News Archive
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At Brannams we are always striving to help others. Every year we choose a charity to support and raise money for. For 2009/2010 w ... more.
In May we will be upgrading our clinical system to the newer version of the one we currently use. Although this sounds quite simp ... more.
What is my NHS Number? Everyone registered with the NHS in England and Wales has their own unique NHS Number. Your NHS ... more.
Do you have a child aged between 6 months and 5 years? Then they may be at risk of catching swine flu and should receive the swine flu ... more.
The following information includes the last date for ordering prescriptions, Surgery opening times for the Christmas and New Year Holid ... more.
Seasonal Flu Vaccinations - We are currently running seasonal flu clinics for people in the 'at risk' categorie ... more.
We are currently awaiting the delivery of the swine flu vaccination. Certain people are at a greater risk of complications if the ... more.
Read the October newsletter to find out what has been going on at the surgery and get information on our latest projects. To re ... more.
Thankyou to all those who applied for the job vacancies. We have had a huge response to the adverts and were overwhelmed by the n ... more.
The NHS is moving towards Electronic Patient Records (ECR’s), stored centrally and accessible to a wide variety of NHS staff &nda ... more.
This is the latest information from the Department of Health regarding swine flu.
As a result of the increasing numbers ... more.
Please read the attached documents for our advice on Swine Flu and the actions to protect yourself and stop it spreading. more.
Brannam Medical Centre has teamed up with Barnstaple Poverty Action Group (BPAG) to help local people troubled ... more.
Dr Iain Stewart ran the Royal Parks Foundation Half Marathon in October 2008. He raised a total of £550. This money ... more.
Flu appointments are now available for patients with diabetes, chronic heart, chest, kidney or liver problems, reduced immunity, the ov ... more.
From the 1st of August 2008 Brannams Medical Centre will be working in partnership with Barnstaple Poverty Action Group to pilot a supp ... more.
From the 1st of July we will be offering a limited number of appointments for patients who ... more.
Dr Stewart completed the London Marathon once again this year in 4 hours and 10 minutes. He ran in support of t ... more.
Electronic versions of patients’ medical records are due to be implemented under the Government’s National Programme for IT ... more.
We are currently undertaking building work to extend the surgery. The extension will allow for two new consulting rooms. This will enab ... more.
Here at the surgery we are currently taking part in an independent survey about the practice. We would like your view ... more.
Some patients are entitled to help towards their travel costs when attending appointments under the care of a consultant. Be aware that ... more.
To fill the gap with Dr Marston leaving, we are very lucky to have appointed a Retainer GP, Dr Louise Bond, who will be joining us on ... more.
As many patients are aware, Dr Marston is retiring at the beginning of October after 31 years in the Practice. He has seen many cha ... more.
As mentioned at our Annual General Meeting in March, plans are underway to build an extension to the building. This will provide us ... more.
We have two new members of staff joining us. As part of the main Reception Team, Sue Burnage will be working for Dr ... more.
Smokers are reminded that on 1st July the new Smokefree Law comes into effect. If any smoker would like help to stop smoking, pleas ... more.
We are currently in the process of updating our patient records with regard to smoking. We are asking patients who attend the surger ... more.
