When the Practice is closed, please call 111 when you need medical help fast but it’s not a 999 emergency. Calls are free from landlines and mobile phones.
For immediate, life-threatening emergencies, continue to call 999.
News Updates
Shingles Vaccination
People aged 70 years of age are eligible for one of the Shingles vaccinations, there are now two different vaccines.
The vaccination is also available to patients before their 80th Birthday who were eligible but who missed the vaccine.
The vaccine is not available after an 80th Birthday because its effectiveness reduces.
Information on the vaccine against shingles
There are no specific clinics for these so if you fit the age criteria please make a nurse appointment for the vaccination.
GP Patient Survey
The GP Patient Survey is an independent survey run by Ipsos MORI on behalf of NHS England. The survey is sent out to over two million people across the UK. The results show how people feel about their GP practice.
We have just received our latest results from this … please take a look.
https://gp-patient.co.uk/compare?practices=L83023
Mid Devon Medical Half Day Shutdowns
Planned training dates will be posted when they are known ... there are currently no new Half Day Shutdowns planned
The Mid Devon Medical Practice is positive about breast feeding:
A recognition of our commitment to support breastfeeding in our surgeries
http://www.middevonmedicalpractice.co.uk/data/uploads/231_480.pdf
Cervical Smear Test Drop-in Service at Tiverton Hospital and the Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital.
Are you due a Cervical Smear test?
NHS MyHealth Website
This site contains health information specifically for patients in Devon
Wellbeing and Social Prescribing
For information on Mid Devon Healthcare's Social Prescribers see the Thinking of Your Health section of our website and e-mail them!
pinpoint - community services in Devon
Access Information for those living in Devon at the following website:
https://www.pinpointdevon.co.uk
The site provides information on:
Advice and advocacy
Help and support services for the young, older person and everyone in between.
Carers and families.
Education, work and leisure.
Volunteering.
Health and wellbeing
Money matters.
Staying safe
Things to do .....
Take a look if you want to know what is available in Devon
Patient Access
When booking GP appointments it is important that you only select the Surgery Branch that you are registered with.
This will allow you to see and request your repeat medication, book GP but not Nurse appointments and tell us about changes in your address or contact details.
You can apply to do this if you are over 16 years old and permanently registered with the Practice. To complete your registration we will need to see proof of identity.
More detailed information, including a guide to registering for this service, can be found at:
http://www.middevonmedicalpractice.co.uk/onlineservices.php
Evening and Weekend Appointments in Devon
Patients across Devon from October 2018 will have the ability to access routine pre-bookable appointments in the evenings and at weekends.
It is not a walk-in service.
Appointments cannot be booked after 1800 for weekday evening surgeries, after 1800 on Friday for the weekend surgeries or over the weekend for Monday evening appointments.
The aim of the GP Improved Access Service is to make it easier for people to get a routine appointment at a time that suits them. It is an extension of the existing GP service.
Practices across Devon are working together to provide the service and individual GP Practices are promoting it to their patients.
Please be aware that the surgeries are run each evening in one of several GP Practices in Devon and therefore patients may not see their usual GP or attend their usual GP surgery on a particular day.
http://www.middevonmedicalpractice.co.uk/data/uploads/215_866019429.pdf
Mid Devon Medical Patient Participation Group
We have established a Patient Participation Group in order to help shape our service for your future care.
The purpose of a Patient Participation Group is:
• To give Practice staff and Patients the opportunity to discuss topics of mutual interest.
• To provide a means for Patients to make constructive suggestions about the Practice and specific medical conditions.
• To give a Patient view on proposed changes to service
• To encourage Health Education activities within the Practice.
• To develop self-help projects to meet the needs of fellow Patients, e.g. befriending, help with transport and bereavement support .
• To act as a representative group that can be called upon to influence the local provision of Health and Social Care.
The aims of the Patient Participation Group:
• To be a voice for the Patients.
• To help the Patients to understand Practice decisions.
• Aim to maintain and improve Patient satisfaction and experience.
• Be a link between the Patient, the Partners and Practice staff.
• Support the Practice in continuing to improve the service to the Patients and discuss our Practice performance data.
• Help patients to understand how they can build on responsibility for their own health.
If you are a Mid Devon Medical Practice patient and you are interested in giving us some of your time please make contact with Ms Vicki Cole either:
- Telephone: 01884 860205, or
- by email: D-CCG.Witheridge@nhs.net
Mid Devon Medical Practice Boundary
This is a map of the contractual responsibility for Mid Devon Medical Care
https://www.healthgis.nhs.uk/Tools/GPmap/L83023/public
Text messaging to patients ...
We have introduced a service that will allow us to text you with various information such as reminders for flu clinics, medication reviews and annual medical reviews.
To begin with we are launching this service with Appointment Reminders ...
You will receive a text confirming your appointment once you have booked it and also a reminder of that appointment the day before.
To benefit from this service you will need to provide a current mobile number to the surgery.
We have sent a text message to all patients for whom we have a mobile number to allow them to opt out from this service.
