Transcript December Newsletter 2016 - The Beacon Health Group

December 2016
The Beacon Health Group
Newsletter December 2016
Dear All,
We would like to make our patients aware of our opening hours over the Festive period:
Monday 26th December – CLOSED
Tuesday 27th December - CLOSED
Tuesday 2nd January - CLOSED
Please note that the week commencing 19.12.16 and 26.12.16 G.P. appointments will
be on the day appointments only.
Dispensary will run as usual over this period but we ask that patients put in their repeat
medications a little earlier due to the above closing times.
We would like to give a warm welcome to our new staff:
Adina – Brings lots of experience to our GP team, primarily based at Danbury and we are
delighted to have her join us full time.
Jude Williamson - Jude comes with a wealth of experience, she is a qualified RGN, emergency
nurse practitioner and independent non-medical prescriber. She has over 20 years experience
within emergency medicine, nurse led minor injuries unit and community contraception and
sexual health clinics.
Kate Sams – Katy has been a HCA for 10 years both in Hospital and GP Practice. She also worked
in Chelmsford Prison in the drug and alcohol rehabilitation wing.
Bryony Standen – is a local GP, we are pleased to welcome her to the team. Bryony’s usual
working days are Tuesday and Wednesday, she is a valuable addition to our GP team.
Online Appointments
We are delighted to inform patients that they can now book appointments across both
sites. Please may all patients note if you wish to make an appointment at Danbury please
select ‘Beacon Health Group’ and those wishing to be seen at Mountbatten House please
select ‘Mountbatten’.
Returned Medication
We have a concerning amount of medication being returned to our dispensary where our patients
either no longer requires it or it has been ticked and issued by mistake. We encourage all our
dispensing patients to check all medication before leaving the surgery to make sure they have
exactly what is needed and to reduce this waste.
We would like to wish all our patients a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!