Social Prescribers

What can Social Prescribers help with?

• getting people to focus on their own priorities and the things that affect their wellbeing
• supporting people to take more control of their health
• introducing people to groups and activities in their community

How can Social Prescribers help patients?

Social prescribers can offer support and signposting for a variety of non-clinical interventions such as:

• people struggling to adapt or cope with chronic conditions that can’t be addressed by clinical consultation
• mental health and emotional wellbeing
• relationship difficulties
• domestic abuse
• loneliness and isolation
• low self esteem
• poor housing
• financial issues, including benefits
• carers
• bereavement
• health goals e.g. weight management, healthy eating, stop smoking, physical activity

How can patients book to see or access advice from a Social Prescribers?

Social prescribing is open to patients aged 18 and over.

Typically, your GP or healthcare professional will identify if you have a non-clinical need that a social prescriber can assist with, and refer your directly to the social prescribing team.

MANAGING YOUR BLOOD PRESSURE

MANAGING YOUR BLOOD PRESSURE

High blood pressure is very common but it leaves no clues, because it has no symptoms. Knowing you have high lood pressure could prevent life-threatening complications like heart attack and stroke.

Click here for more information on the Mid and South Essex Integrated Care System website.

Health Services for Bank Holidays

Health Services for Bank Holidays

The local NHS is encouraging residents to be prepared for the Bank Holidays and to know what to do if they, or a family member, is unwell.

There is a range of NHS services available to local people over bank holiday weekends including Pharmacy advice, NHS 111 on the telephone and online, and Mental health support. Visit nhs.uk for more info including local pharmacy opening times.

NEW SURGERY OPENING TIME

From the 1st June 2024, the surgery will not be opening the doors until 8.30am. You will still be able to phone the surgery at 8am to make a same day appointment.

Inhaler changes

If you use a blue (reliever) inhaler, you may have noticed a change to your repeat prescription. Visit our dedicated page here.

Weekend & Bank Holiday GP Service

Accessing Enhanced Access - Out-of-Hours appointments

GP practices across Benfleet Primary Care Network are working together to provide the right services at a time which is convenient for you. We’ve listened to feedback from people in our local area, and we are making changes to our out-of-hours appointments to deliver better services for you.

The new way of delivering out-of-hours appointments will give you:

· Access to more healthcare professionals. This new service will be delivered by professionals including GPs, Nurses (Advanced Nurse Practitioners (ANP's), Healthcare Assistants (HCA's), Practice Nurses), First Contact Physiotherapists (FCP's) and Pharmacists.

· More choice about the type of appointment you want. These include a mixture of in-person face-to-face appointments and remote telephone appointments.

· Make it more convenient for you to travel to out-of-hours appointments. These appointments are being planned and delivered locally at both Rushbottom Lane Surgery and The Hollies Surgery.

Out of hours appointments will be available from 6:30pm to 8pm weekdays, and from 9am to 5pm on Saturdays.

All appointments need to be booked in advance; there are no walk-in appointments available out of hours.

To book an out of hours appointment, contact your GP practice in the usual way. They will advise you on appointment availability, and which healthcare professional is the right person to help you.

Your appointment might not be at your regular GP practice. When you book, you will be told where the appointment is, at either Rushbottom Lane Surgery (Benfleet) or The Hollies Surgery (Hadleigh).

 If you need medical help now but it's not an emergency, you can also go to 111 online or call 111.

PRESCRIPTIONS

***PRESCRIPTIONS***

From the 1st December 2022 the prescription email address will change to the following;

Dr Khan and Partners - mseicb-cpr.drkhanprescriptionrequests@nhs.net  

St Georges Medical Practice - mseicb-cpr.stgeorgesprescriptions@nhs.net 

Please email your requests to the above.

Thank you,

Rushbottom Lane Surgery

New Website

Welcome to our new website!

The two practices at Rushbottom Lane Surgery have combined and updated their websites. Our new website is simpler and easier to navigate, and retains access to our online services using all your existing details. 

The refreshed website not only looks better, but it will also give us the ability to increase the number of ways you can interact with us digitally. 

We hope to build on this to bring you more options soon - watch this space!