Welcome to Dinnington Group Practice
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Dinnington Group Practice 2018-2019 Flu Campaign.
If you are eligible for a NHS Flu Vaccination we have a vaccination reserved for you.
If we have your mobile number on record you will be sent a text message with the date of the Flu Clinic that you have been allocated.
Click on the link below to see if you are eligible for a free NHS Flu Vaccination.
Am I Eligible For A Free NHS Flu Vaccination?
You must have been invited to one of the clinics below in order to receive your vaccination.
-Saturday 20th October at Anston and Dinnington surgeries between 9am and 2pm
Patients aged 75 and over, Patients under 65 with last name starting with letters A to P
- Wednesday 24th October all Woodsetts Patients between 2pm to 530pm
All Woodsetts eligible patients
-Saturday 10th November at Anston and Dinnington surgeries between 9am and 2pm
Patients aged 65 to 74, Patients under 65 with last name starting with letters Q to Z
At the flu clinic you will be asked to fill in a short questionnaire. To make your visit quicker you can Download your questionnaire here and complete it before your visit.
The flu clinics also provide a chance for you to record an up to date blood pressure reading. After you have had your vaccination you can have your BP taken by one of our team. Alternatively, before your flu day, you can use the automatic BP machines in all our waiting rooms and hand your results to reception who will arrange for a member of the nursing team to record you BP.
If you use a home BP machine you can phone reception after 14.00hrs and give your BP reading to the reception staff.
Find out more about the flu vaccination click on the link below
https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/vaccinations/flu-influenza-vaccine/
CHANGES TO THE INFLUENZA VACCINATION PROGRAMME - 2018/19
NHS England has recommended this year we offer TWO different vaccinations to eligible patients over the age of 18.
-Quadrivalent vaccine (QIV) - For patients aged 18 – Under 65
-Adjuvanted trivalent vaccine (aTIV) - For patients aged 65 and over
Due to this change we will be holding our SATURDAY FLU CLINICS in October and November to ensure we have received delivery of both of these vaccines.
PLEASE NOTE IF YOU ARE ELIGIBLE FOR AN INFLUENZA VACCINATION A VACCINE HAS BEEN ORDERED AND RESERVED FOR YOU. INVITATION LETTERS WILL BE SENT TO ELIGIBLE PATIENTS PRIOR TO THE CLINIC DATES.
ROTHERHAM WALK IN CENTRE
Rotherham Walk in Centre closed on 6th July 2017, please read the below leaflet for further information.
SATURDAY MORNING APPOINTMENTS
Currently we are a hub offering a small number of GP Practices in our locality access to GP appointments on Saturday mornings. These are routine appointments which must be pre-booked.
From Saturday 13th January 2018 the Hub will be operating weekly.
Appointments are available between 8am and 12 midday.
Remember these are routine appointments which must be booked in advance. If you are a Dinnington Group Practice Patient please contact reception to book an appointment. If you are a patient from another practice which is being served by the Hub please contact your own practice reception.
The Hub site is
Dinnington Group Practice, New Street, Dinnington, S25 2EZ
NATIONAL DIABETES AUDIT
Please refer to the National Diabetes Audit page under further information.
TEXT MESSAGE REMINDERS
As from 1st February 2017, if we have your mobile phone number on our records we will send you a text reminder of your upcoming appointment. From this message you will also be able to cancel your appointment by replying to the text.
For more details please look at the attatchment that can be found in our appointment section.
REPEAT PRESCRIPTIONS
From April 2017 the way you order your repeat prescription is changing.
From April your pharmacy will no longer be able to order your repeat prescriptions on your behalf. You (or your carer/nominated family member/friend) will have to order your repeat prescription directly from the GP Practice
You can still have repeat prescription requests sent to a pharmacy of your choice and your pharmacy will still be able to deliver prescriptions to your home if required. Pharmacies can continue to collect prescriptions from the GP Practice.
We are working with NHS Rotherham Clinical Commissioning Group to ensure the changes have minimal impact on our patients. There are a number of ways you can order your repeat prescription:
1. Complete the tear off slip to the right of your repeat prescription and hand it to reception at your registered practice.
2. Online (please remember you will need to sign up at Reception before using online services)
3. Post your repeat prescription request to your registered practice.
If you have any concerns regarding this change please speak to a Receptionist.
Below is a leaflet with additional information.
Repeat Prescriptions