Wellington Health Centre
16 Wellington Road
St John’s Wood
London, NW8 9SP
Tel: 020 7722 3382

We are recruiting for a part-time Practice Nurse

Please, email the surgery for further details, including a copy of the job description and person specification.

whc.wpct@nhs.net

Appointment Reminders via Text Messaging

A text messaging service is being introduced in our surgery. To register for this service please fill in the form at the reception or click below for other option.

Text Messaging Leaflet

Missed Appointments

During December the number of patients who failed to turn up for their appointment was 98.

If cancelled in a good time, these would have been available for other patients to use.

Every missed appointment costs the NHS £36.00.

Changes in Doctors' working hours

Dr Anand will be working on Friday morning in addition to her normal hours.

Dr Newstead will be doing additional clinics on Wednesday and Thursday afternoon.

Dr Azarbod is staying with us intil the end of March and he will be doing Monday afternoon and late evening clinics only.

Online Appointment Booking

The registration form for this service is available at the reception or can be downloaded by clicking on the link below:

Online Appointments Booking - Form

Patient Participation Group

Annual Meeting was on 17th January.

Meeting minutes will be uploaded in due course.

Test Results

It is patients' responsibilities to follow up the results by contacting the surgery between

12 - 2 pm.

Health Charities

01 Dec - 28 Feb
Marie Curie

Marie Curie Cancer Care is a UK charity dedicated to the care of people with terminal cancer and other illnesses. Over the financial year 2010/11, we reached a total of 31,799 patients

01 Dec - 28 Feb
YouthHealthTalk

Youthhealthtalk enables young people, their family and friends, and professionals such as doctors and teachers to understand young people's experiences of health, illness and life in general. The website feature real-life accounts of issues such as effect on work and education, social life and relationships, consulting health professionals and treatment.

03 Sep - 28 Feb
Macmillan Cancer Support

One in three of us will get cancer and it’s the toughest thing most of us will ever face. If you’ve been diagnosed with cancer, or a loved one has, you’ll want a team of people in your corner supporting you every step of the way. Macmillan provide practical, medical and financial support and push for better cancer care.

BBC Health

Time link to sudden cardiac death

How the time of day can increase the risk of dying from an irregular heartbeat has been identified by researchers.

NHS 'will be Cameron's poll tax'

Labour leader Ed Miliband tells David Cameron he risks making NHS reform "his poll tax" - in noisy Commons clashes over the health bill.

Male extinction theory challenged

A new study comparing chromosomes in humans and rhesus monkeys suggests genetic decay of the male sex chromosome has all but ended.

Heart symptoms 'differ in women'

Fewer women than men suffering from a heart attack appear to experience chest pain symptoms, according to a study in the US.

Nurses 'should sign Dignity Code'

Nurses and care workers should sign a Dignity Code guaranteeing that elderly patients are treated with respect, say a group of politicians and charities.

Baby P duo made 'serious errors'

Two of Baby Peter's social workers committed a "serious error of judgement" during an incident which saw him "disappear" for 12 days, a tribunal hears.

US record kidney donor chain ends

The world's largest chain of organ transplants ends in the US after 30 patients received kidneys from living donors.

Diabetes patients miss key tests

More than 1.3 million diabetes patients could be missing out on vital and potentially life-saving health checks, the BBC learns.

Fatal fungal probe awarded £5.1m

Aberdeen researchers are awarded £5.1m to lead an investigation into fungal infections which cause death.

Government 'not trusted on NHS'

Over two-thirds of people do not trust the government's handling of the NHS, a poll commissioned for BBC Radio 5 live suggests.

Health Protection Agency

Update on measles outbreak declared on Merseyside

A measles outbreak has been declared on Merseyside. There are 13 confirmed and 16 suspected cases ranging in age from nine months to adults aged in their 20s. Six people, four children and two adults, required treatment in hospital. This compares to just one confirmed case on Merseyside in the first six weeks of 2011 and one in the corresponding period of 2010.

Measles outbreak declared on Merseyside

Update on Legionnaires’ Cluster Associated with a Hotel in Spain

10 February 2012, 1400hrs. The Health Protection Agency (HPA) has this week been alerted by the Spanish public health authorities about a further case of Legionnaires’ Disease in a UK resident who stayed at the Diamante Beach Hotel in Calpe, Costa Blanca, as well as two French cases. This brings the total number of UK residents associated with this cluster to 12, with three deaths.

Development made in breakdown of a Meningitis B vaccine component

Scientists from the Health Protection Agency (HPA) are a step closer to ensuring the stability of a component of a vaccine that may one day be used to protect against Meningitis B. The research is published today (Tuesday) in Vaccine.

Update on Legionnaires’ Cluster Associated with a Hotel in Spain

The Health Protection Agency (HPA) is aware of nine cases of Legionnaires’ disease in English holiday makers associated with the Diamante Beach Hotel in Calpe, Costa Blanca since January 2012, in addition to four Spanish cases so far reported. Subsequently two of the English patients are reported to have died from their illness.

Outbreak of Salmonella Newport

The Health Protection Agency (HPA) is investigating an outbreak of a strain of Salmonella Newport infection among 30 people in England, Wales and Northern Ireland since the beginning of December 2011. Cases of illness caused by the same strain have been confirmed in Scotland, Ireland and Germany.

Health Protection Agency confirms new incinerator study

A new study to further extend the evidence base as to whether emissions from modern well run Municipal Waste Incinerators affect human health has been approved by the Health Protection Agency.

HPA helps solve radon problems in West Oxfordshire homes

Hundreds of homes across West Oxfordshire have been found to have high levels of radioactive gas radon. Last summer, the Health Protection Agency invited about 9,000 householders across West Oxfordshire to apply for a free test for radon, a naturally occurring gas present in all homes.

HPA helps solve radon problems in Orkney homes

Hundreds of householders across Orkney are being advised to act to protect their health, after HPA tests detected high levels of radioactive gas radon.

Cornish radon hotspot targeted

Thousands of households in a part of Cornwall with historic radon problems are being offered a free test for levels of the radioactive gas radon.

Patient Participation Group

PPG Meetings

I would like to welcome you to the website of the Patients Participation Group (PPG).

It is the wish of the NHS that all GP practices should have a PPG. The purpose of a PPG is to act as a liaison between the patient and the Practice. It is designed as a forum to discuss the wider issues of running the practice and for introducing new ideas and initiatives. Whilst it is not designed to deal with individual problems between the doctor and the patient it is there to help resolve issues that are not settled to the satisfaction of the patient.

Following an open forum which was held on 28 September 2010, to which all patients were invited, a PPG was established at the Wellington Health Centre and we have already held a number of meetings. I would like to invite you to future meetings of the PPG or to send me comments on matters that you might like to raise so that the Committee can deal with them.

Information about past and future meetings can me found on the Contact Tab of this website and your comments can be sent via the Contact Tab.

The Committee has been established for your benefit, so please feel free to use it at any time.

Peter Hodes

Chairman

Please help us improve services by completing our Patient Questionnaire

It is aimed to hold a meeting approximately every two months.

The next PPG meeting is on Tuesday 17th January at 18:45

at The Wellington Health Centre.

Minutes from Previous PPG Meetings:

Presentation, Peter Crutchfield

15 March 2011 Meeting Minutes

11 January 2011 Meeting Minutes

Draft Constitution

2 November 2010 Meeting Minutes

26 July 2011 Meeting Minutes

Meeting Minutes 11 October 2011

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Further Information

Patient Participation Group

Survey Report

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