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Hamilton, ML3 7EN
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FLU VACCINATION

LANARKSHIRE HEALTHBOARD WILL BE ADMINISTERING THE FLU VACCINE PROGRAMME FOR 2020.  PATIENTS WHO ARE ELIGIBLE FOR THIS VACCINE WILL BE CONTACTED BY LETTER WITH AN APPOINTMENT AT THE NEAREST VACCINE CENTRE

 

 

 

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OAKLODGE WILL BE CLOSED ON

FRIDAY 1 JANUARY 2021

AND RE-OPEN ON TUESDAY 5 JANUARY 2021

  AT 8AM          

IF YOU NEED A DOCTOR IN AN EMERGECY PLEASE PHONE 111 OR CONTACT NHS24

CORONOVIRUS?

 DO NOT COME IN TO THE SURGERY, PHONE FOR ADVICE 

www.nhsinform.scot

PLEASE FOLLOW THE LINK ABOVE FOR MORE INFORMATION

SELF ISOLATION CERTIFICATE LINK

https://111.nhs.uk/isolation-note

SELF CERTIFICATES CAN BE OBTAINED FROM THE SURGERY ENTRANCE (YOU DO NOT NEED TO ENTER THE SURGERY) 

YOU CAN ALSO DOWNLOAD A SC2 FROM HMRC WEBSITE

PRESCRIPTION REQUESTS

DUE TO THE CURRENT CLIMATE WITH REGARD TO THE CORONAVIRUS WE REQUEST THAT PATIENTS NOW 

 EMAIL YOUR REQUEST TO US AT

OAKLODGE@LANARKSHIRE.SCOT.NHS.UK

OR

REQUEST YOUR PHARMACY TO ORDER THIS FOR YOU

OR

PLACE YOUR REQUEST IN THE POST BOX OUTSIDE THE SURGERY FRONT DOOR

GP AND PRACTICE NURSE APPOINTMENTS

Our staff will help direct you to the appropriate Health Care Professional to deal with your medical problems - this may not always be a Doctor or Nurse.  In order to do this the staff will require to ask details of your symptoms.  Please be patient with them.

The local Pharmacy's run  minor ailments clinics and can advise and assist you with your medication

Local Opticians, Physiotherapist and Dentists are also their to help.

Hairmyres, Wishaw and Monkland hospitals run Minor Injury Clinics -  9 am to 9 pm seven days a week.  

The NHS website nhsinform.scot is full of useful information. You can also phone on 0800 22 44 88 or call NHS24 on 111

Texting Service

We have now introduced a texting service to remind patients of their appointments.  Please update your mobile number with reception to receive appointment reminders.

Online prescription service - This service is now functioning fully

If you encounter any problems with this service please contact the surgery.

With patients' needs at the heart of everything we do, our website has been designed to make it easy for you to gain instant access to the information you need. As well as specific practice details such as opening hours and how to register, you’ll find a wealth of useful pages covering a wide range of health issues along with links to other relevant medical organisations.

Health News from the BBC and the NHS

BBC Health
  • Covid-19: Vaccine rollout extended to over-70s in England
    More than five million more people will be offered a jab as 10 new mass vaccination hubs open in England.
  • Covid: Brazil approves and rolls out AstraZeneca and Sinovac vaccines
    Brazil has the world's second-highest Covid death toll but has seen delay and discord over vaccines.
  • Covid-19: England delivering 140 jabs a minute, says NHS chief executive
    But Sir Simon Stevens says the health service has never been in a more precarious situation.
  • Covid: 10 new mass vaccination centres to open in England
    It comes as the government urges people to "play their part" in helping to meet vaccination targets.
  • Covid-19: Protect us from unlawful killing charges - medics
    Health groups say NHS staff fear prosecution over decisions if hospitals are overwhelmed.
  • Covid: UK variant could drive 'rapid growth' in US cases, CDC warns
    Health officials warn the highly contagious UK Covid variant could become the dominant strain in the US by March.
  • Coronavirus vaccine: India begins world's biggest drive
    Health and frontline workers are first in line for jabs at vaccination centres across the country.
  • Covid-19: Further 1,295 deaths recorded in the UK
    The latest death and case figures should be a "bitter warning for us all", Public Health England says.
  • Covid: 'Convalescent plasma no benefit to hospital patients'
    Donations of plasma from people who have recovered from the virus have been suspended.
  • Yemen: This doctor saw Covid hospital empty after fake death text
    One doctor tells her story of battling the pandemic alone in Yemen after her colleagues fled.
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  • Report calls for better mental health support in the workplace
    "Up to 300,000 people with long-term mental health problems have to leave their jobs each year, a report...
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