Welcome:

Newmarket Medical Practice opened at its present site in the spring of 2001. The partners had previously practised in Bridge Street Surgery where there had been a practice for over 150 years. We have an open list and accept patients living up to nine miles from the surgery. The doctors work as a partnership and you may usually consult the doctor of your choice.

Changes can be seen within all aspects of the NHS in order to meet current demands.Newmarket Medical Practice is constantly assessing the needs of the local population and evaluating the services it offers. Therefore you may find that services change from time to time to reflect local demands. We aim to communicate these to you through our regular newsletters.

Newmarket Medical Practice has many clinics for different areas of health including: General nursing clinic, phlebotomy, anticoagulant monitoring, community nursings service, maternity. In addition specialised clinics are in operation: Minor operations, family planning and well person screening.

We are prepared for the flu season, are you?

Flu is a highly infectious virus which affects your respiratory tract – your nose, throat and lungs. Symptoms can include high fever, chills, headache, sore throat, dry cough, aching muscles and joints.

A flu vaccination is the best defence available, providing up to 90% protection.

The vaccine contains a viral protein that enables your immune system to make antibodies. These antibodies protect against the strains of the flu virus predicted by the World Health Organisation as the most likely to hit the UK. Protection develops a week after receiving the vaccination and last for at least three months.

As patients over 65years old are protected for approximately 3months, having the vaccination too early could put patients at risk.

So we have scheduled our walk-in flu clinics, to provide our patients with the best care possible. These walk-in clinics are to be held on:

Saturday 14th October 9am -1pm

Saturday 11th November 9am - 1pm

Benefits of having your flu injection at the Surgery:

The surgery has access to your full medical records.
If you are entitled, you can also have your shingles and pneumonia vaccine at the same time.
You can have your height, weight and blood checked if needed.
If you have an appointment to see a clinician from October and you are eligible, you can have your free vaccine all in one visit.
You can support your local surgery by attending the clinics and keep this service available for all in the community, now and in the future.

You are eligible to receive a free flu jab if you:

are 65 years of age or over
are pregnant
have certain medical conditions
are living in a long-stay residential care home or other long-stay care facility
receive a carer's allowance, or you are the main carer for an elderly or disabled person whose welfare may be at risk if you fall ill

Proposed Practice Merger - Exciting news for YOUR Surgery!

Following agreement from NHS Lincolnshire; New Coningsby Surgery, Newmarket Medical Practice, Louth and The Wolds Practice, Tetford are delighted to announce their proposal to merge from 1^st April 2018.

What will this mean to YOU as a Patient?

Keep your Practice open and thriving
Experienced Clinicians joining together
Help us to deliver sustainable services now and in the future
Maintain continuity of care
Increase the opportunity to provide a wider range of specialised services
Keep our Clinicians and Patients safe
Attract new Clinicians to join our team

Please read our Frequently Asked Questions approved by our Patient Participation Groups: FAQs (Click Here)

Want to find out more? Come along to one of our Patient engagement events:

Monday 3^rd July at 1pm - Trinity Centre, Louth

Tuesday 4^th July at 7pm - Hamilton Hall, Tetford

Monday 24^th July at 1pm – Coningsby Community Hall

Tuesday 25^th July at 7pm - Coningsby Community Hall

Monday 31^st July at 7pm - Trinity Centre, Louth

Tuesday 1^st August at 1pm - Hamilton Hall, Tetford

Monday 7^th August at 7pm- Tattershall Village Hall

Once you have read the FAQS and/or attended one of the engagement events, please complete our survey to give feedback: www.surveymonkey.com/r/proposedmergerEastL

We look forward to involving you in planning our future together.

Doctors:

Dr Neal Parkes Qualified 1993 - London University (MBBS MRCGP DFFP)

Dr Kerry Tyerman Qualified 1993 - Leicester University (MB ChB MRCGP)

Dr Rakhee Kamath Qualified 1995 - Kasturba Medical College, Mangalore, India (MBBS MRCGP 2008)

Dr Yvonne Owen BMBS University of Nottingham, DipIMCRCSed

Dr David Smith BSc University of Durham, MBBS University of London, MRCGP

Dr Amos Ramon MD DFSRH

Dr Michael Dwyer Qualified 1982 - London University (MBBS FRCGP DCH DRCOG DGM Dip IMC)

(Salaried GP)

Dr James Dalton Qualified 1994 - Birmingham Medical University (BSc MBChB DRCOG MRCGP)

(Regular Locum)

Named accountable GP

As a patient at Newmarket Medical Practice you have a named GP who is responsible for your overall care at the practice. This information will be given to you at the time of registration. The allocation process is calculated on a pro rata basis to ensure the workload for each GP is proportionate to the number of sessions they work per week.

This information is displayed on your computer record and on repeat prescriptions as your USUAL GP. If for any reason a GP leaves the practice you will be informed via the practice Newsletter that a re-allocation has taken place. However please be assured that you are entitled to see any of the GPs at the practice.

Click here to visit the care Quality Commission pages.

Online Services

From April 1st 2016, not only will you be able to order your repeat medication but you will also be able to request access to your GP medical record. The information you will be able to see, will be detailed information that is held in a coded form within your electronic record. Should you wish to access this service please contact the Dispensary or Reception to request your password. (You will be required to bring some identification with you such as: passport, driving licence, bank card etc).

How To Contact Us:

153 Newmarket, Louth, Lincolnshire, LN11 9EH
Tel: 01507 603121

You can pick up one of our practice booklet from reception or download by opening the link below:

practice_booklet.pdf

Hearing Impairment:

The surgery provide a hearing loop system at the main reception desk. We also have a portable hearing loop which can be used in any part of the surgery to assist patients during consultations. We operate a patient call screen in our waiting room as a visual aid for our patients.

Patients can now order their repeat prescription and book a number of appointments online. We have introduced a text messaging service to remind patients of their appointment date and time. We hope to expand this service in the future to assist out hearing impaired patients.

Patients that have hearing aids can now bring along their book and receive new batteries at our Dispensary instead of the going to hospital. We stock most popular brands in, however if you require a different type we can order them in for you. We can usually get them in within the week. This is proving to be yet another popular service we provide to our patients.

Job Vacancies:

Click here to see any current job vacancies at the practice.

Useful Information:

Health Authorities:
NHS England Centre Midlands Area Team	0116 2060185
Clinical Commissing Group Louth Office	01507 600100 ext 1252
Hospitals:
Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital, Grimsby	030 3330 6999
Lincoln County	01522 512512
Louth County	01507 600100
Pharmacies:
Boots Mercer Row	01507 602578
Your Local Boots Pharmacy Eastgate	01507 603527
Lincoln Co-op	01507 603130

Pharmacy Wise (Formerly Kenwick Pharmacy)

01507 604444

Disabled Access:

The surgery is easily accessible to wheelchairs. If you can get to the surgery but have difficulty walking, a wheelchair can be provided. Please ask the receptionists.