St Wulfstan Surgery Sponsor Southam Warm Space

We are really proud to sponsor and support the wonderful Warm Space initiative by Southam Congregational Church. The space allows anyone to come and mingle, enjoy a hot drink and refreshments and get to know others. We also hope it will offer some help to anyone who feels lonely, isolated or vulnerable in our community. The Warm Space is open Wednesday’s from 10am - 4pm at Southam Congregational Church, Wood Street, Southam CV47 1PP.

According to Southam Congregational Church:

“A Warm Space is a safe, warm and welcoming place where people can meet regularly. It provides hot drinks and refreshments. A Warm Space helps reduce loneliness and isolation and provides another means to check in with vulnerable people in a community. It is especially helpful for people who are finding it harder to stay warm due to inadequate heating at home or increasing energy costs. It provides people with information about energy efficiency and home safety and helps signpost users to other services that can offer support.

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A Warm Space is community-led and runs on a not-for-profit basis by a community group or organisation. Everyone attending - organisers, other volunteers and attendees - is treated with kindness, respect and dignity.

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At our Church we have opened the Southam Warm Space. It will be open every Wednesday from 10am-4pm. As well as hot drinks and light refreshments, there are games and activities, newspapers to read, advice and information available,. We have partnered with Warm Welcome to help provide resources and we acknowledge the very generous support of the Warwickshire Rural Community Council in providing a grant for the set up and weekly running costs.



We have also encountered tremendous support in our local community, from recruiting volunteers to generous gifts from local businesses and individuals. We particular want to thank St Wulfstan’s Surgery for their kind encouragement and practical help, and being willing to work with us to make this project a success.

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Come and pay us a visit - open Wednesday 10am-4pm.”
— Southam Congregational Church

Get your Flu/COVID Jab!

Our Flu and COVID Vaccination programme is running really well this year. But if you have not yet had your flu or COVID Booster please feel free to book this at the surgery.

We have a few clinics available, some of which are flu only, and some we can provide both COVID and flu together. Please also be aware some clinics are for certain age groups as we use 2 difference vaccinations based on age.

We have the following clinics available:

For Flu Jabs only:

  • Thursday 3rd November 2pm - 5pm (For those Under 65 years of age)

  • Monday 7th November 6:30pm - 7pm (For those Under 65 years of age)

For Flu and/or COVID Jabs:

  • Saturday 5th November (All ages)

  • Saturday 19th November (For those Under 65 years of age)

Appointments can be booked online via the NHS App or Patient Access or by calling our Reception Team,

To Find out if you are eligible for the vaccine please read our relevant page.

World Menopause Day @ St Wulfstan Surgery

Happy World Menopause Day !

 

International Menopause Society (IMS) and World Health Organisation (WHO) designated 18th October as World Menopause Day. It is to raise awareness and provide more support for better health and wellbeing in menopausal period.

 

The theme for this year is Cognition and Mood.

 

Brain fog and memory problems are very common symptoms and can have significant impact on work and home life.

 

Today at St Wulfstan surgery, we are celebrating the day with all our staff and we are proud to be a menopause friendly team. Dr Viswa along with Nurse Tricia and Clinical pharmacist Mina are talking about menopause at lunch time.

 

We would like to thank Long Itch Diner for providing healthy Mediterranean buffet.

 

Our staff had wellbeing, relaxation gift pouches from Laura at Blossoms and Roses, and we highly appreciate our local community businesses.

 

Dr Viswa has gifted the latest book by Davina McCall and Dr N Potter ‘Menopausing’ to our practice manager Mrs Ward. It would be beneficial in her role for supporting staff.  

 

British Menopause Society has collaborated with ITN Business to bring an exclusive video Premiere today at 12.00. Menopause: Continuing the Conversation, hosted by Louise Minchin, showcases menopause news stories and misinformation, to nutrition, workplace policies and why HRT isn’t for everyone.

 

The link to the YouTube Premiere is here   https://youtu.be/0mxjD7D27jc

 

Our Phones Are Down...

We are really sorry but we are currently having problems with our phone lines. We are using a back-up system at present and our phone line provider are working on fixing the problem right now. Please accept our apologies for any delay in receiving your phone calls today.

UPDATE 12:19: All up and running again! Thanks again for your patience.

New Local Data Sharing Agreement

We will soon be joining hospitals, social care providers and GP practices in the area in implementing the Coventry and Warwickshire Integrated Care Record (ICR). This is a way of bringing together all your separate records from the different organisations involved in your health and social care. It will let health and social care professionals see relevant information about the care and treatment you’ve had across all services.

For more information, please:

 

If you do not want your information to be shared in this way, please email:

collaborative.care.record@nhs.net or call 0345 6461163.

 

Please note, the ICR is different to anything you might have said no to before. So, if you don’t want your records to be available to view through the ICR, you’ll need to object.

Welcome Rachel - Our New Nurse

We are really pleased to welcome Rachel Hughes to our growing team. She joins our Nursing Team and brings with her some excellent experience. She shares of values for offering the best possible patient care and experience.

A few words from Rachel:

“Hi, I’m Rachel! I qualified as an Adult Nurse in 2017; I’ve been working in and around the Southam and Leamington area in various roles ever since.
When I’m not working, I love baking, exercising, and might be found walking (or running after!) my two year old beagle, Rodney!
I’m incredibly excited to be joining the St Wulfstan team; having grown up in Southam, it’s really special to be able to come back and help the community as a Nurse, and I’m really looking forward to getting to know you all!”
— Rachel Hughes

Flu & COVID Vaccinations Underway @ St Wulfstan!

Many thanks to our patients who attended today for our first Flu & COVID Booster Vaccination Clinic of the year. Our team has been working very hard behind the scenes in order to give you the opportunity to have both Flu & COVID Booster vaccines at the surgery. And the good news is all went smoothly, and it was great to see you all today!

Our vaccination clinics will continue throughout October and into November and new clinics will be added later this month. Of note, vaccinations for those aged 50-64 who are not in a ‘clinically at risk’ group will need to wait until 15th October before they become eligible for a flu vaccine according to NHS guidance.

We are gradually inviting patients throughout the month so please wait to receive your invitation text message. Then you are free to book your appointment online or via reception.

For more details on this years vaccination programme and eligibility please visit our dedicated page.

We look forward to seeing many more of you soon!

Webinar to help families with children aged 0-5 with special educational needs or disabilities

Please see invitation details via Warwickshire County Council below:

Parents and carers with children under 5 are invited to join a webinar to learn about the support available to help give their child the best start in life.

Taking place on Tuesday 4 October, the webinar offers an opportunity to understand more about the support provided by the local Health Visiting Service, with a particular focus on children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND).  

Health Visitors offer advice on a range of topics from eating, sleeping and toileting as well as housing, relationships and caring for and making connections with your child. They play a vital role, working in partnership with parents to assess needs and identify problems or issues at the earliest opportunity.  

The webinar will explain how health visitors will work with families and other agencies to improve health and wellbeing for the whole family, looking in more detail at the support the service offers for children aged 0-5 years with SEND.  

During the session, parents and carers will also be able to put their questions to the 0-5 team from South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust. 

The webinar is taking place on Tuesday 4 October, 1.30pm - 2.30pm and will be recorded for those unable to attend on the day. Parents and carers can register to attend the webinar here. 

The event is the latest in a series of webinars hosted by Warwickshire County Council in partnership with Warwickshire Parent Carer Voice aiming to offer informative sessions for families on a range of topics in relation to SEND. You can watch previous webinars online here. 

It's Organ Donation Week 2022!

This week is organ donation week 2022. Organ donation genuinely saves lives and Organ Donation are welcoming support in increasing awareness of the importance of organ donation.

According to their website:

“Go pink for Organ Donation Week

This year we’re asking everyone to go pink for the week!

Whether you bake a pink cake, wear pink socks, paint a pink unicorn or drink a pink drink we want to see what you get up to.

How will you show your support?
Do your pink thing and share the fun online.

Remember to use #organdonation and tag us @nhsorgandonor so we can see your brilliant efforts!”
— Organ Donation UK

To find out more about organ donation, and how to register your personal decision on organ donation please visit the Organ Donation website.

Flu & COVID Vaccine Latest Update!

We have been working hard behind the scenes to get ready to start vaccinations for both Flu & COVID this year. Our vaccinations will all be done at St Wulfstan Surgery and will commence from Saturday 1st October 2022.

Because our delivery of Flu & COVID Vaccines is staggered, we will be gradually inviting patients over the coming weeks via Text message. And the great thing is you can book your appointments directly via the text message. Our clinics will run on all Saturdays throughout October.

When you arrive for your appointment you will be asked if you want a COVID booster vaccine at the same time if you have not had one this Autumn. We will then be able to provide both vaccines at the same time (stock permitting).

So for now, please wait for your text invite and please try to use the booking function via text message where possible. We will of course keep you updated regularly!

St Wulfstan Surgery - Rated #68 out of 6418 Practices in England - Thank You! 👍🙏

We are really proud to announce we have been rated 68th out of 6418 practices in England following the results of the recent GP Patient Survey 2022. This puts us in the top 1% in England.

This represents an improvement on last year, and we are incredibly thankful for your wonderful feedback. It is a privilege to have the opportunity to serve you all. At St Wulfstan all our staff share a passion for delivering great care and proving a great service, and this is built upon the strong relationship we share with our patients.

Some highlights include:

  • 100% find it easy to get through to this GP practice by phone

  • 97% find the receptionists at this GP practice helpful

  • 93% are satisfied with the general practice appointment times available

  • 97% were satisfied with the appointment they were offered

  • 97% describe their experience of making an appointment as good

  • 96% say the healthcare professional they saw or spoke to was good at treating them with care and concern during their last general practice appointment

  • 96% felt their needs were met during their last general practice appointment

  • 95% describe their overall experience of this GP practice as good

For more information or to view results you can visit the Coventry Telegraph article.

Once again, thank you to all of our patients.

Closed for Bank Holiday 19th September 2022

The government has confirmed that Monday 19th September will be a Bank Holiday. The surgery will therefore be closed that day in line with most schools, childcare facilities. All patients who have a pre-booked appointments for that day will be able to change their appointment online or by speaking to one of our reception team. Our early bird appointments will be available on Tuesday 20th September next week.

Pharmacy on call cover will be provide by:

HB Dunn Chemist

31-33 Oxford Street Leamington Spa 

CV32 4RA

01926 424796

Opening Times: 14:00-16:00