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Upcoming changes :-

During March 2023, eConsult will cease and be replaced with PATCHS. The new banner will appear in due course.

Foundry Lane Surgery is aware that, with the 40th anniversary of the Falklands War and recent events in Ukraine, these events may have had an impact upon the health of some military veterans registered with us.

If you feel that it would be helpful to discuss any concerns, please do come forward and speak with one of the GP's.

The Practice will be closed for a planned training session on the afternoon of Thursday 3rd March 2022

Non-urgent appointments please contact the surgery Friday 4th March 2022 from 8am

Dates for

Community Outreach Vaccinations with LS14 Trust

Saturday 12th February 10am - 2pm - Vaccine clinic at Kentmere Community Centre

Tuesday 15th February 9am - 12pm - Vaccine bus outside Dennis Healey Centre / Morsedale Lane - venue to be confirmed

Thursday 17th February 9am - 12pm - Vaccine bus outside LS14 Trust 45 Ramshead Hill Seacroft LS14 1BT

Thursday 17th February 5.30pm - 7.30pm - Evening clinic at Kentmere Community Centre

Monday 21st February 10.00am - 3.00pm - Vaccine bus follow the ice-cream van around specific routes - residents can stop the vaccine bus outside their residence and we will stop at three destinations - share food and create play spaces for families. This will include Boggart Hill, Tarnside & Foundry.

Health Start Vitamin & Voucher Scheme

For those who are eligible, Healthy Start vouchers offer up to £8.00 a week to spend on milk, fruit, vegetables, tinned / dried pulses and infant formula milk.

Health Start Vitamin & Voucher Scheme

WALK-IN COVID BOOSTER CLINICS

Oakwood Lane Medical Practice, Leeds LS8 3BZ, are now operating WALK-IN Covid Booster Clinics, open to eligible patients from aged 12 years.lt 1st, Second at 8 weeks after 1st, Booster at 12 weeks after second)

Wednesday 22nd December @ 8.30am-11am, 1pm-4pm

Thursday 23rd December @ 8.30am -11am, 1pm-4pm

Please do not attend if you have had Covid in the last 28 days. Under 16s must be accompanied by an adult.

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Given the latest UK Government announcement, General Practice are prioritising clinically urgent patients and the vaccination booster programme. At this busy time, please don't call the practice - you will be contacted directly. If you are over 30 you can also book online, and from Wednesday you can book online if you are over 18.

Your GP extended access service in:-

Oakwood Lane Medical Practice

What is 'extended access'?

It's the term we use to describe the additional evening and weekend appointments that are now available with GPs, practice nurses and other healthcare professionals for pre-booked and 'same day' booked appointments.

When can I get an 'extended access' appointment?

In addition to your regular GP practice opening hours, you have access to the following extended access appointments:

Monday - Friday 6pm - 8pm

Saturday - 9am - 3pm

Sunday - 11am - 1pm

Who can get an appointment on an evening or weekend?

Anyone can use the extended access appointments. However, this services is ideal if you:

* find it difficult to attend an appointment during the working day (Monday-Friday 9am-5pm)

* are a busy parent with small children; or

* rely on working carers to take you to appointments

How do I attend an extended access appointment?

You can access face to face or telephone and video consultation appointments vie the extended access service. This will be based on individual need and the nature of the appointment required.

As of October 2021, face-to-face extended access appointments are carried out at Oakwood Lane Medical Practice (2 Amberton Terrace, Leeds LS8 3BZ). This means your appointment may not be with a member of staff from your usual GP practice. They will have access to all necessary information about you to give you the care you need.

Virtual consultations are carried out online and you will be provided with guidance and instructions for how to login to your appointment (you will not be made to have a video consultation if you are unable to do so).

What services can I get from extended access appointments?

Extended access appointments provide routine appointments you would get during normal opening hours, this includes:-

* GP, nurse and health care assistant appointments

* NHS health checks

Pharmacist (for more information, please contact your practice)

* Musculoskeletal (MSK) appointments

* Long Term Condition reviews including Spirometry

How do I get an extended access appointment?

Extended access appointments are only available via booking. There is no 'walk-in' offer. To book an appointment, you must contact your own GP practice. You can book via telephone or by using your GP online service (speak to your own practice for more information).

Always cancel any appointment you no longer need, someone else could be using it.

We'd love to hear from you!

If you have any comments or experiences, you would like to share about using the extended access service, or primary care services more generally, please get in touch via any of the options below:

Online: https://www.smartsurvey.co.uk/s/OCfeedback/

Telephone: 0113 8435470

Email: Leedsccg.comms@nhs.net

Post: Send your feedback to :

Primary Care Feedback, FREEPOST RTEG-JRZR-CLZG, NHS Leeds CCG, WIRA House, Leeds LS16 6EB

Veterans: NHS Mental Health Service

Op Courage Veterans MH&WS

For easy read patient information on various health problems and health services, please click on the following link:-

https://www.learningdisabilityservice-leeds.nhs.uk/get-checked-out/resources/

New Patient Registration

You can register at reception. Collect the registration forms from reception.

PLEASE HAND IN COMPLETED FORMS AT RECEPTION SO THAT WE CAN CHECK IDENTIFICATION ETC

We ask all new patients to please bring two forms of ID for each adult family member; one of which to be a picture and one with your up to date address. We also request that you provide us with your NHS number. However, we are still able to register you if you do not have access to these forms of identification or proof of address, as per national guidance. If this is the case, or you need assistance or support in completing these forms, then please discuss with a member of the reception team. We may also be able to signpost you to our Social Prescriber (who supports patients with their well-being more generally).

If you are a carer or you have a carer please tell us when you register so we can note it on our records and provide information re Carers Leeds for additional support. This does not apply to those who are simply looking after children within the family. Please ask the receptionist for further advice if you are unsure.

We offer voluntary HIV Hepatitis B&C screening for newly registering adult patients.

If you would like to be screened for these conditions, please book an appointment with one of the nursing team for a blood test.

We register patients from Leeds 9, 14 and 15.

Registered patients who move out of area will need to register with another GP.

These fact sheets have been written to explain the role of UK health services, the National Health Service (NHS), to newly-arrived individuals seeking asylum. They cover issues such as the role of GPs, their function as gatekeepers to the health services, how to register and how to access emergency services.

Special care has been taken to ensure that information is given in clear language, and the content and style has been tested with user groups. Open the leaflets in one of the following languages

English	Urdu
Albanian	Hindi
Arabic	Lithuanian
Bulgarian	Polish
Chinese (Cantonese)	Portuguese
Chinese (Mandarin)	Spanish
Russian	French
Turkish	Punjabi
Gujerati	Somali
Croatian	Bengali
Farsi

Temporary Registration

If you are ill while away from home or if you are not registered with a doctor but need to see one you can receive emergency treatment from the local GP practice for 14 days. After 14 days you will need to register as a temporary or permanent patient.

You can be registered as a temporary patient for up to three months. This will allow you to be on the local practice list and still remain a patient of your permanent GP. After three months you will have to re-register as a temporary patient or permanently register with that practice.

To register as a temporary patient simply contact the local practice you wish to use. Practices do not have to accept you as a temporary patient although they do have an obligation to offer emergency treatment. You cannot register as a temporary patient at a practice in the town or area where you are already registered.

pdf Download the Temporary Resident Registration Form