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Non-urgent advice: Next Bank Holiday
Monday 6th May
The Surgery will be closed all day and reopen on Tuesday 7th May.
Non-urgent advice: Staff Updates
We would like to welcome Dr Hardeep Gahir to the team who will be joining us as part of his GP Training.
Non-urgent advice: Next Staff Training
Wednesday 22nd May
The surgery will be closed for Staff Training between 1pm-5pm. We will reopen as normal at 5pm. There will be emergency phone cover during this time.
Local News
Mirena Coil Update
- MIRENA COIL UPDATE
On the 10th Jan 2024, the FSRH (Faculty for Sexual and Reproductive Health) released a statement stating that The Mirena® coil
52mg LNG-IUD has now been licensed for 8 years for contraception use. The United Kingdom Medicines Health Regulatory Authority (MHRA) has approved an extension to the Mirena licence from 5 years to 8 years for contraception.
There has NOT been an extension to the licensed duration of use when being used for the management of heavy menstrual bleeding, or for endometrial protection as part of hormone replacement therapy (HRT).
How does this affect practice?
Users of the Mirena 52mg LNG-IUD can now be advised that the device can be used as contraception for 8 years. This also applies to individuals who already have a device in-situ.
There are no changes to the established FSRH and British Menopause Society recommended duration of use when a Mirena 52mg LNG-IUD is being used for endometrial protection as part of HRT (5 years from time of insertion) or to existing guidance about duration of use of Mirena for heavy menstrual bleeding.
Please book an appointment if you wish to discuss this further.
Asthma Inhalers
- ASTHMA INHALERS
NHS App
- NHS APP
The NHS App have made it so patients can now set up their own online access without the need to visit the surgery!
Either download the NHS App via your phones app store or click here for their online version and follow the instructions to set up an account.
With the NHS App you can book appointments, order repeat medication, view health record and more! (Please note you must be over 13 to have an account).