wellbeing Service Roadshow 2023
POSTED ON 27TH MARCH, 2023
Please see the Somerset Dementia Wellbeing Service Roadshow 2023 Flyer for details.
Patient Participation Group
POSTED ON 20TH FEBRUARY, 2023
We are currently looking for more members for our Patient Participation Group. This is what some current members of the group say about being a member:
‘I have been a patient with Grove House Surgery for approximately 10 years and have always been very pleased with the care I have had. I hope that I can contribute to the group by supporting this surgery and it’s staff as there are many challenges facing primary care ahead’.
‘I am local having lived in Shepton Mallet all my life and know a lot of local people-I would hope to be able to represent patients of the surgery in a constructive and positive way. I’d like to understand more about the surgery and the NHS generally and hopefully, in time, be able to offer some ideas and suggestions. If anyone else is interested in joining the group please contact the surgery’.
‘We meet at the surgery where we hear about how the practice is functioning, the roles of the various employees are occasionally visited by our very busy clinicians who talk to us about their work’.
‘Some years ago I was asked by a friend whether I would be interested in joining her PPG. Naturally, my first question was “What is the PPG?” I learned that the letters referred to the Patient Participation Group at Grove House Surgery. The more she talked about the group the more my interest was aroused and I became a member. Before Covid we met every 6 weeks but that is now every quarter. We meet at the surgery where we hear about how the practice is functioning, the rôles of the various employees and, occasionally are visited by our very busy clinicians who talk to us about their work. Our role, as a group, is to provide a link between the patients and the surgery and to support, in any way and however small, the excellent work done in the practice. I am proud to be a part of that organisation and to be among other friendly members of a like mind.
So, if you think this would interest you, why not come along and join us. You would be made very welcome’.
Jerry Jeremiah
Vice Chairman Grove House Surgery PPG
If you want to find out more: see the Patient Participation Page here on the website:
Would you like to join our group? Just give your details to Reception or contact the Practice Manager and we will be be in touch. Thank you.
Eating Disorders Awareness Week 27 Feb – 5 March 2023
POSTED ON 20TH FEBRUARY, 2023
Eating Disorders Awareness Week (EDAW) will be back 27 February – 5 March 2023.
This year Beat, the eating disorders charity, is focusing on eating disorders in men.
At least 1 in 4 people affected by eating disorders are men. Yet many struggle to ask for help (and are often met with disbelief when they do).
This Eating Disorders Awareness Week, you can help Beat set the record straight. You can start conversations, share the Beat video and spread the word.
GP Registrars
POSTED ON 15TH FEBRUARY, 2023
February 2023: We welcome Dr James Cooke to the team who will be with us for 1 year.
January 2023: We have said goodbye to Dr Brimfield.
We still have Dr Ghulam Habib Rahmanzai for another 6 months.
No Smoking Day: Wednesday 8th March 2023
POSTED ON 13TH FEBRUARY, 2023
Get help from the NHS Better Health Quit Smoking website and Download the App
Help shape Somerset’s health and care strategy & plans
POSTED ON 23RD JANUARY, 2023
Help shape Somerset’s health and care strategy & plans
General Practice is under pressure – we know that………….
POSTED ON 9TH JANUARY, 2023
