Riverside Surgery - The clinics and other services offered by our doctors surgery

Riverside Surgery
Waterside
Evesham
Worcestershire, WR11 1JP
Tel: (01386) 444400

Health Charities

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Macmillan Cancer Support

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BBC Health

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Court hears social care challenge

The ability of English councils to consider their finances when assessing people for social care is being challenged at the Supreme Court.

GMC guidance on assisted suicide

The General Medical Council launches guidelines on assisted suicide to help it decide if doctors should face a disciplinary panel on the issue.

Death leads to ambulance demand

Relatives of a woman who blame her death on a 41-minute wait for a paramedic, hand over a petition urging a dedicated ambulance service for their town.

NHS translation bill 'tops £23m'

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Campaign to cut smoking in cars

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'Birth defect risk' for diabetics

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'A little too much drink' warning

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Health Protection Agency

Development made in breakdown of a Meningitis B vaccine component

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There is a 100% probability of severe cold weather/icy conditions/heavy snow between 10.00 on Friday and 10.00 on Tuesday in parts of England.

Update on Legionnaires’ Cluster Associated with a Hotel in Spain

The Health Protection Agency (HPA) is aware of nine cases of Legionnaires’ disease in English holiday makers associated with the Diamante Beach Hotel in Calpe, Costa Blanca since January 2012, in addition to four Spanish cases so far reported. Subsequently two of the English patients are reported to have died from their illness.

Outbreak of Salmonella Newport

The Health Protection Agency (HPA) is investigating an outbreak of a strain of Salmonella Newport infection among 30 people in England, Wales and Northern Ireland since the beginning of December 2011. Cases of illness caused by the same strain have been confirmed in Scotland, Ireland and Germany.

Health Protection Agency confirms new incinerator study

A new study to further extend the evidence base as to whether emissions from modern well run Municipal Waste Incinerators affect human health has been approved by the Health Protection Agency.

HPA helps solve radon problems in West Oxfordshire homes

Hundreds of homes across West Oxfordshire have been found to have high levels of radioactive gas radon. Last summer, the Health Protection Agency invited about 9,000 householders across West Oxfordshire to apply for a free test for radon, a naturally occurring gas present in all homes.

HPA helps solve radon problems in Orkney homes

Hundreds of householders across Orkney are being advised to act to protect their health, after HPA tests detected high levels of radioactive gas radon.

Cornish radon hotspot targeted

Thousands of households in a part of Cornwall with historic radon problems are being offered a free test for levels of the radioactive gas radon.

New Guidelines to Control Group A Streptococcal (GAS) Infections in UK Hospitals Launched

The Health Protection Agency (HPA) together with the group A streptococcal (GAS) Working Group* has today launched new guidelines for the investigation, control and prevention of GAS infection in acute healthcare settings, including maternity units, in the UK.

Whooping cough cases increase

Cases of whooping cough (pertussis) reported to the Health Protection Agency (HPA) in England and Wales have more than doubled from 421 cases in 2010 to 1040 in 2011. Increases in levels of whooping cough are seen every three to four years and figures in 2011 are in line with cases reported in the last peak year of 2008.

Clinics & Services

Smoking Cessation

Antenatal Care

Travel Information

Family Planning Clinic & Womens' Health

Our Family Planning Clinics are held on Wednesday evening from 6.00pm until 8.30pm with one of the Practice Nurses and Dr Serenyi or Dr Nederlof in attendance.

The clinics are made by appointment only.

The GPs

Our GPs run the following clinics:

Minor surgery.
Family Planning.
Joint Injections.
Spirometry.

The Practice Nurses

Doctors may invite you to see a nurse for specific treatment.

The nurses are supported by two trained Healthcare Assistants (HCAs) who are able to take blood samples, carry out ECGs and blood pressure recordings. They also provide smoking cessation advice.

The nursing team are available for: diabetes

Blood pressure checks.
Dressings.
Vaccinations.
ECGs.
Treatment for leg ulcers.
Blood tests.
Cervical cytology.
Immunisations and vaccinations.
Smoking cessation and weight loss.
Warfarin monitoring.

They also hold the following clinics:

Diabetic.
Asthma.
CVS.
Well Man and Woman.
Baby and child immunisations.

The Dispensary

Our team of four fully qualified dispensers, supervised by a registered Pharmacy Technician and fully supported by all of our GPs, are able at all times to offer patients assistance, advice and to answer any queries regarding their medication. They can also provide FREE weekly monitored dosage systems to aid patients by reducing confusion over the timing of tablet taking. If needed, they can also complete a drug review to clarify any issues or questions patients may have about their prescribed medications. Also a FREE twice weekly medication delivery service is provided on Wednesday and Friday mornings.

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For full details of all clinics and services or to make an appointment contact our reception team on Evesham (01386) 444400.

Smoking Cessation

Our two trained Healthcare Assistants are now running Smoking Cessation clinics in the nosmoke1 surgery on Wednesday evenings. To book an appointment please call the surgery on Evesham (01386) 444400. The initial consultation will be 10 minutes in duration and patients will be given the option of visiting the surgery or receiving a phone call at a set time. After this assessment the Healthcare Assistant will book further appointments and develop a personal plan to help patients to stop smoking.

More help and advice can be found through the Worcestershire Smoking Advice Service where they can offer telephone advice and run quit smoking groups:

Telephone (01905) 760222.

For more help and advice with your antenatal care please read the advice leaflets below:

Riverside Surgery Antenatal Care Leaflet

Riverside Lifestyle Advice for Pregnant Women

Sickle Cell and Thalassaemia Screening in Early Pregnancy

Sickle Cell and Thalassaemia Screening

Screening Blood Tests

HIV Testing

Understanding NICE Guidelines for Antenatal Care

Understanding NICE Guidelines for Diabetes in Pregnancy

pregnant

Health in pregnancy grant

This is a payment available to pregnant women between the 25th week of their pregnancy and the expected date of delivery. Payment of the grant does not depend on the amount of household income.

For more information on this please go to the following website: www.direct.gov.uk/money4mum2b or call the telephone helpline (0845) 366 7885.

immunise

Patients requiring any vaccinations relating to foreign travel will need to make an appointment with a practice nurse to discuss travel arrangements. This will include which countries and areas within countries that are being visited in order to determine which vaccinations are required. There is further information about countries and the different vaccinations required on the links below. Patients are advised to check what is needed, using this link, before contacting the surgery to make an appointment.

Europe & Russia	North America
Central America	South America
Carribean	Africa
Middle East	Central Asia
East Asia	Australasia and Pacific

It is important for patients to make this initial appointment as early as possible, at least 6 weeks before travel, as a second appointment will be required with a practice nurse to administer the vaccinations. The second appointment should be made at least 2 weeks before travelling to ensure sufficient time for the required vaccines to be ordered in and for them to become effective in the body.

Most travel vaccines are ordered on a private prescription basis and these will incur a charge over and above the normal prescription charge levy. This is because vaccinations for travel is not included in the services provided by the NHS and, therefore, is a chargeable service.

Further Information

Riverside Surgery Patient Group

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