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Diabetes Path To Remission Programme information session

On Saturday, we ran a group session for the Diabetes Type 2 Path to Remission Programme, hosted by Dr Viswanathan and clinical pharmacist Mina

Earlier in the month, we invited a group of people who are eligible for the Path to Remission programme to an information session. We had around 10 patients attend the surgery on Saturday and 2 expert patients who have been on this programme for the last 12 weeks also came to share their tips and information to other eligible patients which was very helpful.

They were both presented with a book from Dr Viswanathan to thank them for their time. 

Stacey is our local engagement lead from the Momenta group and she delivered a presentation, bringing with her some samples of the soups, shakes and porridges that are on offer for the plan.

If you received an invitation to the information session but could not attend, and want more information on the course, please get in touch and we would be happy to tell you all about it!

UHCW'S patient portal now live

Did you know that the online patient portal at University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire (UHCW) NHS Trust – myhealth Coventry and Warwickshire – is now live to patients across all specialties.

 

The platform was previously available exclusively for UHCW’s maternity patients but is now expanding to areas across the Trust to provide patients with access to their personal details, appointment information, clinical letters and selected blood test results.

 

UHCW patients will be able to view blood results, excluding virology and microbiology, through the portal. Patients will not be able to view scans, histology results or cancer MDTs. The only documents you will be able to access are clinical letters (from outpatient clinics or ad hoc GP letters) and in-patient discharge summaries with a 24-hour delay.

 

All blood tests, apart from tumour markers and general virology (maternity screening tests are an exception), will be available 24 hours after they are released to EPR.

 

About the platform

myhealth Coventry and Warwickshire is a UHCW specific web-based application that can be accessed on most mobile devices and computers in a web browser; a separate app is not required.

 

When patients are scheduled a new outpatient appointment at UHCW, they will automatically receive a text message inviting them to join the patient portal. All they need to do is click on the secure link and follow the instructions as prompted.

 Please see further instructions below:

St Wulfstan Surgery, Proud To Support Upper Lighthorne Football Club

St Wulfstan Surgery we are proud to be supporting Upper Lighthorne Football Club.

At St Wulfstan Surgery we realise the importance of sport in promoting the health and wellbeing of our community. As such we are proud to be supporting a new Under 7’s Upper Lighthorne team.

We want to thank Mikey Perks and his team for all their hard work and effort in making the club a success, and giving children in the local area the opportunity to get together and play!

Best of luck for the season!

SMS messages to be sent via the NHS App from 6th January 2025

From the week commencing 6th January 2025, some messages from the surgery will be sent via the NHS App by default

Messages that will be sent via the NHS App include:

  • Individual SMS (with or without reply enabled)

  • Individual questionnaire

  • Individual self-book link

  • Video consultation invite

We would advise all of our patients to download the NHS App and make sure notifications are turned on so that you receive these messages; however

If a patient does not have the NHS App downloaded or does not have notifications enabled, the message will be immediately sent via SMS.

If the message sent to the NHS App is not read within 60 minutes, the message will fall back to SMS.

We are hiring: Operations Assistant

We are hiring for a new Operations Assistant!

Our Operations Assistant role comprises of a 22 hour working week on a part time temporary contract, the Operations Team are seeking a highly organized and detail-oriented Operations Assistant to join the team. The Operations Assistant will provide administrative support to ensure efficient operation of the Practice. This role requires excellent organizational skills, attention to detail, and the ability to multitask in a fast-paced environment.

For more information and to apply, please scan the barcode above or click the below link to view the job advert on Indeed:

Are you on a waiting list to be seen at UHCW/Rugby St Cross?

From Monday 16th December, patients on the waiting list at both University Hospital and the Hospital of St Cross will start to be contacted as part of our ongoing work to reduce waiting lists for elective care.

Patients will be sent a text message with a pin number and a secure portal link to  https://patienthub.uhcw.nhs.uk [patienthub.uhcw.nhs.uk]. On clicking the link, you will be prompted to enter your pin number along with your date of birth to log in and complete a short survey.

Receivers of the communication will have 30 days to respond to the survey. This activity will allow the hospital to update their waiting lists and gain vital information on whether a patient’s condition has changed and how they can help connect you quicker to the care you need.

If you receive this text message, please be reassured that the communication is legitimate and you should follow the instructions and complete the survey at your earliest convenience.

Goodbye and Welcome: New GP Trainees

St Wulfstan Surgery is proud to be a GP Training Practice, meaning we support training GP’s become fully fledged GP’s

As part of this process we are sad to have to say goodbye to our excellent GP Trainees, Dr Chris Harper and Dr Isabel Rodriguez, who have moved on to their next placement and we wish them the best of luck!

But, we are happy to introduce our newest GP Trainees, Dr Harriet Giles and Dr Olayiwola Adeoti, who have started seeing patients at the surgery and will be with us for 8 months.

Welcome Harriet & Olayiwola!

Have you received the bowel cancer screening kit in the post this year?

Your next poo could save your life. Just a tiny sample can pick up signs of cancer before you notice anything is wrong.

If you’re sent a Bowel Cancer Screening kit, put it by the loo. Don’t put if off.

If you’re aged between 50 and 74, look out for your free NHS Fit Kit in the post. Doing this simple test could save your life.

It can detect symptomless disease at an early age.

For more information, please visit:

Many thanks to UHCW for providing us with this informative video.

St Wulfstan Surgery Named HSJ Primary Care Provider of the Year 2024

Last night St Wulfstan Surgery were awarded the coveted HSJ Primary Care Provider of the Year 2024, in what organisers called the largest awards of their kind in the world.

We are incredibly proud of our staff who work so hard to deliver the best quality care to patients. And we are so proud of our patients also. The service we deliver is only made possible by the mutual respect shared between the surgery, staff and patients. You are all brilliant!

Thank you to everyone who supported us, including our Sponsors for the event, RWM Midlands. And congratulations also to our partners at South Warwickshire NHS Trust who were awarded Trust of the Year.

We remain committed to our values of Care, Quality & Compassion, and remain passionate about developing outstanding services to you all!

New artwork at Southam Clinic by Scot Harris

Check out our new Tarc the Robot art collection at Southam Clinic

We are delighted to announce that we now have brand new St Wulfstan artwork on display at Southam Clinic on Pendicke Street, by amazing artist Scot Harris, featuring our favourite humanoid, Tarc the Robot.

The artwork has been created to be personal to our beliefs of providing caring, compassionate, high quality care to all of our patients.

You can see the art on display in our brand new reception area, on the left hand side as you walk in through the Clinic doors, and in our waiting area at the clinic.

Be sure to check it out on your next visit!