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I am pleased to confirm we have been given notice of the date 2nd COVID-19 vaccinations will start an this will be from Tuesday the 23rd of March 2021.

Some usual questions and answers

Question:
Should I call the surgery to book my vaccination?
Answer:
No we will contact you via text or telephone. (Also keep an eye on our website and Facebook group)

Question:
I have not had my first vaccination yet why are you inviting patients for their second?
Answer:
The NHSE guidance at the moment is for patients to have their 2nd vaccination on or around the 12 weeks mark.

Question:
Have you stopped giving the 1st vaccination?
Answer:
At the moment we are still continuing to do 1st vaccinations

Question:
I have not been invited for any COVID-19 vaccination but normally I receive a Flu jab I must be in the wrong group should I write or call you to ask you to check my group?
Answer:
We are unable to change your group NHSE and our software providers setup the group lists and can not change them so please do not contact us to make a change.

Question:
I have been sent a text to ask to book but it must be wrong as I am fit and healthy, I do not want to take someone else’s vaccination should I contact the surgery to cancel. (We all need a vaccination at some point)

Answer:
No please do not contact the surgery as this will take up valuable care navigation or clinical time that could be used to help other patients with other non COVID-19 problems.

We are now 1/3 of the way through the Covid-19 vaccination programme and still have a long way to go, We thank every one of you for standing by us and helping us drive our COVID-19 vaccination Bus on our journey to a if not the same destination as before a better place than we are in now.

I would also like to thank all the surgery staff including Admin, Dispensary, Care navigation, Pharmacy and clinical team that without them this exit strategy would not be possible.

Also a big thank you to Elizabeth Carless and the PPG family that send teams of volunteers out in all weathers to help.

I would also request that any patients with any conditions they are worried about please do not put off coming to see the surgery team as we are still here and open for other conditions that are not COVID-19 related.

Scott Ridley
Practice Manager

I CAN  !!! 

(eat well, exercise well and live well)

Can you ? 

Please join me on a ZOOM meeting to look at LIVING WELL to STAY WELL.

Friday 26th March at 10.30am. A Zoom link will be sent from your GP surgery prior to the event.

Joining me will be ;

Hannah                 Live Well Stay Well                                                                         “What’s the point ? “

Tejal                       Buckinghamshire Healthcare                                                     Good eating habits & “Food for Mood”

Benson                 The Fitness Garden                                                                         Some gentle exercise

LEAP                                                                                                                                      Learn more about this new initiative

Fiona                      Simply Walks                                                                                      Get involved as a walker or a VOLUNTEER

PLUS Food and exercise challenges

I look forward to seeing you there. June ( Community Link Worker for Mid-Chilterns PCN )

Hughenden Valley Surgery

Chequers Surgery

John Hampden Surgery

Prospect House

Amersham Health Clinic

Rectory Meadows Surgery

1. your age
2. Your medical record

1. your GP surgery will send you a text invite.
2. your GP surgery will telephone you.
3. NHSE will send you a letter (these are not from your GP surgery)

1. Your GP surgery
2. A Primary Care Network (Group of local surgeries)
3. NHSE in mass vaccination centres
4. Local Pharmacy

*** Vaccination appointments available NOW Group 1-6 and not had your first jab please call us NOW***

Hughenden Valley Surgeries are happy to confirm we are able to offer the Astra Zeneca vaccine at our Chequers drive site in Prestwood once again on Friday the 12th of March 2021.

We are thrilled to be able to offer the vaccine to our patients locally.

What are the Groups?

Priority Risk group

1 Residents in a care home for older adults and staff working in care homes for older adults

2 All those 80 years of age and over and frontline health and social care workers

3 All those 75 years of age and over

4 All those 70 years of age and over and clinically extremely vulnerable individuals (not including pregnant women and those under 16 years of age)

5 All those 65 years of age and over

6 Adults aged 16 to 65 years in an at-risk group (see clinical conditions below) [footnote 1]

7 All those 60 years of age and over

8 All those 55 years of age and over

9 All those 50 years of age and over

10 Rest of the population (to be determined)

Clinical conditions list:

• a blood cancer (such as leukaemia, lymphoma or myeloma)

• diabetes

• dementia

• a heart problem

• a chest complaint or breathing difficulties, including bronchitis, emphysema or severe asthma

• a kidney disease

• a liver disease

• lowered immunity due to disease or treatment (such as HIV infection, steroid medication, chemotherapy or radiotherapy)

• rheumatoid arthritis, lupus or psoriasis (who may require long-term immunosuppressive treatments)

• have had an organ transplant

• had a stroke or a transient ischaemic attack (TIA)

• a neurological or muscle wasting condition

• a severe or profound learning disability

• a problem with your spleen, example sickle cell disease, or you have had your spleen removed

• are seriously overweight (BMI of 40 and above)

• are severely mentally ill

Further detailed information on priority groups is available in the COVID-19 Green Book, chapter 14a.

1. At the same time as adults under 65 years with long-term conditions, the vaccine will also be offered to unpaid adult carers – those who are in receipt of a carer’s allowance, or those who are the main carer of an elderly or disabled person whose welfare may be at risk if the carer falls ill. ↩

Vaccine deliveries are sent to our Chesham main site based on stock levels at the main distribution centres (Hughenden Valley Surgeries or the Chesham Main Site do place orders) and when any Vaccines arrive our PCN grouping jump into action and administer them post haste.

(our number one priority is never to waste time or vaccine)

We will not be posting figures of how many left in each group to be vaccinated as we believe clock watching is not helpful to our patients and it is also not helpful to add more pressure to our workforce.

2nd Vaccine

We do not have any details of when these will take place this is directed by NHSE and when we have vaccine stock.

We would like to thank the PPG for arranging volunteers for our vaccination clinics and the continued hard work from the staff in the enormous task of vaccinating our patients.

Hughenden Pharmacy is in the process being vetted to deliver Covid-19 vaccinations from Hughenden.

Please see any previous frequently asked questions in previous posts and please join us on Facebook for updates

https://www.facebook.com/groups/430238914377799