Sarcoidosis Awareness Month

Charity Fundraiser: MY MARATHON, MY WAY

Juliet Coffer, Whitewater Health patient and valued Patient Participation Group member has always wanted to run a marathon, but her dreams were dashed when she was diagnosed in 2004 with Sarcoidosis- a rare incurable disease that can attack any organ in the body. For her, it affects her heart and lungs. She is permanently attached to an oxygen machine 24/7. Most days she struggles to walk more than 100 metres. April 2021 is Sarcoidosis Awareness Month. Juliet has decided dreams still can come true. She’s aiming to walk an additional 3000 metres in 30 days or 100 metres every day in April. This will double the distance she walks daily. It is like a marathon for her and will be quite a challenge! She’s raising money for the charity, SarcoidosisUK that exists to fund research into a cure for the condition and provide support and information for people with sarcoidosis. All funds put forward for research by the charity will be matched by the British Lung Foundation.

Juliet says, “If I can leave the world in a better place, even in a small way, then I will have achieved something good”.

If you’d like to help Juliet with her fundraising, you can donate and read the story of her challenge here on Just Giving. 

MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT

Our Patients mental health is important to us and alongside the care that we already offer, our practice has sourced some tools for both teens and parents to use. 

Please click to view resources

Click here for Mental Health tools

COVID VACCINATION 

Are you aged over 50 years?

Have you got an underlying health condition which means you would be eligible for a vaccination?

We are looking to ensure we reach as many people as possible with vaccines in our Priority 1-9 groups before the 1st April. 

We have slots available at our Hampshire Court Hotel site next week. 

Please call us on 0333 332 0855 between 10am to 4pm Monday to Friday to book your appointment.

Vaccination keeps you and your communities safe.

Covid Management - Site Changes

Appointments at the surgery

Due to the current severity of the Covid pandemic we are taking further measures to protect our staff and patients, including limiting the number of people in the surgery. 

In order that we do not exceed our maximum number of people in the surgery, please;

DO NOT arrive early for your appointment. 

Please wear a face covering, and do not attend if you have the following symptoms temperature over 37.8 degrees, a new cough or loss of smell/taste.

We will be operating a one way system through the buildings and ask that you maintain social distancing.

Any patients with possible Covid symptoms will be given an appointment at our Winter Assessment Hub in Old Basing.  This is being run jointly by the practices across North Hampshire and all practices on a rotational basis are staffing it.  It is a very safe environment for assessment so please do not be alarmed if we ask you to go there instead of coming to the practice.  Further details are on our website.

Carers Information Jan 21

Cancer concerns

During the first lockdown we know patients delayed seeking help for worrying, possibly cancer-type, symptoms. If you develop any worrying new symptoms, we urge you to make contact with us for further assessment.  Like you, we do not want to see an increase in cancer-related deaths due to this pandemic so will be continuing to offer our screening services such as cervical smears, so please do attend these appointments. 

Thank you

We know you will appreciate that things are moving very quickly and this information may change at short notice.  However, we wanted to share with you some of the things that are being put in place.  We also want to assure you that we are here for you, despite the massive pressures facing the NHS.  We are very grateful for your understanding and patience during this difficult time.

How to access our services

Have you tried self help?

Please view the NHS website for self help options for medical conditions ranging from A-Z. If this is applicable click here

If this is not applicable to you, have you taken advice form the Pharmacist at your local pharmacy?

If this is not applicable to you, we are here to help.

E-Consultations

Please click on the image below to use the e-consult system

This is directly linked to the GP practice clinical system and therefore gives improved access to patients (response time is by the end of the next working day *weekends excluded)

NHS APP

Please click on the image below to sign up to the NHS App.

This is directly linked to the GP practice clinical system and therefore gives improved access to patients. 

NHS Track and Trace APP

Click Here to Download from Apple

Click Here to Download from Google

Cancer update for Patients

Cancer Awareness Information - Click Here

Whitewater Health is a practice which operates under 4 GP Partners and 6 salaried GPs working from two purpose built surgeries in Hook and Hartley Wintney, Hampshire. The partners and staff at this long-established local practice are committed to providing the highest level of patient care.

Having steadily grown since 1920, we are now serving a community of nearly 18,000 patients and we have recently become part of the Whitewater Loddon Primary Care Network with local practices in Chineham and Bramley.

Whitewater Health will send patients text messages directly relating to their care; which is inclusive but not limited to  information about appointments, results, and matters relating to medical conditions, such as links for remote care plans or annual reviews and links to NHS self help tools.  We will be continuing to ask patients to provide us with the most current mobile phone number they use.

Whitewater Health works within the NHS national standards for prescriptions, the impact of this, is that prescriptions will be authorised by each patients GP or clinical pharmacist, or prescribing nurse.  These will be sent to the pharmacy of the patients choice.  The aim is to reduce and remove the requirements for  prescriptions in paper form, though a patient can request a "note" of the prescriptions they are to receive.

Care Navigation

To meet patients needs we direct patients to the most appropriate health care professional within the most appropriate time.  The patient services coordinators will ask patients details about the nature of the call, to ensure that the take down all appropriate information for signposting the patient to the right appointment, this is in keeping with the NHS person centred approach.

Click here for more information

Whitewater Health are pleased to sponsor  'Hook Runners' - the Village Running Club for all - please visit their website for more information 

 http://www.hookrunners.com