Ilkley Moor Medical Practice

                   

We are a caring and committed team whose aim is to improve the health of our community by delivering high quality patient care, whilst maintaining a fulfilling working environment  for all

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At Ilkley Moor Medical Practice the doctors and nurses take pride in offering the highest standard of patient-centred healthcare. We run many clinics for chronic disease care and offer a wide variety of other medical services such as antenatal and postnatal care, minor surgery, childhood vaccinations and well-person check-ups

In addition to everything you need to know about the practice you will also find a wealth of health-related information in the menu on the right hand side

Opening Hours May 2018

• The practice phone lines will be closed from 1pm Thurs 10 May until 8am Friday 11 May
• Bank Holiday 28 May the practice will be closed.  Phone lines re-open 8am Tues 29 May

CONFIRMED MEASLES OUTBREAK IN BRADFORD AREA

Measles is a serious illness which can be unpleasant and lead to complications, especially in vulnerable, immuno-compromised or pregnant patients

Measles is highly infectious to anyone who is not im-mune—being in the same room as someone with mea-sles for more than 15 minutes is a significant exposure

Measles symptoms can include:
 High fever
 Sore, red, watery eyes
 Coughing and/or runny nose
 Small red spots with bluish-white centres inside the mouth
 A red-brown blotchy rash, which appears after several days

Anyone phoning the surgery with any of these symptoms will be asked not to come into the surgery or go into a walk-in centre or hospital A&E department where they could infect others. Arrangements will be made for them to receive clinical advice by telephone

Anyone presenting in the surgery with any of the above symptoms (the rash may not be present in the initial stages) will be assessed and isolated away from the main waiting area if there is any suspicion they could have measles

This sounds alarming but remember most people will be immune to measles—either because they have had two doses of MMR vaccination or generally healthy people born before 1970 are likely to have developed natural immunity. However, any immunocompromised patients, unvaccinated children and young people or pregnant women are vulnerable to the infection

SHINGLES ELIGIBILITY CALCULATOR

To find out if you are eligible for a shingles vaccination click the link above

MENTAL HEALTH INFO

#MentalHealthAwareness - read how one young person sought help for severe anxiety phobia bit.ly/2zfxAsS

WORTH CONNECTING

Do you know an older person who might need help with connecting to the Internet, using Skype etc?  Please pass on this information

GOOD NEIGHBOURS

Good Neighbours Leaflet

Making health and social care information accessible

The Accessible Information Standard will come into force from 31 July 2016 across health and social care in England. 

Our aim is to make sure disabled people have access to information that they can understand and any communication support they might need 

You can find out more by reading this guide in easy words and pictures.

 You can also watch a video in British Sign Language (BSL) or listen to an audio recording. 

We are currently working towards the standard.  The first thing we need to do is to identify those people with information and communication needs. 

Please help us to do this. 

Let us know if you have a disability, impairment or sensory loss, and the kind of information and communication support that you need.

 We will record this on your medical records.  This will help us to be prepared the next time you use our services.

Gold standard end of life care in Ilkley earns national award

The practice is proud to announce the winning of the Quality Hallmark Award by the Gold Standards Framework (GSF) -  national recognition for huge improvements made to end of life care by the practice team

See full article

SHINGLES

Who can have the shingles vaccination?

2016 - 2017

Patients with a date of birth between 2 September 1942 and 1 September 1946 will be eligible from September 2016 onwards

Catch-up (2016- 2017)

Patients with a date of birth 2 September 1936 to 1 September 1938.

Have your say to improve your healthcare

Did you know you can now have your say to help improve more services across the NHS?

The Friends & Family Test gives patients the opportunity to provide quick feedback on their care and treatment experience. 

You can say what is going well and what can be improved so that people who make decisions about local healthcare can take your views into account.

Look out for details in the practice reception area, or click this link

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