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St Mark’s Medical Centre Newsletter
March 2014
Branch Surgery Nightingale, Woolwich Common
Tel 020 8854 6262 ( St Mark’s) / 020 8854 8236 (Nightingale)
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the postcode of the surgery
St Mark’s SE18 3EP.
Nightingale Surgery SE18 4DQ
Practice Newsletter
This is the 3rd edition of our Practice
newsletter. We now have 48 Patients
requesting this by email and paper
copies are available at Reception.
Nurse Jean
It is with great sadness that
we share with you that Jean
passed away in February
Jean joined the Practice in
April 2004.
She was a devoted, caring
and extremely competent
nurse who will be greatly
missed by patients and staff
Smear Tests
If you are between 25 – 64 years
It is important that you have a regular
routine smear test every 3 – 5years. Phone
the surgery to check if you are due for an
update
What is a DNA ?
DNA is short for Did Not Attend.
It means that a patient has booked an
appointment and did not phone or
reply to the text message to cancel this
appointment and did not attend on
the day to keep the appointment with
the GP or nurse.
If you do not get text message
reminders and you have a mobile
phone then it means we do not have
your most recent number so
please keep us updated.
Missed appointments
December
GP 232 Nurse 58
January
GP 220 Nurse 59
February
GP 182 Nurse 56
PLEASE KEEP OR CANCEL
APPOINTMENTS
Address Change
Please make sure you tell us if
you change your address.
You could be taken off the
practice list if letters are sent by
the NHS to your old address and
returned undelivered.
There have been so many colds and
viruses in the last 3 months and the
surgery has been very busy
How can you help ?
Try this simple quiz first
Would you like to be part of
our patient group ?
Email us for further details
[email protected]
What percentage of infectious diseases
are passed on by touch ?
10%
50 %
80%
How long should you wash your hands
for to make them clean and infection
free ?
2-5 secs 5- 10 secs 15 – 30 secs
Medical Facts
Bacteria and viruses are carried
in the mucus from a runny nose
and by airborne droplets when
the infectious person sneezes or
by touching items that the
infectious person has touched.
Washing your hands regularly and not
sharing cups with the infected person
will help to stop the virus spreading and
help prevent passing on bacteria.
We have hand wash posters in the
toilets and outside reception.
Always wash with warm water and soap
and if using hand gel make sure it is well
rubbed into all parts of your hands.
NO SMOKING DAY
12 MARCH 2014
This is another attempt to get smokers
to quit. This campaign is talking about
how quitting will stop your health
deteriorating and leave more money
in your bank account.
Websites to look at
nosmokingday.org.uk
smokefree.nhs.uk
You can make an appointment to see
our practice nurse. She can test the
amount of carbon monoxide in your
lungs and help you by prescribing
patches to help you quit smoking.
Start saving now for a summer holiday
with the money you save by not
smoking
Answers to the quiz
80 % and 15-30secs