Welcome to Two Rivers Medical Centre
Welcome to our practice website. We aim to provide all of our patients with a comprehensive range of healthcare services covering one-off problems to longer term illnesses. Feel free to explore the site and find out how you and your family can benefit from our personal and professional approach to healthcare provision.
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CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19)
For patients concerned that they may have coronavirus or may have come into contact with someone who has, the NHS 111 online service has created coronavirus pages that tell patients what they should do based on their particular circumstances. These can be accessed at: https://111.nhs.uk/service/covid-19
HIGH RISK PATIENTS:
We know many of you are concerned about either having received a letter stating that you're in a higher risk group or you were expecting a letter and didn't receive one. The data was collected from hospital records so it's not always clear to us why you may have received a letter. We are also waiting from NHS Digital for clarification on the additional patients who should be taking extra precautions. We are as frustrated with this delay as you are. In the meantime, please see https://digital.nhs.uk/coronavirus/shielded-patient-list for additional advice.
APPOINTMENTS:
All appointments to be over the telephone whenever possible, telephone triage appointments are available to book online. You can use our automated phone system (option 1) or online access to cancel any upcoming appointments.
PLEASE NOTE: due to staff absences we are now closed between 1pm and 2pm. All online services are still available.
The following appointment types have been suspended with immediate effect (those already booked will be contacted):
- Travel vaccinations
- Ear syringing
- Home blood pressure monitoring
- Long term condition reviews (medication will still be issued). Your review may still take place over the phone if required
MEDICATION:
All medication will be issued on an electronic prescription (sent straight to your pharmacy) - if you haven't nominated a pharmacy, please update this on your online record or call reception.
Isolation Note for your Employer
Use this service if you have to stay at home because of coronavirus and you need a note for your employer.
https://111.nhs.uk/isolation-note
Coronavirus (Covid 19) Individual risk assessments
We are receiving many requests from patients about their individual risks if they were to contract coronavirus. Some are being asked to contact us by their employer.
As a practice with over 26,000 patients, many with a long-standing health condition, we simply cannot provide a risk assessment for each individual and it would affect our capacity to provide care to our patients.
The following government website has information about potential risks.
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/covid-19-guidance-on-social-distancing-and-for-vulnerable-people/guidance-on-social-distancing-for-everyone-in-the-uk-and-protecting-older-people-and-vulnerable-adults
You can check your record online to see what health conditions you do have to compare against this list. You will need to register for this here:
https://www.nhs.uk/using-the-nhs/nhs-services/the-nhs-app/
Each individual needs to make their own risk assessment and plan their lives accordingly.
Your employer and the employee should consider these risks and make reasonable adaptions following the National Guidance.
We are unable to provide occupational health advice to patients or their employers. Some larger employers will have occupational health advice adviser in place to help an employer to make such decisions.
WOMEN'S HEALTH EVENT - POSTPONED - NEW DATE TO BE ADVISED
Come and join us at a women's health event, addressing problems associated with menopause, breasts, continence and bone density.
ACTIVE WELLBEING
The Active Wellbeing service is here at Two Rivers Medical Centre to help you become more physically active.
Please find more details here
JOIN DEMENTIA RESEARCH
Join Dementia Research is a national service that makes it easy for anyone to take part in vital dementia research studies. People with dementia or memory problems, their carers and anyone who is interested can sign up. More info can be found here....
Join Dementia Research
There are a lot of useful links on our self help pages (see main menu). Alternatively, use the Search engine above to find more information on certain conditions or symptoms.
Camera Controlled Car Park Management System
We would like to inform you that a new park management system is NOW LIVE.
The first 30 minutes are free, to enable people to pop in and collect prescriptions etc… For additional time please enter your full correct vehicle registration details into the terminal.
Parking Eye Appeals & Complaints
The aim is to improve access for patients attending for appointments by reducing level of unauthorised parking.
Thank you for your co-operation
Accessing your Medical Record & Results online
With more patients requesting access to their record online, (please ask at reception regarding SystmOnline), you may find this link useful to help you better understand your test results and conditions https://labtestsonline.org.uk/
Suffolk InfoLink
InfoLink provides a search engine that uses key words and location criteria to find information about all sorts of local services, activities, advice, information and support.
Examples include:
- Charities and Voluntary Organisations
- Children’s Centres
- Local Groups such as scouts
- International Community Groups
- Support Groups such as drug and alcohol misuse groups
- Learning and Physical Disability Services
More information can be found here
Did you know there are lots of other local services that you can go to directly for help, without the need to speak to your GP first? See our Self Help section on the website for useful links.
SystmOnline and Patient Partner - Cut the Queues!
Have you registered for SystmOnline?
You can book appointments, request medication and access part of your medical record including blood results. Please ask at reception...
Alternatively, please try Option 1 on our phone system, Patient Partner, and cut the queues to make, change or cancel an appointment.
Help us to help you by reducing our Did Not Attend rate and being able to offer more appointments.
Thank you
Reviews for Long Term Medical Conditions
We are changing our recall system for patients with long term medical conditions who require annual monitoring reviews. Please see here for more information.
Named Accountable GP
All patients at the practice have a named accountable GP on their clinical record. Your named GP has overall responsibility for your care but you may see any GP of your choosing at the surgery. If you wish to find out who your named GP is, please ask at reception.
Serving You
Our dedicated team are here to treat those minor ailments that occur as well as providing specialist management of long-term conditions and clinics covering a wide range of healthcare issues. The technology also means you can now do a lot of things from the comfort of your home such as order a repeat prescription or cancel an appointment.
Partners in Care
Once registered, patients and healthcare professionals work together to ensure the most appropriate care is provided. This partnership philosophy extends even further and our active patient group exists to make sure that patient needs and the practice offering are always heading in the same direction.
(Site updated 01/04/2020)