Out of Hours Emergencies: When the surgery is closed please dial 01244 343300 to contact DEMS (Deva Emergency Service) for a duty doctor. Please restrict these calls to genuine emergency problems.

Summer 2006

Flu Vaccination Delays 2006.

The Department of Health have very recently advised us of a national delay in the production of the Flu vaccine this year. This problem will again affect all suppliers of GP practices in the UK. We expect to start our campaign in October. Please check our website regularly or contact the surgery nearer the time for more information on dates. Department of Health website: www.dh.gov.uk (external link, new browser window)

Quality Outcomes Framework (QoF) 2005/06

Last year Boughton Health Centre once again scored highly in the national standards league table. These standards are set by the Department of Health nationally and monitored by the Strategic Health Authority and our local Cheshire West Primary Care Trust. The maximum score that can be achieved is 1,050 points. The UK national this year was 949 points. In 2004/05 we achieved 1,029.7 quality points. In 2005/06 we improved that score to 1,040.52.

These quality points measure levels clinical care, organisational development , patient access and waiting times, patient satisfaction levels and overall quality levels within the Practice. The Practice was delighted with this years achievement—but we are always looking to improve!

Sr. Sarah Smith: Our new Nurse Practitioner.

As of June 2006 we are pleased to announce that Nurse Team Manager Sarah Smith has become a qualified Nurse Practitioner. Congratulations Sarah!
Sarah is fully qualified to consult, diagnose, issue prescriptions and request bio/blood test for our patients. She works closely with our GPs and now consults here 4 days a week (Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday). If you would like to know more about Sarah's specialist role here and how she could help you as a patient with your healthcare needs please ask at Reception.

Staff News

Office Manager Sam Hocking has been away on maternity Leave since February. Following the birth of her daughter Amy Jane, Sam will be returning to the Practice on 4th September.
Our Medical Receptionist Cath Crowly is also on maternity leave. Cath gave birth to a daughter Eleanor Grace in July. Cath will be returning to work in January 2007.

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Spring 2006

New Technology!

We would like to introduce our new Automated Patient Checkin system. Avoid the queues and save time by using our touchscreen system to confirm you have arrived for your GP appointment; then simply take a seat in the waiting room. Click here for more...

New chairs!

As a result from patient feedback via our most recent surveys and forum we are pleased to announce the replacement of the waiting room seats. These should be in place mid April 2006.

New Staff!
We would like to introduce several new members to the teams here at Boughton:

Nursing team-

• Practice Nurse Michelle Bennett.
• Phlebotomists Diane Bakran and Pauline De-Costa.

Support Staff-

• The reception office has seen the recent arrivals of Rachel Stelling and Sheila Dickerson.

Goodbye!

• We would also like to say a fond farewell to Christine Turner who retired on the 31st March after 9 years with the practice.

And Finally...

Two other VERY special arrivals are those of Amy Jane Hocking the baby daughter of our Office Manager Sam and Bryonie Davies the baby daughter of Christine from our Medicine Manager team. Congratulations to all the happy and proud parents!

2005 Archived News

2004 Archived News