The Doddington Patient Participation Group has recently purchased several items of equipment for use in the surgery at the Doddington Medical Centre and also for on loan to the patients such as those suffering from Asthma. In addition to a digital camera presented last year for surgery use, the recent items included a Ring Cutter, Woods Light, Thermometer, Ophthalmoscope, two Otoscopes, a Suction Unit, plus two Nebulisers for patient loan when required. These cost £2130 in total from PPG Funds and have already been put to good use.

Access the Surgery via your Computer

The Doddington Medical Centre now has an on-line facility for patients to be able to make appointments; ask questions of the medical team; request repeat prescriptions, all via their home computer.

More patients are requested by Dr Simon Hambling to sign up to the Computer Supply Service at the Doddington Medical Centre. By doing so, patients can help speed up services within the surgery, especially by taking up less time on the telephone thereby enabling those who have to use the telephone a better chance of getting through at peak times. It also means they can decide for themselves which available appointment times, from those set aside for the purpose, are best suited to their needs.

Patients wishing to register must call into the surgery to receive a password for their personal use. This can only be done at the Doddington Surgery in Benwick Road, Doddington. However it would be advisable to call Mrs Welcher, the Practice Manager, first.

NB. The Doddington Medical Centre also has its own web site, www.doddingtonmedicalcentre.nhs.uk, giving full details of the surgeries and services. Dr Hambling would like to hear from anyone with experience of web site authoring who would be willing to assist with updating the design and general layout of the site.

Tony Ostermeyer

Chairman

Please see minutes of meetings:

2 May 2009

2 July 2009

3 September 2009

Why not come along to our next meeting

DODDINGTON PATIENT PARTICIPATION GROUP

to be held in the Doddington Surgery waiting area on

Thursday 5 November. 6.30 pm – 8.00 pm