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"We aim to provide high quality, accessible health care in a timely, responsive and compassionate way, inspiring confidence in our patients, their families and our community."

Surgery News

Next Bank Holiday

Friday 18th - Monday 21st April

The Surgery will be closed all day Friday - Monday and reopen on Tuesday 22nd April.

 

Staff Updates

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Next Staff Training

Wednesday 2nd April

The surgery will be closed for Staff Training between 1pm-5pm.

We will reopen as normal same day at 5pm. There will be emergency phone cover during this time.

To see all Training Dates in 2025 please click here.

Local News

Prescription Exemption Changes

Tax Credit payments made by HMRC are ending on 5 April 2025
 
If you're currently receiving tax credits from HMRC, these will no longer be paid after 5 April 2025. If you have a valid tax credit exemption certificate, automatic entitlement to full help with health costs because of your tax credits will stop when it runs out.
People receiving tax credits are being moved to Universal Credit. When your tax credits have stopped and you're moved to Universal Credit, you must meet the Universal Credit conditions to be entitled to full help with health costs. View https://www.nhsbsa.nhs.uk/.../getti.../hwhc-universal-credit to check if you are entitled to help with your health costs.

NHS App

  • NHS App no longer on older devices

From Monday 3 February, the NHS App is no longer be accessible as a mobile app for anybody using older devices. Patients using the following operating systems will no longer be able to access the NHS App via the app:

  • iOS 12
  • Android 6
  • Android 7
  • iOS 13 and iOS 14 – option to update device to iOS 15, which is the minimum supported version.

The NHS App is now only supported on:

Guidance on checking and updating devices is available on the NHS.UK website.

GP Patient Survey 2024

GP Patient Survey have released the results for 2024. Find Brookside's results here!

 

For more information about how the GP Patient Survery is done please visit https://gp-patient.co.uk/about