Covid 2023 Seasonal Boosters Update
If you have not had your Covid Booster and you are aged over 75 or are clinically vulnerable, you can call 119 to book a vaccine at a local vaccination centre. We are not giving any further vaccines here at the surgery.
Knaresborough Bed Race 10th June 2023 Team Church Lane Surgery
Staff at Church Lane Surgery have decided to fund raise for an amazing local charity Boroughbridge Community Care. They do so much for the population of Boroughbridge and the surrounding villages. The surgery team has been training hard in preparation for running up and down the hills of Knaresborough and even crossing a river all while transporting a small child on a trolley they’re taking around with them! So much work has been put into making the bed, training and preparing for the race we would be so appreciative of any donation you may be able to make. BCC is a great cause and well worth your support. Please click on the Just Giving page link below. Thank you.
https://www.justgiving.com/page/clsbedrace?utm_source=copyLink&utm_medium=one_page&utm_content=page/clsbedrace&utm_campaign=pfp-share&utm_term=ecaf832557b24070a6be3f7e9b41e179
Current Situation
IMPORTANT message from the Partners
Please read before contacting the surgery
We are currently experiencing unprecedented levels of demand at the surgery, with appointments greatly exceeding the British Medical Association’s recommended maximum every day.
We are doing everything we can to continue to offer a safe and responsive service for all of our patients, but we also need your help. There are several things you can do.
Firstly, please note that there is currently a national shortage of antibiotic tablets. Whilst NHS England assures us more are on their way, it means that we need to be even more careful with prescribing these medicines. It is particularly difficult to obtain liquid antibiotics for children – so if these are needed we may ask you to either try to crushing them – following these guidelines – or give you an electronic token that would allow you to order from other pharmacies if none are available locally.
Secondly, a great deal of the calls and appointments are about children who have a temperature. We understand that this can often be very worrying for parents, particularly in light of the recent concerns about Strep A. However, if possible, we would ask that before calling the surgery, you consult the “Healthier Together” website, which offers advice on a range of medical conditions in children from 0-18, including children with a temperature, and a specific section dedicated to Strep A. It can be really helpful, not just deciding whether you need to call a doctor, but also in understanding what things you can do at home to support your child. We use similar “traffic light” guidelines to make these decisions ourselves.
Both the NHS website, and Patient UK, can also be useful for wider health issues in both adults and children. It’s also worth remembering that if you have a musculoskeletal problem (such as a bad back or joint pain) you can ask to be referred directly to the “First Contact Physiotherapist” without speaking to a GP. Similarly, we have a “Social Prescriber” to help with issues that might benefit from local non-clinical services; and a pharmacist to help with medication queries. Again, these can often be arranged with the receptionist without speaking to a doctor, if preferred.
Finally, our staff are every bit as susceptible to circulating infections as our patients, and as such we continue to have sickness within the team, which contributes further to the pressure we’re currently under. As such please be patient with everyone within the practice team as we try our best to continue to support you, despite the extraordinary times we’re experiencing.
Of course, despite all of the above, please do contact the surgery if you are concerned, or need our support in any way. As always, we’re here to support you all when you need it, but please take a moment to check that it is us you need before phoning.
Many thanks
The Partners