Stow-on-the-Wold Surgery, Gloucestershire, England

Dr Healy	Dr Thornett
Dr Lawrence	Dr Sherringham
Dr Whybrew

The Surgery
Well Lane, Stow-on-the-Wold,
Gloucestershire GL54 1EQ

Telephone Numbers:

Daytime	Cotswold (01451) 830625
Appointments	Cotswold (01451) 830805
Emergencies	Cotswold (01451) 830625
Fax	Cotswold (01451) 830693

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Swine Flu Update

If you have flu-like symptoms and are concerned that you may have swine flu:

Stay at home and check your symptoms at the National Pandemic Flu Service
You should call your GP directly if:
- you have a serious underlying illness
- you are pregnant
- you have a sick child under one year old
- your condition suddenly gets much worse
- your condition is still getting worse after seven days (five for a child)

The National Pandemic Flu Service is an online service that will assess your symptoms and, if required, provide an authorisation number that can be used to collect antiviral medication from a local collection point. For those who do not have internet access, the same service can be accessed by telephone on:

Telephone: 0800 1 513 100
Minicom: 0800 1 513 200

For more information about Swine Flu contact the Swine Flu Information Line on: 0800 1 513 513 or www.direct.gov.uk/swineflu

Swine Flu Vaccination Programme

Patients Over 65 With Underlying Health Conditions and Parents with Children Under 5 Are Now Invited To Make An Appointment For Vaccination

The surgery invites ALL patients with underlying health conditions (see below), pregnant women, those whose immune system is compromised and children under 5 years to make an appointment for vaccination.

Definition of “underlying health condition”:-

· chronic (long-term) lung disease,

· chronic heart disease,

· chronic kidney disease,

· chronic liver disease,

· chronic neurological disease (neurological disorders include motor neurone disease, multiple sclerosis and Parkinson's disease),

· diabetes mellitus.

· patients who have had treatment with cortico-steroids for asthma in the past three years

If you fall into the above criteria and have not spoken to the surgery please contact the Reception Desk on 01451 830805 between 10am and 12 noon or 3pm and 4pm either to make an appointment or to let the GP’s know that you do not want to have a vaccination.

Patients that do not fall into the above priority groups are politely requested to refrain from contacting the surgery about a vaccination until they are contacted.

Updated 17 December 2009 / SW

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