2024

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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Kingsbrook Development

News Date: 09/03/2023

On Thursday 26th January 2023, representatives from Poplar Grove and the ICB (Integrated Commissioning Board) met with the residents of Kingsbrook to discuss the proposal for Poplar Grove Practice to provide primary health care services to the residents, from the existing Poplar Grove site. T…

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TELEPHONE NUMBER

News Date: 14/03/2022

It has come to our notice that some patients are telephoning the practice, having found the number on the internet,  find out later that they have been charged  premium telephone number costs.

This is currently being investigated as to why this is occurring.  In the meantime please refrain f…

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MP Rob Butler visits the practice

News Date: 22/10/2021

    


Rob Butler, MP visited the practice on 1st October to meet with the GPs and staff to discuss the issues facing General Practice currently and to get an understanding of the pressures and difficulties facing us in particular. He spent time speaking with staff and thanked them for their…

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Children's Viral Infections

News Date: 04/06/2021

Statement from Dr Juliet Sutton & NHS Buckinghamshire CCG

Children’s respiratory and viral infections are on the increase.

Often a child will present with a temperature or new cough. These infections are usually self-limiting and can be treated at home with symptomatic measures. The major…

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A week in the life of Poplar Grove Practice

News Date: 10/11/2020

There has been a lot of bad press around primary care and in particular G.Ps and what do they do exactly?  We feel it is really important that we illustrate how hard we are all working.  One of our GP’s, Dr Juliet Sutton, has written this article: “A week in the Life of Poplar Grove Practice”…

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