Patient Participation Group:

• next meeting 18.30 Wednesday April 25 2018 at the surgery
• should you be interested in joining us please come along

Reminder:
Online Service: Book Appointments & Request Repeat Prescriptions

• since March 2014 we have a service available called The Waiting Room to enable patients to book on line [some] appointments & repeat prescriptions
• it has recently been updated to Waiting Room2 & the requirements for signing up for this service have changed
• should you wish to have this facility application forms which are self-explanatory, are available at the practice & to download from here
• one email address can now for used multiple patients in a family
• when a form is completed, returned with the required proof of identity & actioned by us you will receive a link to set up your account
• all those patients who are already signed up have been automatically transferred to the latest version

Practice information:

• the latest information from our practice leaflet has been entered on the website

Information:
note: NHS England requires that the net earnings of doctors engaged in the practice is publicised & the required disclosure is shown below. However, it should be noted that the prescribed method for calculating earnings is potentially misleading because it takes no account of how much time doctors spend working in the practice or the number/time locums are employed. It should not be used to form any judgement about GP earnings, or to make any comparison with any other practice.

• all GP practices are required to declare the mean earning (eg average pay) for GPs working to deliver NHS services to patients at each practice
• the average earnings for GPs working in Meneage Street Surgery (2016/2017) were £45,029 before tax & National Insurance; this is for 1 full time, 3 part time GPs & locums who worked in the practice for more than six months

Should you have any questions or require further information about anything in this update please contact the surgery.