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• Do Not Attend The Surgery
  - New
  14/01/2021
• Beware of Covid Vaccine Scam
  - New
  14/01/2021
  A warning about a Covid vaccine scam has been issued by Action Fraud. Fake NHS texts have been reported to police, and Action Fraud warns that links in texts from unknown numbers should never be opened. There have been instances where these have tak...
• Covid Vaccine Fact Check
  - New
  13/01/2021
  Dear Patients, Please be advised that we will only contact patients directly to invite you to book your vaccine as per the government guidance. There have been recent scams where people have been claiming to be working for the NHS and charging vulne...
• COVID Vaccinations For Frontline Health and Social Care Workers
  - New
  12/01/2021
  If you are a frontline health or social care worker and have not yet been contacted by your own organisation regarding your COVID vaccination, please email birchwoodmedical@nhs.net with your name, date of birth, your occupation and a copy of your wor...
• Covid-19 vaccination programme - what you need to know
  - New
  07/01/2021
  Vaccines are the way out of this pandemic. An effective vaccine is the best way to protect people from coronavirus. Following extensive safety trials and authorisation by the independent regulator (the MHRA), effective COVID-19 vaccines are now av...
• Coronavirus Update
  - New
  06/01/2021
  Dear Patients, As we face a new lockdown we would like to remind our patients that we are still OPEN and here for you in these uncertain times and will continue to provide services. To help us protect you, other patients and our team we ask tha...
• Accessing our services
  - New
  05/01/2021
  Remember, if you need advice from the practice but it's not urgent you can submit a request to us, either online or by phone. Whether it's asking for health advice, requesting a prescription or asking for a nurse appointment for a blood test or warf...
• Need urgent health advice? Think 111 first!
  - New
  05/01/2021
  As a GP practice we are here to support you whenever we can but there may be times when you need urgent care and advice. That's why we wanted to let you know about a new campaign that has been launched to encourage people with urgent, but not life-th...
• Patient Update
  - New
  04/01/2021
  Dear patients, please do not attend the surgery unless you are asked to do so.
• Important Notice To Patients
  - New
  22/12/2020
  Following Saturday's announcement that we are now in Tier 4 we would like to remind our patients only to come into the surgery if you have a booked appointment. Do not attend with COVID symptoms or if you are isolating as per Government guidelines. ...
• Flu Vaccination Update - 50-64 Year Olds
  04/12/2020
• COVID-19 vaccination update
  - New
  04/12/2020
  Please do not contact the practice to ask for a COVID-19 vaccination. You will be contacted when you are eligible. We have been asked by NHS England to start delivering the COVID-19 mass vaccination programme from 15 December. This will be done by...
• Household Registrations
  24/11/2020
• Update from NHS England: Flu vaccinations for 50-64 year olds
  20/11/2020
• Don't Struggle On Your Own
  18/11/2020
• Cervical Screening
  16/11/2020
• Practice Planned Staff Training Event
  06/11/2020
• Government COVID Advice
  05/11/2020
• Coronavirus Update
  04/11/2020
• Coronavirus Update
  03/11/2020
• National lockdown announcement
  02/11/2020
• Attending the Practice
  26/10/2020
• Important notice from Public Health England: Flu vaccine supplies and why you may need to wait for your vaccine
  22/10/2020
• Recognising You Awards
  07/10/2020
• Flu Vaccination
  18/09/2020
• Flu Clinics
  02/09/2020
• Important Reminder
  11/06/2020
• Appointment Update
  04/06/2020
• CORONAVIRUS UPDATE
  27/05/2020
• Get Coronavirus Support and Advice
  22/05/2020
• Cervical Screening Alert
  22/05/2020
• Change to Coronavirus Guidelines
  21/05/2020
• Bank Holiday Update
  21/05/2020
• Video Consultations At Your Convenience
  15/05/2020
• Message to Patients - May 2020
  06/05/2020
• Information on NHS services over Early May Bank Holiday – Friday 8 May 2020
  06/05/2020
• Important Message for all Patients
  01/05/2020
• May Bank Holiday Update
  28/04/2020
• Modality Partnership - Message to All Patients on COVID-19 - 12 April 2020
  13/04/2020
• Support for the Most Vulnerable or Self-Isolating Residents
  08/04/2020
• Surrey coronavirus helpline
  23/03/2020
• Get Coronavirus (COVID-19) Advice
  04/03/2020
• Flu
  27/02/2020
• We are unable to register NHS patients
  21/02/2020
• New Patients
  12/02/2020