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Patient Access Survey

The H&F North Primary Care Network, is seeking your feedback on accessing general practice services, including contact, appointments, and care.

We understand the pressures and challenges faced by both GP surgeries and patients, as well as the importance of timely access. We want to gather your views and experiences and work together with you to improve your experience at our surgery.
We kindly ask that you complete the survey linked below in as much detail as possible. Additionally, we will be hosting both face-to-face and virtual meetings on access to further gather patient feedback. Invitations will be sent out after the survey closes in 2 weeks.
How will the results be used?
We are working with NHS North West London. They will collect the survey responses and feedback from the events. All responses will remain anonymous.
All of the views given will then be gathered together and used locally to identify areas for improvement.
Accessibility:
For those who prefer a paper-based option, printed versions of this survey are available at your practice. Please return your completed survey—either online or in person.
We appreciate your involvement and look forward to your contributions. Together, we can make meaningful improvements that benefit our entire community.
NHS North West London Primary Care Network (PCN) Access Survey (H&F North Primary Care Network) NW London NHS ICS

H&F North Primary Care Network

Our Place Project

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Our Place Activities Timetable October 2024

Here are the list of activities happening as part of the Our Place Project for the month of October. If you wish to join, please contact:

 

Terry: Terence.King@aod.org.uk or Call 07776512816

Reception: Info@aod.org.uk or Call 020 7385 2098

 

We look forward to seeing you soon!

 

Activity Time
Monday – September 30th Yoga

 

Art Group

1 pm – 2 pm

 

2:30 pm – 4:30 pm

Tuesday – October 1st Gardening Group (AoD Offices)

 

Crafts Club

11 am – 1 pm

 

1:30 pm – 3:30 pm

Wednesday – October 2nd Writing for Wellbeing (Online)

 

 2 pm – 4 pm

 

Thursday – October 3rd Let’s Play Pool 1 pm – 3 pm
Friday – October 4th Coffee Morning

 

The New Normal (Facilitator Training) Fully Booked

10 am – 12 pm

 

12 pm – 1:30 pm

Monday – October 7th Yoga

 

Art Group

1 pm – 2 pm

 

2:30 pm – 4:30 pm

Tuesday – October 8th Gardening Group

 

Crafts Club

 

NHS Back on Track (Online & In-Person) – Please contact to book

11 am – 1 pm

 

1:30 pm – 3:30 pm

 

2:30 pm – 3:30 pm

Wednesday – October 9th Writing for Wellbeing

 

Next Steps (18-30)

11 am – 1 pm

 

1 pm – 3 pm

Thursday – October 10th Let’s Play Pool

 

Visual Impairment/Sight Loss Group

1 pm – 3 pm

 

 

6 pm – 8 pm

Friday October 11th Coffee Morning

 

The New Normal (Facilitator Training) – Fully Booked

 

 

Steering Board (Invitation Only)

10 am – 12 pm

 

12 pm – 1:30 pm

 

 

 

2 pm – 4 pm

Monday – October 14th Yoga

 

Art Group

1 pm – 2 pm

 

2:30 pm – 4:30 pm

Tuesday – October 15th Gardening Group (AoD Offices)

 

AoD Crafts Club

11 am – 1 pm

 

1:30 pm – 3:30 pm

Wednesday – October 16th Next Steps (18-30)

 

Writing for Wellbeing (Online)

 

1 pm – 3 pm

 

2 pm – 4 pm

 

Thursday – October 17th Let’s Play Pool 1 pm – 3 pm
Friday October 18th Coffee Morning

 

Facilitator Training (joined by The New Normal – Fully Booked

10 am – 12 pm

 

12 pm – 1:30 pm

Saturday – October 19th West London Deaf Club 4:30 pm – 9:30 pm
Monday – October 21st Yoga

 

Art Group

1 pm – 2:pm

 

2:30 pm – 4:30 pm

Tuesday – October 22nd Gardening Group (AoD Offices)

 

AoD Crafts Club

11 am – 1 pm

1:30 pm – 3:30 pm

Wednesday – October 23rd Writing for Wellbeing

 

Next Steps

 

11 am – 1 pm

 

1 pm – 3 pm

 

Thursday – October 24th Let’s Play Pool

 

LGBTQ + Group

1 pm – 3 pm

 

5:30 pm – 7:30 pm

Friday – October 25th Our Coffee Morning 10 am – 12 pm
Monday – October 28th Yoga

 

Art Group

1 pm – 2 pm

 

2: 30 pm – 4:30 pm

 
 

Tuesday – October 29th

 

Gardening Group

 

Crafts Club

 

11 am – 1 pm

 

1:30 pm – 3:30 pm

 
Wednesday – October 30th Next Steps 18 – 30

 

Writing for Wellbeing (Online)

1 pm – 3 pm

 

2 pm – 4 pm

 
 
Thursday October 31st Let’s Play Pool 1 pm – 3 pm

A Good Life with Dementia – An Invitation.

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A Good Life with Dementia – An Invitation.

Many people with dementia themselves have told us about all the
unanswered questions they were left with after being diagnosed and the
fear, the uncertainty and the huge blow to confidence they have felt.
That is why we would like to invite you to join… a course, exclusively for
people diagnosed with dementia which has been co-developed and will
be co-delivered by people living with dementia as tutors. Who better to help
answer those questions than someone like you who has already received a
diagnosis of dementia?

The FREE course will run every Monday afternoon, 1:30-3:00pm at
London Mindsports Centre, 21 Dalling, Hammersmith W6 0JD

Monday 21 October
Monday 28 October
Monday 4 November
Monday 11 November
Monday 18 November
Monday 25 November
Monday 2 December
Monday 9 December

The course will:
Provide a space to learn in a fun, reassuring and non-judgemental
environment.
Give people the chance to answer a lot of questions they may still
have about their diagnosis.
Give you all a chance to learn and share together.
The London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham Dementia Partnership
Board and West London NHS Trust are offering this FREE course for people
with dementia.
This program was created to support people with dementia by Innovations
in Dementia, a leading national advocacy, consultancy and training
organisation.
To join us, ask any questions or say hello, our contact info is below.
Very best wishes,
Peggy and Samuel

To speak to Peggy direct please call 07775 784520
or email peggycoles02@gmail.com

To speak to Samuel direct please call 07484 072799
or email samuel.pearce-kearney@nhs.net

Dementia
Partnership Board h&f
“Attending this course with other people facing the same challenges
I do has opened my eyes! Not only can I ask for advice, I have helped
others and even made new friends. “

 

Stoptober 2024

Stoptober is back this October to encourage and support smokers to quit for good. 

‘Stop smoking for Stoptober and you’re 5 times more likely to quit for good’. 

Are motivated to make lifestyle changes? Do you want to quit smoking?
Call surgery on 02087435153 to arrange assessment with Smoking Advisor and start transforming your health today.

Shepherds Bush Medical Centre

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Wellbeing Programme

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Wellbeing Programme

EVERY MONDAY & WEDNESDAY
London MINDSPORTS Centre
21 Dalling Road, Hammersmith W6 0JD
(Near Ravenscourt Park Tube, Buses: 190, 218, 306)

Discover a new kind of community centre in
Hammersmith & Fulham for residents
LBHF Active Minds and West London NHS Trust have created
a Wellbeing Programme at the MINDSPORTS Centre.

MONDAY HIGHLIGHTS
Dementia Academy
10:00am – 1:15pm
‘ Understanding Dementia’ Training by WLT NHS
Mon 21 Oct, 10:30am – 12:30pm
Thu 14 Nov, 2:00pm – 4:00pm (online)
Dance for Dementia (10 weeks)
10:30am – 11:30am
Drop-In Dementia Information Sessions
11:00am – 1:15pm
Monthly Admiral Nurse Appointments
11:00am – 2:30pm
Poetry Reading and Coffee (Tea)
Mon 16 Sept, then first and last Monday of the
month, 11:30am – 12:30pm
Your Physical Wellbeing Course by WLT NHS
Mon 23 Sept for 4 weeks, 1:30pm – 4:00pm
Good Life Course
Mon 21 Oct for 8 weeks, 1:30pm – 3:00pm

WEDNESDAY HIGHLIGHTS
Pilates & Breathing
11:00am – 12:00pm
Singing with the English National Opera & WLT NHS
Wed 2 Oct for 5 weeks, 11:00am – 1:00pm
‘Creativity and Making Art’ Sessions
Wed 18 Sept for 14 weeks, 12:30pm – 2:00pm
Yoga
Wed 18 Sept for 10 weeks, 2:00pm – 3:00pm
Memory Strategies for ALL WLT NHS
Wed 2 Oct, 2:00pm – 4:00pm

All sessions are FREE, fully inclusive and dementia-friendly
Café is open for drinks and light snacks throughout the day
Term ends 11th December 2024

FOR MORE INFORMATION
Call: 07775 784 520 Email: info @hfdaa.org

 

FLU Campaign 2024/ 2025

Dear Patient,

Your FREE FLU VACCINE will be available for you at the practice from Thursday 3rd October.

If you are in one of these categories you are entitled to FREE FLU Vaccine:

  • aged 65y and over
  • aged 18y to 64y in a clinical risk group (defined by the Green Book).
  • pregnant
  • patient in long-stay residential care homes
  • carer in receipt of carer’s allowance, or you are the main carer of an elderly or disabled person
  • close contact of immunocompromised individuals
  • frontline worker – those in a social care setting without an employer led occupational health scheme

Also entitled:

  • all children aged 2y or 3y on 31 August 2024
  • primary and secondary school children (reception to year 11)
  • aged 6m to 17y in a clinical risk group

 

Please give us a call on 02087435153 to book appointment with NURSE or HCA to get the FLU jab.

If you don’t want one, or have already received it elsewhere please let us know.

Shepherds Bush Medical Centre

 

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NHS launches catch up campaign for missed MMR vaccines

Millions of parents and carers in England are being urged to book their children in for their missed measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccine as part of a major new NHS drive to protect children from becoming seriously unwell, as measles cases continue to rise across the country.

The NHS campaign will see all parents of children aged from six to 11 years contacted encouraging them to make an appointment with their child’s GP practice for their missed MMR vaccine.

NHS figures show more than 3.4 million children under the age of 16 years are unprotected and at risk of catching these serious and completely preventable diseases.

Thanks to NHS efforts last winter, the number of MMR vaccinations increased by 10% compared to the previous year with two million, texts, email and letters sent to parents between September 2022 and February 2023.

The NHS campaign will target areas with low uptake of the vaccine with the health service contacting just over one million people aged 11 to 25 years-old in London and the West Midlands to invite them to catch up on their missed MMR vaccinations.

Steve Russell, NHS Director of Vaccinations and Screening, said: “The NHS is acting quickly to tackle the spread of measles by contacting one million people aged between 11 and 25 across London and the Midlands to urge them to get their vaccine.

“People who are unvaccinated can get catch-up jabs at MMR pop-ups in schools and other convenient places while GPs, teachers and trusted community leaders are encouraging groups that are less likely to get their jab to come forward.

“All this builds on the national MMR catch-up campaign the NHS rolled out at the beginning of winter, with text, email and letter reminders sent out to parents and guardians of children up to five who have yet to get full protection.

“Measles is a serious illness, with one in five children who get the disease having to be admitted to hospital for treatment, so if you or your child have not had your MMR jab, it is vital you come forward”.

Measles is not just a childhood disease and can be serious at any age. If caught during pregnancy it can be very serious causing stillbirth, miscarriage and low birth weight and NHS bosses are urging young adults to catch up on any missed doses before thinking about starting a family.

Two doses of the safe and effective MMR vaccine are needed for maximum life-long protection, with the first dose given around the child’s first birthday, and the second dose given at around three years and four months old.

However, anyone can catch up at any age on any missed doses and it’s never too late to protect yourself. The vaccine doses are typically given via a single injection into the muscle of the thigh or upper arm and are usually delivered with their other one year and preschool vaccinations.

The NHS campaign is being supported by Samantha Murray-James from Cheshire, mum of 16 months old Lucca.

Samantha said: “I’d heard stories from my grandmother about measles and how she nursed her children in a darkened room to stop them going blind with it in the 1950s, but didn’t think it was still a problem now. When I heard that measles was making a come back in the news I was worried about my son, Lucca who was just a few months old. As soon as my GP invited me around his first birthday I booked him an appointment to get his first MMR vaccine. The nurse reassured us both and it has put my mind at rest to know he is now protected”.

Measles, mumps and rubella are highly infectious illnesses that can easily spread between unvaccinated people.

Complications from measles, mumps and rubella can be potentially life changing including blindness, deafness and swelling of the brain (encephalitis).

Analysis shows one infected child in a classroom can infect up to nine other unvaccinated children, making it one of the most infectious diseases worldwide; and more infectious than COVID-19. Meanwhile, one in five children with measles, will need to be admitted to hospital for treatment.

Dr Gayatri Amirthalingam, UK Health Security Agency Consultant Medical Epidemiologist said: “The continuing downward trend in the uptake of routine childhood vaccinations is a serious concern. The diseases that these vaccines protect against, such as measles, can be life-changing and even deadly. No parent wants this for their child especially when these diseases are easily preventable.

“We now have a very real risk of measles outbreaks across the country. Please don’t put this off, check now that your children are fully up to date with both their MMR jabs and all their routine vaccines, and do take up the offer as soon as possible if you are contacted by your GP practice or the NHS for your child to catch up”.

Data shows the MMR vaccine is safe and very effective. After two doses:

  • around 99% of people will be protected against measles and rubella
  • around 88% of people will be protected against mumps

This latest campaign follows on from an NHS polio and MMR catch-up campaign, which targeted un-or-partially-vaccinated children aged one  to 11 years in London, rolled out at the end of March through GP practices, primary schools and community vaccination clinics.

Health Minister Maria Caulfield said: “Measles is a serious but entirely preventable disease.

“The MMR vaccine is proven to be safe for youngsters and offers lifelong protection.

“I’m urging everyone whose child is not yet fully vaccinated to come forward and get them protected as soon as possible”.

Parents and carers can find out more about the different vaccines their child should have and when by visiting www.nhs.uk and searching for ‘NHS vaccinations and when to have them’.

Measles – NHS (www.nhs.uk)

NHS England — London » More than 32,000 children across London at risk of catching measles as new school term gets underway

 

 

 

Local wellbeing activities for improving health

Join our fully inclusive and dementia friendly walking
group and singing sessions, every Thursday from 11am.

Singing Group
Starts Thursday 18th January
Ravenscourt Park Glasshouses,
London, W6 0UL
11am – 12.30pm

Walking Group
Starts Thursday 25th January
Meet at Loftus Road Stadium, W12 7PJ
11am – 12.30pm
Ends with a social session and refreshments at
Elgin Close Resource Centre, Goldhawk Road

Activities will alternate each week. Please be sure to wear appropriate
clothing and to bring drinking water. Walkers go at their own pace.
Part of the Active Minds wellbeing programme for 18+

To register your interest please contact Sinead Friel
Email: sinead.friel@qpr.co.uk Tel: 07807 788511

 

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Hammersmith & Fulham Patient Reference Group

We warmly welcome you to our
patient reference group meetings.
Come along and tell us about
your health and care experiences
and work with us to improve and
co-design local services.

The group meets every two months on a
Thursday, we vary the meeting times to give
everyone a chance to attend.
Do let us know if you are coming and if you
have any support needs. If there is a change to
the advertised dates our website will have the
latest information. Find our contact details on
the back page.

Dates for 2024:
2.00-4.00pm, 25th January
2.00-4.00pm, 21st March
10.00-12.00noon, 23rd May
10.00-12.00noon, 25th July
10.00-12.00noon, 26th September
2.00-4.00pm, 21st November

All meetings are held at the Irish Cultural Centre, 5 Black’s Road, Hammersmith, London, W6 9DT.

Do arrive 15 minutes prior to the
meeting starting for tea/coffee and to meet
other members.

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