2024

Retirement Pending... Dr Juliet Sutton

News Date: 22/03/2024

Dr Juliet Sutton, Senior Partner will be retiring on 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…

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Buckinghamshire - Pump It Up

News Date: 21/03/2024

Pump It Up encourages Buckinghamshire residents to regularly monitor their blood pressure and share their results with their GP practice.
 
The Buckinghamshire Public Health team joined forces with two PCNs to revise the blood pressure information and results booklet which now all…
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Pharmacy First - Launched 31 January 2024

News Date: 31/01/2024

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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GP Navigation - *NEW* for Autumn/Winter 2023

News Date: 11/12/2023

Everyone is aware of the pressures facing NHS services as we prepare for a very challenging winter.

At Poplar Grove we continually look at how we can get the most out of all available appointments. A recent Demand V Capacity Analysis showed that for every appointment available, at least 5 pa…

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Primary Care Conversation - Public Engagement

News Date: 30/11/2023

BOB ICB have launched the public engagement around the strategy, the ‘Primary Care Conversation’: which can be found here https://yourvoicebob-icb.uk.engagementhq.com/hub-page/primary-care.

At this initial stage of engagement, the public have been asked share their views, insights and experien…

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Type 2 Diabetic & Pre-Diabetic Educational Meeting

News Date: 29/11/2023

Last Wednesday (22nd Nov) we invited a group of Type 2 Diabetic and Pre-Diabetic patients to attend an educational meeting to help empower them with knowledge about Diabetes, which in time we hope will help them self manage their condition better.



Patients were introduced to …
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Menopause Programme with Harley Street at Home

News Date: 23/11/2023

Poplar Grove Practice is working with Harley Street at Home to pilot a unique opportunity for our patients to engage in a free menopause programme. Poplar Grove Practice is messaging our patients to see if they wish to sign up and be involved and be contacted by Harley Street at Home. 

You a…

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Measles cases on the rise

News Date: 17/08/2023

The World Health Organization (WHO) has advised that measles cases are on the rise in Europe and England.

Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust school-aged immunisation team, endorsed by BOB ICB and Buckinghamshire Local Authority, are running community vaccination catch-up clinics at R…
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Home Blood Pressure Monitoring

News Date: 11/05/2023

As a practice we have supported our patients to enable them to take their blood pressure in a more relaxed setting, usually for up to 7 days. This not only helps us to improve and monitor our patient’s health but also improves our record keeping.

To dates since February 2022 we have lent our m…
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HRT - Prepayment Certificates

News Date: 13/04/2023

If you pay for NHS prescribed HRT medicine 3 or more times in 12 months, a HRT PPC (Pre-Payment Certificate) could save you money.

Each item on an NHS prescription usually costs £9.65. You can buy a HRT PPC for a one-off payment of £19.30 (the cost of two single items).

The HRT PPC covers an un…

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