Affiliated to King’s College & Imperial College medical Schools.

Click here to read letter from Professor Amanda Howe, President of Royal College of General Practitioners ( RCGP)

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Click here to apply for a coronavirus test

24.9.2020

FLU VACCINATION 2020

Getting a flu jab this year is more important than ever because of COVID-19

Patients  are being advised to get a flu jab to help protect against the “double danger” of flu and coronavirus

We will be running our 2nd ( and last for the season)  free walk in Flu Vaccination clinic on  26.9.2020 ,Saturday,  from 9am to 11am. Please arrive in the time slot given to you in your text/phone invitation. 

We are inviting all patients who are eligible by phone and text . 

Please enter via pedestrian gate at 20,Pield Heath Road ( small gate),the marshals will be there to guide you.

We have a one way queuing system in place. The queue will be outside so please dress according to the weather. Please bring water if the forecast is hot, as we will not be able to provide this.  Please follow social distancing and wear a face covering (Nose to chin covered).

We have limited parking on site so we kindly ask that this is only to be used by those with disabilities.

Please do not attend if you have any of the below symptoms of COVID-19, or have returned to the UK from a country requiring quarantine, within the last 14 days.

The main symptoms of coronavirus are:

• a high temperature – this means you feel hot to touch on your chest or back (you do not need to measure your temperature)
• a new, continuous cough – this means coughing a lot for more than an hour, or 3 or more coughing episodes in 24 hours (if you usually have a cough, it may be worse than usual)
• a loss or change to your sense of smell or taste – this means you’ve noticed you cannot smell or taste anything, or things smell or taste different to normal

Most people with coronavirus have at least 1 of these symptoms.

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22.9.2020

 Covid regulations in England

Click here to find out what has changed

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17.09.2020

Is my child too ill for school?

   Click here for advice to parents regarding coughs and colds in school children

The Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health says

“From  available evidence we believe that children with simple cold symptoms such as coryzal symptoms (runny noses) or sore throats without fever who would normally have attended schools in other times should not be tested for COVID-19.

This is in agreement with current PHE guidance for deciding when to test. These  symptoms are:

• new continuous cough
• fever/high temperature 
• loss of, or change in, sense of smell or taste.

Following this guidance allows the identification of children most likely to be infected and help detect any emerging outbreak”

Click here to visit the Royal College’s website 

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09.09.2020

Stop the spread of coronavirus and keep on protecting each other.

Wash hands. Cover face. Make space.

 Click here to watch new campaign video from Department of Health and Social Care.

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From 14.9.2020

The number of people allowed to meet socially is being reduced from 30 to six in England, amid a rise in coronavirus cases.

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Self-isolation period has been extended to 10 days for those who have coronavirus (COVID-19) symptoms or a positive test result

Coronavirus (COVID-19): travel corridors

31.7.2020

FAQs: What you can and cant do

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The Phlebotomy Services at Hillingdon Hospital and Mount Vernon Hospital would like to remind patients that the service still operates on a walk in basis and still requires patients to bring a print out of the blood tests request form.

You may also have  blood tests at Oak farm clinic , long lane ,Hillingdon, UB10 9PB on a Tuesday afternoon- by appointment only- Tel:01895 484810

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Extremely vulnerable ( High risk) group

What will change from 1 August

From 1 August, the government will pause shielding unless the transmission of COVID-19 in the community starts to rise significantly.

This means:

• the government will no longer be advising you to shield
• the support from the National Shielding Service of free food parcels, medicine deliveries and care will stop
• NHS Volunteer Responders will carry on delivering the food you buy, prescriptions and essential items to you if you need it
• you will still be eligible for priority supermarket slots (if you have registered by 17 July)

You may still be at risk of severe illness if you catch coronavirus, so stay at home as much as you can and continue to take precautions when you do go out. You can do this by washing your hands regularly, avoiding touching your face and keeping 2 metres away from people outside of your household or bubble wherever possible.

From 1 August, you’ll be advised you could go out to more places and see more people, for example, the advice is:

• you can go to work, as long as the workplace is COVID-secure – but carry on working from home if you can
• children who are clinically extremely vulnerable can go back to school (when the rest of their class goes back)
• you can go outside to buy food, to places of worship and for exercise – keeping 2 metres away wherever possible

This guidance will be updated with these changes on 1 August.

Who this guidance is for

This guidance is for adults, and children and young people aged 0 to 18 who are clinically extremely vulnerable

Click here for more information

24.07.2020

  Face coverings will be mandatory in shops and supermarkets

Guidance on the use of face coverings on public transport

04.07.2020

  Coronovirus lockdown: New measures introduced 

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Hillingdon hospital has suspended walk-in xray service for patients sent in by GPs. Patients are to be given fixed appointments at xray departments in Hillingdon hospital or Mount Vernon Hospital, depending on the conditions.

From 15.06.20 , face coverings will become mandatory on public transport

From  15.06.20, face masks and coverings to be worn by all NHS hospital staff and visitors

Covid-19 Antibody testing

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How would contact tracing work in England?

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Health Secretary announces that everyone aged 5 and over in the UK with symptoms can now be tested for coronavirus.

Loss of smell is added to the list of covid-19 symptoms.

What is the risk on public transport       

When and how to use masks-WHO    

Domestic violence- Get help

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Changes are made to access to confidential medical records of covid /suspected covid patients during  pandemic.

Deadline – 30th September 2020.

Please click here for more information

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Public Health England is recommending Vitamin D during lock down.

Click here for the BBC article

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Patient leaflet  Please help the NHS – Over the counter medication

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Dental Problems

Please contact your own dentist first. If you dont have a dentist , please click here to find out how to get emergency dental care.

Coronavirus ( COVID-19)  

 

Stay alert

• Only go outside for food, health reasons or work (but only if you cannot work from home)
• If you go out, stay 2 metres (6ft) away from other people at all times
• Wash your hands as soon as you get home

Video: How to wash your hands properly

Do not meet others, even friends or family. You can spread the virus even if you don’t have symptoms. 

 Click here for updates

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What to do if you have symptoms

Do not leave your home if you have coronavirus symptoms

Do not leave your home if you have either:

• a high temperature – this means you feel hot to touch on your chest or back (you do not need to measure your temperature)
• a new, continuous cough – this means coughing a lot for more than an hour, or 3 or more coughing episodes in 24 hours (if you usually have a cough, it may be worse than usual)

To protect others, do not go to places like a GP surgery, pharmacy or hospital. Stay at home.

Use the 111 online coronavirus service to find out what to do. Please click on link below

Self- Isolation

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Self isolate for 7 days if you have coronovirus symptoms

if you live with others and you or one of them have symptoms of coronavirus, then all household members must stay at home and not leave the house for 14 days. The 14-day period starts from the day when the first person in the house became ill

You do not  need to self-isolate if you just have a cough after 7 days. A cough can last for several weeks after the infection has gone.

Click here for more information on self-isolation.

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You may suffer from conditions that make you vulnerable ( requiring stringent social distancing ) or extremely vulnerable ( High Risk) requiring shielding. The high risk group would have received letters from NHS.

vulnerable groups

We are advising those who are at increased risk of severe illness from coronavirus (COVID-19) to be particularly stringent in following social distancing measures

This group includes those who are:

• aged 70 or older (regardless of medical conditions)
• under 70 with an underlying health condition listed below (ie anyone instructed to get a flu jab as an adult each year on medical grounds):
  • chronic (long-term) respiratory diseases, such as asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), emphysema or bronchitis
  • chronic heart disease, such as heart failure
  • chronic kidney disease
  • chronic liver disease, such as hepatitis
  • chronic neurological conditions, such as Parkinson’s disease, motor neurone disease, multiple sclerosis (MS), a learning disability or cerebral palsy
  • diabetes
  • problems with your spleen – for example, sickle cell disease or if you have had your spleen removed
  • a weakened immune system as the result of conditions such as HIV and AIDS, or medicines such as steroid tablets or chemotherapy
  • being seriously overweight (a body mass index (BMI) of 40 or above)
• those who are pregnant

Click here to learn about conditions requiring stringent social distancing 

Extremely vulnerable groups

What do we mean by extremely vulnerable?

People falling into this extremely vulnerable group include:

1. Solid organ transplant recipients.

2. People with specific cancers:
   • people with cancer who are undergoing active chemotherapy or radical radiotherapy for lung cancer
   • people with cancers of the blood or bone marrow such as leukaemia, lymphoma or myeloma who are at any stage of treatment
   • people having immunotherapy or other continuing antibody treatments for cancer
   • people having other targeted cancer treatments which can affect the immune system, such as protein kinase inhibitors or PARP inhibitors
   • people who have had bone marrow or stem cell transplants in the last 6 months, or who are still taking immunosuppression drugs

3. People with severe respiratory conditions including all cystic fibrosis, severe asthma and severe COPD.

4. People with rare diseases and inborn errors of metabolism that significantly increase the risk of infections (such as SCID, homozygous sickle cell).

5. People on immunosuppression therapies sufficient to significantly increase risk of infection.

6. Women who are pregnant with significant heart disease, congenital or acquired.

The NHS in England has directly contacted people with these conditions to provide further advice.

Shielding is a measure to protect extremely vulnerable people by minimising interaction between those who are extremely vulnerable and others. This means that those who are extremely vulnerable should not leave their homes, and within their homes should minimise all non-essential contact with other members of their household. This is to protect those who are at very high risk of severe illness from coronavirus (COVID-19) from coming into contact with the virus.

If you think you have a condition which makes you extremely vulnerable or have received a letter from NHS England you are strongly advised to shield yourself, to reduce the chance of getting coronavirus (COVID-19) and follow the face-to-face distancing measures below.

The measures are:

1. Strictly avoid contact with someone who is displaying symptoms of coronavirus (COVID-19). These symptoms include high temperature and/or new and continuous cough.
2. Do not leave your house.
3. Do not attend any gatherings. This includes gatherings of friends and families in private spaces, for example, family homes, weddings and religious services.
4. Do not go out for shopping, leisure or travel and, when arranging food or medication deliveries, these should be left at the door to minimise contact.
5. Keep in touch using remote technology such as phone, internet, and social media.

Do use telephone or online services to contact your GP or other essential services.

We know that stopping these activities will be difficult. You should try to identify ways of staying in touch with others and participating in your normal activities remotely from your home. However, you must not participate in alternative activities if they involve any contact with other people.

Click here to register to get coronavirus support as extremely vulnerable.

Advice for pregnant women  

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    Guidance for those involved in managing  deaths related  to Covid

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Help NHS by purchasing certain medications over the counter.

Click here to find our why we dont prescribe certain medication 

Patient leaflet-2

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We have installed an intercom system at the entrance to surgery. From 23.03.2020,  entrance is strictly by invitation only. Please attend surgery only if you are instructed to do so. Any walk in patient will be assisted via intercom only. Please ring or email surgery with any query. Emails are preferred.We had to introduce these measures to protect staff and patients. We apologise for any inconvenience. Thank you for your cooperation.

If you wish to drop scripts , please use  letter box of staff entrance  which faces  Pield Heath Road . You can also request repeat scripts online or via email.

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Covid-19:From 16.03.2020 we have moved  to telephone-first model to protect our patients
In order to reduce the risk to other patients in the surgery and prevent surgery closure due to having to decontaminate or having significant staff absence we have decided to implement some mitigating actions:.

We urge patients to self care for coughs, cold and flu like illnesses. Self help advice can be found on the nhs  111 website. 

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Please visit

  www.gov.uk/guidance/wuhan-novel-coronavirus-information-for-the-public

  Common questions about Coronavirus

General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)

What is the GDPR?

The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is a new, Europe-wide law that replaces the Data Protection Act 1998 in the UK. It is part of the wider package of reform to the data protection landscape that includes the Data Protection Bill. The GDPR sets out requirements for how organisations  need to handle personal data from 25 May 2018.

The GDPR was designed to harmonise data privacy laws across Europe. The aim is to protect citizens from privacy and data breaches.The current Data Protection Act dates from the 1990s when organisations held much less data on individuals. As the amount of data held has increased and technology has advanced, so has the risk of data breaches. The GDPR aims to address gaps in previous legislation.The key principles of the Data Protection Act 1998 remain unchanged, but some areas of legislation have been strengthened. Click here to learn what’s new.

Like the Data Protection Act 1998 , the GDPR applies to ‘controllers’ and ‘processors’ of data – a controller says how and why personal data is processed and the processor acts on the controller’s behalf. General Practices are data controllers. West London Medical Centre has always shown absolute commitment for data protection  and will continue to do so by strictly  adhering to new regulations.

Click here for more information.

Our Data Protection Officer is Mrs Yvonne Blowfield, Practice Manager

Please visit practice news to read the  privacy notice.

If you wish to register with us, please visit information .

Patient Participation Group

Please click here for information

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Spotting cancer early saves lives

Click here for details about cancer screening in the NHS

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Patient access

You can now book/cancel your appointments and order repeat prescriptions online.

The Practice is pleased to provide patients with access to its Clinical System via a Secure Web Interface.

To use EMIS Patient Access you will need a Practice ID number and Access ID number which is obtained from the practice, and, in conjunction with a password, will be unique to you.

Please obtain a registration letter, from West London Medical Centre, and then register on the Patient Access website, using the information in the registration letter.

Please note that if you register directly online, without the registration letter, then you cannot use all the Patient Access features.

Please bring a photo ID (passport or driving licence) to the surgery in order to obtain your ID numbers & password.

If you already have your log in details, click on the link below to access the online service.

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Dr S S Shashikanth
West London Medical Centre
20 Pield Heath Road , Hillingdon, UB8 3NG
Tel: 01895 233 881 Fax: 01895 81277 Website: www.londongp.org.uk Email: admin@londongp.org.uk

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Care Quality Commission ( CQC)  Provider ID : 1-19972420  Location ID:1-520122034

We are the local surgery to The Hillingdon Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Bus routes – U2 , U4 and U7 Bus stop – Pield Heath Road

If you need to see a GP at anytime other than normal surgery opening hours, you will need to ring the out of hours GP service on 0300 130 3018 Please note that GPs are not medico-legally covered to deal with dental problems. If you have a dental emergency please contact your dentist for advice. If you do not have a dentist , you may ring NHS111.

We hope that this website  will be used as a resource by patients and others who want to know more about the practice, or how best to make use of our services. We hope that it will also offer useful links to other resources, both within and outside the NHS.We are always open to comments, and would greatly welcome suggestions for improvement.

 

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www.londongp.org.uk is the official website of West London Medical Centre , Hillingdon.

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