Newsletter December 2016 The Beacon Health Group 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!