Elizabeth Street Surgery Newsletter SPRING 2016 PATIENT PARTICIPATION GROUP The Elizabeth Street Surgery Patient Group is a group of patients, registered with the practice, coming together on a regular basis, usually bi-monthly, to look at how they can positively influence the development of health services within their own practice and also within the wider community. Anyone interested in joining the group, or just wanting some more information, should speak to a receptionist or complete one of the expression of interest forms. Welcome to the first issue of the surgery newsletter for 2016, put together with the help of the surgery’s Patient Participation Group. ‘Bowel Cancer’ screening campaign Help us to stop bowel cancer Men and women aged 60 to 74 will be invited to participate. ‘Blood in pee’ campaign 15th February to early April 2016 'If you notice blood in your pee, even if it’s ‘just the once’, tell your doctor.' A smarter way to access health information Have you downloaded our new smartphone App? Download your FREE app to be up-to-date with your surgery information, access to appointments, prescriptions and much more. Simply search Smartpoint on your phone’s App store to download the app. The app is kept up to date with all our latest news, health advice and practice information. Patient Access log-in required: speak to a receptionist about Patient Access Named GP for Patients All practices are required to provide all our patients with a ‘named’ GP who will have overall responsibility for the care and support that our surgery provides to you. As one of our patients, your named GP, will be either Dr Maharaj or Dr Morcos. Although either Dr Maharaj or Dr Morcos will have overall responsibility for the care and support that our surgery provides to you, this does not prevent you from seeing any GP in the practice as you currently are able to do. You do not need to take any action, but if you have any questions or wish to discuss this further with us, please speak to one of our receptionists who will be more than happy to help. KIDS: DON’T FORGET TO ENTER OUR EASTER EGG COLOURING COMPETITION
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Elizabeth Street Surgery
Newsletter
SPRING 2016
PATIENT PARTICIPATION
GROUP
The Elizabeth Street Surgery Patient Group
is a group of patients, registered with the
practice, coming together on a regular
basis, usually bi-monthly, to look at how
they can positively influence the
development of health services within their
own practice and also within the wider
community.
Anyone interested in joining the group, or
just wanting some more information, should
speak to a receptionist or complete one of
the expression of interest forms.
Welcome to the first issue of the
surgery newsletter for 2016, put
together with the help of the surgery’s
Patient Participation Group.
‘Bowel Cancer’
screening campaign
Help us to stop
bowel cancer
Men and women aged
60 to 74 will be invited
to participate.
‘Blood in pee’
campaign
15th February to early
April 2016
'If you notice blood in
your pee, even if it’s ‘just the
once’, tell your doctor.'
A smarter way to access
health information
Have you downloaded our new smartphone App?
Download your FREE app to be up-to-date with your surgery information, access to appointments, prescriptions and much more.
Simply search Smartpoint on your phone’s App store to download the app.
The app is kept up to date with all our latest news, health
advice and practice information.
Patient Access log-in required: speak to a receptionist about Patient Access
Named GP for Patients
All practices are required to provide all our patients with a ‘named’ GP who will have overall responsibility for the care and support that our surgery provides to you.
As one of our patients, your named GP, will be either Dr Maharaj or Dr Morcos.
Although either Dr Maharaj or Dr Morcos will have overall responsibility for the care and support that our surgery provides to you, this does not prevent you from seeing any GP in the practice as you currently are able to do. You do not need to take any action, but if you have any questions or
wish to discuss this further with us, please speak to one of our
receptionists who will be more than happy to help. KIDS: DON’T FORGET TO ENTER OUR EASTER EGG
COLOURING COMPETITION
First make the herb butter. Tip the garlic and chopped herbs into a bowl, add the butter and lemon zest and season with salt and pepper. Mash together with a fork, mixing well to combine.
Pull up the skin over the chicken breast and push half the herb butter under it. Rub the remainder over the top of the chicken and the legs. Cut the zested lemon in half and squeeze one half over the chicken, then insert into the chicken cavity.
Place a rack in a roasting tin and sit the prepared chicken on top. Roast in the oven for 1½-2 hours until the meat is cooked through but not dry. Remove from the tin and transfer to a board, cover with foil and leave to rest for 10 minutes.
Take the tin containing all the cooking juices from the chicken, and place on the hob over a medium-high heat. Sprinkle over the flour and whisk until smooth, then add the wine and stock and whisk until combined and bubbling. Add a few drops of gravy browning, if you like. Pass the gravy through a sieve to remove any lumps, and adjust the seasoning, add-ing salt and pepper to taste.
Carve the chicken and serve with the gravy.
Taken from: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/home/you/article-3428358/Mary-Berry-Foolproof-Cooking-one-roast-chicken-lemon-herbs.html
If your GP sends you to see a specialist, you can choose to go to any hospital in England,
including many private and independent hospitals. You can choose the hospital with the best reputation
or the shortest waiting times, or simply the one that is most convenient for you.
Is hospital choice offered in every case? A choice of hospital is available for most patients and in
most circumstances. Exceptions include emergency, urgent and cancer services. If you need to be seen urgently by a specialist (for example, if you have severe chest pain), your GP will send you
where you’ll be seen most quickly.
Why should I choose which hospital to go to? There are many reasons why you might prefer one hospital to another.
Location, waiting times, clinical results and parking facilities are just some of the things that patients consider when choosing a hospital.
Evidence shows that if you choose a hospital that you feel comfortable and confident in, you’re likely to improve both the result of your treat-
ment and your experience of the hospital.
What if I don’t want to choose? You don’t have to make a decision yourself. Your GP can choose for
you if that is what you would prefer.
Do I have to choose immediately? If your GP wants to refer you to a specialist, you can take away infor-
mation about hospitals and decide later. In most circumstances, this is the most sensible option.
Which hospital should I choose? The hospitals you can choose from will depend upon the type of spe-
cialist you need to see. The choice you make may be based on a wide range of factors, such as location, waiting times, reputation, clinical
performance, cleanliness, travel, parking facilities and visiting policies. You can choose your hospital according to what matters most to you.
RECIPE:
Whole Roast Chicken with Lemon
and herbs
This delicious roast chicken, infused with wonderful flavours from lemon and herbs, is perfect for a Sunday roast at any time of year. If you have any stalks left over from the herbs, put them in the cavity of the bird
SERVES 6
1 large chicken (1.5kg-2kg/ 3lb-4lb 6oz) 3-4 tbsp plain flour 100ml (3½ fl oz) white wine 400ml (14fl oz) chicken stock a few drops of gravy browning (optional) FOR THE HERB BUTTER 2 garlic cloves, crushed 1 tbsp finely chopped rosemary leaves 1 tbsp finely chopped thyme leaves 2 tbsp finely chopped parsley 50g (2oz) butter, softened 1 lemon, zest finely grated (retaining the flesh) salt and freshly ground black pepper
Preheat the oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6
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