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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
We welcome new patients providing they reside in our catchment area. A copy of our Allocations Protocol is displayed in the Patient Information Point (PiP).
You will be required to complete a formal registration form for each member of the family, following which you will be invited to make an appointment with our Health Care Assistant. As your medical records often take a while to come from your previous doctor, you will be asked to complete a brief medication questionnaire.
Please indicate if you are a carer, or if you require any of our patient leaflets, surgery information or letters that we may send to you from time to time in an alternative format such as larger print, in audio or Braille. The surgery has access to a language line interpreting service. You will receive written notification of the GP with whom you are registered.
