Flu Clinics 13th and 14th October 2022
Please click here to access information Flu Letter 2022
All of our patients that are eligible will soon receive letter or text message invites for our flu clinics that will be held at Leyland Road Church, Leyland Road, Southport PR9 9JQ on the 13th and 14th October. Please note that priority will be given to the following patients:
- Patients aged 65 and over,
- Patients aged 18-64 with underlying health conditions
If you are unable to attend on the above dates then we will be in touch to arrange an appointment in surgery.
A copy of the above letter "Flu Letter 2022" is available to collect from Reception
Goodbye to Dr Kati Scholtz.
We are sad to announce that Wednesday 31st August will be Dr Scholtz's last day as a GP Partner at Norwood Surgery.
Dr Scholtz is a much loved and respected GP and she will be missed by all at Norwood Surgery.
We would like to thank her for all that she has done for Norwood Surgery and wish her the very best for her forthcoming retirement.
GP Patient Survey 2022
We would like to thank all our patients who completed the survey.
We are delighted to report that we achieved above the Local (ICS) and National average in every question.
If you would like to read the full results, please click on the following link:
Norwood Surgery GP Patient Survey 2022 results
Support for Ukrainian families
Sefton CVS and partners have set up two Ukrainian welcome centres in north and south Sefton which are safe places for our Ukrainian guests and their sponsors to meet.
Centre information
- The south Sefton centre is located at the Methodist Church, 19 Mersey Road, Blundellsands, L23 3AE.
- The north Sefton centre is located at Compassionate Acts, Victoria Centre, 197 Sussex Road, Southport, PR8 6DG
COVID–19
Please see below for updated guidance in relation to the wearing of facemasks when attending the surgery:
• Patients with respiratory symptoms who are required to attend for
treatment should wear a facemask/covering.
• All other patients are not required to wear a facemask unless this is a personal
preference.
Please note that face masks are no longer mandatory however, if you are asked by a member of staff to wear one when you attend surgery please do so.
Thank you for your continued support.
Norwood Surgery, in common with all other GP surgeries in England, will be legally required to extract and upload a copy of your full (historic) GP record to NHS Digital on 1st August (originally 1st July 2021) 2022, & daily thereafter, as part of the GP Data for Planning & Research (GPDPR) scheme. NHS Digital becomes the data controller for all such uploaded information & will use the uploaded information for purposes beyond direct medical care, so-called “secondary uses”; such as commissioning, planning, population health management, & research.
Please click here to visit the GPDPR page on the NHS Digital website for more information.
Please click here to see the GP Practice Privacy Notice for GPDPR, which we will incorporate into our own Privacy Notice at its next update.
By law, we are required to inform our patients of such processing and of their right to opt-out of this extraction, should they wish to. The opt-out is the standard one used to prohibit use of your GP records for secondary purposes, the “Type 1 Opt-Out”. If you have already expressed such an opt-out (e.g. you previously opted out of the abandoned care.data scheme) then it remains in force & will prohibit this extraction.
There are 2 types of opt out:
Type 1 Opt-Out prevents information being shared outside of a GP practice for purposes other than direct care.
Type 2 Opt-Out prevents information being shared outside of NHS Digital for purposes beyond the individual’s direct care. (This is known as National Data Opt-Out)
For a visual summary of how a Type 1 Opt-Out & the National Data Opt-Out differ & work in practice, please click here.
Please note that the National Data Opt-Out (such as you can set via the NHS App) will not prohibit the extraction & the uploading of your personal information held by your GP surgery to NHS Digital for the GPDPR scheme - please click here to find out how to make that choice.
If you do not want any of your information to flow to NHS Digital as part of the GPDPR scheme, then you need to express a Type 1 Opt-Out before 31st July 2022. If you opt out after 1st August then your GP record will have been extracted, & whilst no new information about you will be uploaded, the copy of your GP record, as now held by NHS Digital, will not be automatically deleted. It remains uncertain as to whether and if so, how an individual will ever be able to get their personal information deleted.
To submit a Type 1 Opt-Out for you or one of your dependents, please complete this form and place into the white letter/prescription box at the front of our building.
Please do not telephone our reception to make this request, as we need to ensure that patients trying to contact us for medical help are not delayed.
Walking For Health
Norwood Surgery has a "Walking for Health" group. Click here for details
Get Well, Keep Well
Of course, we’re not just here for when you are unwell. Our team of healthcare professionals and back-up staff offer a number of clinics and services to promote good health and wellbeing whatever your medical condition.
Our walking group meets every Thursday at 1:30 by the café in Hesketh Park – it’s free and we would love to see you there. Find out more here Norwood Walking Group
Norwood Surgery is a certified parkrun practice. Southport parkrun takes place every Saturday at 9am in Hesketh Park. Why not come down and run, walk or volunteer? It’s free. Find out more at: Southport parkrun
Many of our patients have inspirational stories of how parkrun has changed there lives…..
here’s the links: https://blog.parkrun.com/uk/2018/12/10/gp-stories/ and https://blog.parkrun.com/uk/2019/12/10/where-my-heart-is/
Join In
We hope you enjoy having a look around the site and familiarising yourself with some of the online features such as ordering a repeat prescription. Whatever your thoughts, be sure to let us know via our feedback function. Comments and suggestions are always a great way of helping us continue to enhance the way we look after you.
Access
The surgery has disabled car parking space adjacent to the treatment room at the rear of the building. Wheelchair access is available to the main building via external and internal lifts. A disabled WC is also available in the nurse’s treatment room adjacent to the disabled parking space. If you need assistance please arrange with reception.
