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Scarborough Acute Services Review
Published on Nov 20, 2018
York Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Scarborough and Ryedale CCG and East Riding CCG, working under the auspices of the Humber, Coast and Vale Health and Care Partnership, have agreed to undertake an independent review of the configuration of Scarborough acute services.
If you want to read more information on the review you can visit the Humber, Coast and Vale website, here.
Read MoreProspect Road flu clinic
Published on Nov 16, 2018
On Saturday 10 November over 1000 patients were vaccinated at the flu clinic held at Central Healthcare’s Prospect Road Surgery site. This brings the number of patients vaccinated to date by Central to around 6000.
Business Development Manager at Central Healthcare, Lesley Clemmet, said: ‘We were overwhelmed with the response from patients and are very happy to see so many patients getting vaccinated.’
“I would like to thank every patient that attended the clinic for their patience on the day. The number of patients that attended the walk in clinic was unprecedented and it’s great to see so many eligible patients taking up the free vaccination early in the flu season to protect themselves and people around them.
Anyone that felt unable to wait longer than they had planned for on Saturday and missed out on being vaccinated is still able to receive a vaccination in any of the dedicated clinics being held through the week, or when attending routine appointments at their branch surgery.”
Read MoreOver 70s urged to take up shingles vaccine
Published on Oct 26, 2018
Over 70s in Scarborough and Ryedale are being urged to get vaccinated against shingles.
Eligibility depends on age and date of birth, but anyone born after 1 September 1942 is eligible on their 70th birthday and remains eligible up until they are 80. Patients born before this will become eligible on their 78th birthday and will also remain eligible up until they are 80.
There is a cohort of people aged 76 and 77 who are currently not eligible but who will become eligible on their 78th birthday.
An estimated 50,000 cases of shingles occur in people aged 70 years and above each year in England and Wales.
Eligible patients are being advised to contact their GP practice to make an appointment to have the vaccination. The NHS says it’s “safe and may be more convenient for you to have the shingles vaccine at the same time as your flu vaccine”.
Dr Greg Black, NHS Scarborough and Ryedale Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) Governing Body member and clinical lead for medicines, said: “Shingles isn’t like other infectious diseases because you don’t catch it from someone else. It can be very painful and tends to affect people more commonly as they get older.
“For some, the pain caused by shingles can last for many years. Shingles can really affect your life, stopping you from doing all the things you usually enjoy.
“By having the vaccination you will significantly reduce your chance of developing shingles, and unlike the annual flu jab, you will only have the vaccination once.
“Side effects are usually quite mild and don’t last very long and, if you do go on to have shingles after the vaccine, the symptoms are likely to be milder and the illness shorter, than if you had not had it.”
Approximately 20 per cent of shingles cases develop into a painful and long lasting condition with two per cent of cases resulting in hospitalisation. One in 1,000 cases of shingles are estimated to result in death.
There’s more information about shingles on the NHS website: https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/shingles/
Read MoreServices to be shared between Peasholm and Prospect Road Surgeries
Published on Oct 19, 2018
From Monday 12 November some services for Peasholm patients will be relocated to Prospect Road branch. The changes will not amount to any reduction in services.
The two surgeries are part of the Central Healthcare group which formed in July.
Peasholm branch will be open from 9am to 4pm Monday to Friday and will be providing pre-bookable appointments with nurses and GPs, while Prospect Road branch host on-the-day the day appointments as well as a late opening service until 8pm.
Development Manager at Central Healthcare, Lesley Clemmet, said: “It is important to stress to patients that there is not a reduction in any of the services they usually access, but we will be delivering them differently across the two sites.
“It is hoped that joining the services across both branches will enable us to deliver a better overall service to our patients. We have recently recruited six new nursing staff to help with appointment access.”
With a bigger team of GPs and nurses located at Prospect Road delivering on-the-day care, it will increase staff peer support and training opportunities.
Prospect Road surgery also offers level access for all patients; the overall plan is to change the Peasholm branch to a pre-planned care centre due to the less than ideal accessibility for patients at this site.
The current Peasholm team will be working across both sites so patients will still see familiar faces when they go for appointments.
For further information on these shared services, you can still contact the surgeries on their usual numbers: Peasholm (01723) 361268 and Prospect Road (01723) 360178.
Read MoreNHS Scarborough and Ryedale CCG invites local organisations to Commissioning Maze event
Published on Oct 1, 2018
NHS Scarborough and Ryedale Clinical Commissioning (CCG) group is inviting community organisations in Ryedale to play the Commissioning Maze and manage the local NHS budget.
The Commissioning Maze is a board game used to generate discussion about specific spending decisions made by NHS Scarborough and Ryedale CCG and is an opportunity for local groups to gain a greater understanding of the commissioning process.
Organisations who take part will be allocated a real-life NHS budget and as they play they will be faced with a number of scenarios covering topics such as public health, patient experience, innovation and prevention.
There will be a member of staff from the CCG on each table who will help teams make decisions and take notes; this feedback will be used to influence the CCG’s future commissioning priorities.
Derwent GP and NHS Scarborough and Ryedale CCG Governing Body member, Dr Chris Ives, said: “The CCG is always looking for ways to engage with the community; the Commissioning Maze is a good way to help people understand the limited budget we have and the difficult spending decisions we sometimes have to take.
“When we’ve played the game with community groups in the past, it’s generated fantastic discussions as they’ve grappled with different spending priorities and put forward their approach to a range of realistic NHS spending scenarios.
‘For me, the feedback we gather from these events is a key part of how we make decisions going forward and helps us develop as a commissioner of NHS services.” The event will be hosted at Malton and Norton Rugby Club on Wednesday 24 October from 6pm to 8pm, with a free pie and pea supper for everyone attending.
If your community organisation is interested in being involved and would like to bring along a team to the event, please get in touch and register your interest by Friday 12 October 2018 to alex.flowers@nhs.net.
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