Welcome to the Carryduff Surgery Website
Carryduff Surgery wish all their patients a Happy & Healthy New Year
We would like to thank everyone who left us in Christmas presents. Your gifts are greatly appreciated.
"Happy" New Year,
See these 10 suggestions for alternative New Year Resolutions, and learn about the health benefits of happiness.
http://www.actionforhappiness.org/news/feel-good-resolutions-for-2012
Suggested Websites
See our list of websites (on the right hand side of this page) recommended by our doctors. This will provide you with websites with information on a whole range of subjects and we hope to add and update this regularly
Surgery Closure - Staff Training
The surgery will be closed from 1pm on Thursday 26th January 2012 for staff training. Reopening at 8:30am on Friday 27th January 2012.
For URGENT medical treatment during this time please contact the Doctor on Call Service on 028 90796880
Changes to where you collect your Prescription
As part of our ongoing effort to provide you with a safe and secure prescription service we would like you to state if you would like your prescription collected AND dispensed by Newberry's Pharmacy.
Only prescriptions which the patient has specifically requested to be collected & dispensed by Newberry's Pharmacy will be available for collection in Newberry's Pharmacy. All other prescriptions must be collected from the surgery during normal surgery opening hours.
If you do not state that you want to collect your prescription from Newberry’s Pharmacy, we will assume that you want to collect it from the surgery
We will be phasing this in over the next few weeks and expect to have it fully operational by the New Year.
Wasted Appointments
Please ensure that you cancel an appointment in good time.
Last month we had 125 wasted apppointments where the patient did not turn up. These appointments could have been offered to other patients.
You can cancel your appointment by phone or by internet if you are registered with the online prescription ordering service.
Thnak you for your co-operation in this matter
Changes to Travel Vaccination Procedure
Patients planning to travel abroad that require advice about vaccinations should complete a Pre Travel Risk Assessment form and submit it to the nurse along with your telephone contact details. The nurse will then assess what vaccinations are necessary and contact the patient regarding an appointment. If you have not heard from the nurse within two weeks, please contact the surgery as we may have been having difficulty getting in contact. Forms can be collected at the front desk or downloaded from our travel information section of the website.
Flu Vaccines
This year's vaccine contains an immunisation against all current flu strains, including swine flu. However, there are some risk categories who will benefit from a second vaccination and this will be assessed by the clinician at the Flu Clinic appointment.
Swine flu remains an issue and it is possible that it could be more severe this winter.