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We are currently recruiting for new team members – please follow the links for more information and details of how to apply:

• Salaried GP (closing date 02/09/2021) – https://beta.jobs.nhs.uk/candidate/jobadvert/A1216-21-2716
• Apprentice Receptionist (closing date 31/08/2021) – https://www.findapprenticeship.service.gov.uk/apprenticeship/-632702
• ANP/Nurse Practitioner/UCP (job closed) – https://beta.jobs.nhs.uk/candidate/jobadvert/A1216-21-7106

Throughout the pandemic we have strived to make the surgery as safe as possible for all our patients and staff. We will continue to do so going forward.

From the 19th July nothing will change at the surgery – patients will need to still wear a mask, socially distance and use hand sanitiser in the surgery and staff will continue to wear PPE.  We do understand that it can be frustrating but we know that when people come to us they are sick and vulnerable (and some cannot receive the COVID vaccinations due to medical reasons) so we feel it would be wrong to not take these small precautions that can protect people.  

In terms of opening up, as many of you know, we have never been shut and in fact have consulted with much higher numbers of patients than we did pre-COVID (face to face, by phone, by e consult and by video), not counting vaccinating 90% of the adult population twice in the last 6 months.

The local community has come so far in trying to minimise the impact of COVID and we are sure you understand that we need to keep the surgery as safe for ALL patients as we can.

Every day General Practice staff across the UK receive verbal, and sometimes physical abuse from the very people they are trying to help. This abuse must stop. It is not ok for our staff to be subjected to aggressive and abusive language when they are doing their job. The words that patients use stay with our staff long after they have finished their shift. Some become hardened to it, some think it’s part of the job. Others go home and cry, some might leave because they just can’t face another day of rude and aggressive language.

Please watch this video which has been made by staff from UK general practices and remember, we are always doing our best often in very difficult and challenging circumstances with limited resources.

As a practice we are aware of the communication from NHSE and media regarding the opening up of GP receptions and appointments as of Monday 17th May. As a practice we are reviewing how we can maximise patient access, whilst maintaining safety for patients and staff safely as guidance changes.

At Marysville Medical Practice we have continued to work and support patients throughout the whole of the pandemic and continue to respond to unprecedented levels of demand. In the period March and April 2021 alone we have dealt with more calls than in any other period on record, and as a practice will continue to meet the needs of our patients as best we can, whilst continuing to support the COVID Vaccination programme.

In the short term we will continue to monitor access to the premises, and offer a triage first service in order to ensure patients are treated in the most appropriate way and will continue to offer remote consultations and appropriate face to face appointments until a safety review is completed.

We can confirm that face to face appointments HAVE continued throughout the whole of the pandemic, however we reinforce that this is following a triage first service in order to maintain the best interests of both patients and staff.

We love being on Brook Street; this is the first time we’ve got round to taking pictures of the lovely tree decorations that some of the local residents do regularly! We had baubles at Christmas and now we’ve got painted Eggs which look brilliant especially against the lovely blossom trees. Definitely lifts the spirits on the drive into work. We can’t wait to see what the next decorations will be! Thank you Brook Street!

The practice will be closed on the following bank holidays:

Friday 2nd April, Monday 5th April, Monday 3rd May, Monday 31st May

If you need medical attention please dial 999 in an emergency, or 111 for medical treatment that cannot wait until the surgery is open again.

We do have Darwin Health Ltd Extended Access appointments running every weekend, Saturday and Sunday 8:30AM to 12:30PM, at Marden Medical Practice, with the exception of Sunday 4th April when all surgeries are closed. You can book into these appointments by ringing Marysville Medical Practice on 01743 276000.

Whilst we have the eConsult facility on our website please be advised that the response time is 48 working hours, so for example if you submit an eConsult on Friday 2nd April (bank holiday) the practice will likely not be able to respond until Wednesday 7th April. We would encourage you to only use eConsult during working practice hours e.g. not evenings or weekends. If you need medical attention “out of hours” then please call 111. Thank you.

Dr Julia Visick has been the Sole GP Partner for the last few years. Dr Visick has done an incredible job on keeping the practice going but it is a hard and pressured position to be in, so we are delighted to announce that from 1st April 2021 Dr Pippa Hine, one of our salaried GPs, and Mrs Izzy Culliss, our Practice Manager will be joining her in the Partnership. Collectively they will run the practice and make joint decisions on development and strategic business decisions.