2024

New online system launches on the 1st April 2025

News Date: 17/01/2025

We have listened and understood the challenges our patients are facing accessing the surgery. The long telephone queues and the 8am rush for appointments needs to change, and we are fully committed to making this happen.

From the 1st  April 2025 you will be able to complete an online form vi…

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Pharmacy First

News Date: 11/12/2024

The Pharmacy First scheme was launched by the UK Government and NHS England on 31 January 2024 to give patients quick and accessible care and to ease pressure on GP services.

Patients can now get treatment for seven common conditions directly from their local pharmacy, without the need for…
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Veteran Friendly Accredited GP Practice

News Date: 06/11/2024

We’re proud to be a Veteran Friendly Accredited GP practice and to support our veteran community this Remembrance Day.

We know that this Remembrance Day is likely to be particularly challenging for the many veterans in our community and we want you to know that we are trained and committed t…

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Self Referral to NHS Physiotherapy

News Date: 15/08/2024

Musculoskeletal (MSK) physiotherapists assess and treat problems with muscle, bone and joints that may cause pain, stiffness and/or disability.

The team provide specialist assessment followed by expert advice and treatment for a wide range of service for any joint and muscular related proble…

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Post Op Wound care

News Date: 01/08/2024

Post Op Wound care

 

Important Announcement from Poplar Grove- withdrawal of unfunded service

For some time, we have been providing an unfunded post-operative wound care service for the convenience of our patients, despite the funding to provide post operative care being received by the ho…

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The retirement of Dr Juliet Sutton

News Date: 17/07/2024

Dr Juliet Sutton, Senior Partner retired on the 22nd May after serving a whopping 31 years with the practice.

Juliet joined Walton Grove Surgery in July 1993. Alongside her hard work, dedication, and commitment to being a general practitioner, she has also helped to train young doctors over…

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ADULT ADHD

News Date: 01/07/2024

Currently the Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust (OHFT) has paused taking new referrals to adult ADHD services in Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire. If you were already on the waiting list or having annual reviews by the adult ADHD service prior to 5 February 2024 then you will not be affected …

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Surgery Pod

News Date: 15/05/2024

Welcome to our new Surgery Pod.
What is Surgery Pod ? The Surgery Pod allows you to perform checks of your blood pressure, height and weight at your own convenience, any time during surgery opening hours. It gives you greater freedom to monitor your health without having to wait for …
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Blood Pressure Monitors

News Date: 15/05/2024

• From the 21st of May until the 30th May we are not able to loan out Blood pressure monitors, owing to annual servicing/testing.
 
• Please can anyone who has loaned a blood pressure monitor, return it by the 21st of May so that it can be serviced/tested and then loaned out for anoth…
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Please update your email address with Poplar Grove Practice

News Date: 02/04/2024

We wanted to make you aware that the Integrated Care Board who fund General Practice have decided to limit the funding for text messaging, affecting the future way we communicate with patients. From the 1st April 2024, we will predominately communicate to you using emails which will come from…

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