EAST BARNWELL HEALTH CENTRE IS A SAFE SURGERY This means that we are committed to providing equal access to our services for everyone in our practice area, regardless of their immigration status. This is in line with our duties under NHS England guidelines for GP registration and informed by our knowledge of the barriers to…
On 1st October East Barnwell Health Centre moved to a 08:00hrs to 18:30hrs opening, in line with the NHS contract. We no longer close at lunchtime. To continue to provide the best service to our patients, we have decided to move our morning appointment bookings from 08:30hrs to 08:00hrs from tomorrow (Wednesday) for morning appointments…
We will be running Flu and COVID vaccinations at the surgery on weekdays, evenings and weekends. We will invite you to book during the month of August. The following cohorts have been announced to receive a flu vaccination from ๐ ๐๐๐ฉ๐ญ๐๐ฆ๐๐๐ซ ๐๐๐๐: *pregnant women * all children aged 2 or 3 years on 31 August…
From 1 July 2025 the surgery will operate a 72 hour turn around for all prescription requests. Repeat Prescription Request Monday (authorised on a Tuesday and sent to Pharmacy on Wednesday) Tuesday (authorised on a Wednesday and sent to Pharmacy on Thursday) Wednesday (authorised on a Thursday and sent to Pharmacy on Friday) Thursday (authorised…
Prescriptions for Mounjaro jabs, to help people lose weight, will be available at GP surgeries in England from today – but only for those who meet very strict criteria. NHS England have stated that the first group of patients who will be able to get the jab from their GP or a community clinic, will…
East Barnwell Health Centre is proud to support the LGBTQ+ community this Pride Month. As a practice that has signed up to the `pride in practice award` we embrace this period of diversity and inclusivity. If you are a patient and wish us to record your preferred sexual orientation please let us know by completing…
Help shape the future of urgent and emergency care in Cambridge. The best healthcare happens when we listen to the people who use it. That is why we want to hear from you. Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (CUH) is developing long term plans for healthcare at Addenbrookeโs, including how it can improve urgent…
From Monday 3rd February a new dedicated email will come into use at the surgery for prescription requests. If you need to order repeat prescriptions you can: – Request through the NHS App – Request online through the website – Email the prescription team on cpicb.prescriptions.eastbarnwellhealthcentre@nhs.net – Hand you repeat request into the surgery –…
Private consultants may ask GPs to enter into shared care arrangements for the prescription of certain drugs. As with any shared care agreement, a GP prescriber has no contractual obligation to accept an arrangement that they feel uncomfortable with. Shared care by definition requires ongoing input from secondary care when needed and we would advise…
Our new telephone system is now live! The new telephone system provides the following improved experience for our patients: – Option to receive a call back when you get to the front of the call queue, meaning you do not need to say on hold waiting to be answered. – Options to be directed to…