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Staff changes
I am pleased to say that we have recently appointed three new members of staff.
EMMA MacPHERSON took up her post as new Practice Manager on 1st August.
DR ANGUS TALLINI who started on 1st October.
DR SARAH HALL who started on 20 October.
We are confident that the Falkland Surgery will continue to provide a high level of medical care to our local population.
Dr Keith Endersby
On behalf of the Falkland Surgery
Surgery Training Sessions
The surgery will be closed on the following afternoons for training, cover will be provided by Westcall
26/10/2008
13/01/2009
Berkshire Bowel Cancer Screening
Starting April 08
Approval has recently been gained to offer Bowel Cancer Screening to the population of Berkshire aged between 60 and 69 years. The programme will not be applicable to all patients particularly if they have had previous bowel problems.
An invitation letter will be sent to patients by the Hub in Guildford informing them that they will be sent a faecal occult blood (FOB) test kit for them to complete in the privacy of their own home. Two weeks later the patients will receive a further letter together with a test kit and instructions as to how to use this. The kit is then returned in a freepost envelope to the Hub in Guildford.
Results will normally be sent to the patient within a week
This page has been compiled to help the patients of Falkland Surgery to be aware of services available to them locally.
It is my intention to regularly update and add to the information. If the information you need is not in the folder I will be happy to try to find an organisation, which will meet your need. If you have information which you think may be useful to others, please let me know and I will add this to the folder if it is relevant.
I have been working in your Surgery since November 2000. The post is a pilot in West Berkshire, jointly funded by Health and Social Services. I work with older people and their carers, doing assessments of need and providing packages of care to those with an identified need who meet Social Services criteria or helping them to look at other ways to meet their needs.
If you want to discuss further any of the issues in this folder, please telephone me on 01635 279979. Your receptionist has copies of the folder if you would like to take one home with you.
Bridget Woolfall Elderly Care Co-ordinator
