Practice News & Blogs
Surgery News
As you can see the building has had a much needed new floor throughtout making the surgery seem alot brighter and cleaner.
We still have a temporary boiler in the car park and have been informed by NHS Properties that this will be replaced very soon now all quotes have been received.
Unfortunately the Medical Centre is an old building and it seems to be one problem after another. We apologise for any inconvenience it may have caused.
Leavers & Joiners
On 6th May we sadly say good bye to Elliot one of our wonderful Physician Associates. It has been a pleasure working with him and we wish him well in his new job.
Parul, one of our afternoon receptionist will be starting her maternity leave this week. We wish her well and look forward to meeting the new baby.
From 1st June we will have not one but two new salaried GPs starting with us. Dr Gareth Griffiths and Dr Charlotte Weston. Some of you may already know Dr Weston as she has done a few locum sessions with us over the last couple of months as she's returning to work from maternity leave. We look forward to welcoming them both to the team.
Watling Street Network - Chair Based Exercise Programme
Are you interested in joining our Chair Based Exercise Programme?
- This is a sociable exercise group designed to aid movement and fitness for people who with limited mobility
- The programme is for any patient registered at Stony Medical Centre, Hilltops Medical Centre, Watling Vale Medical Centre
- Friendly sessions are led by a qualified instructor
- Sessions are free of charge
- Sessions run for 5 weeks, on a Thursday morning
- Each session includes a guest speaker
- Tea and coffee will be provided
Please contact the practice team if you would like to join one of the groups.
Watling Street Network PCN | Stony Medical Centre | Watling Vale Medical Centre | Hilltops Medical Centre
'We're not battle-axes', say GP receptionists
Please follow the link to this BBC news article: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-59253118
#The Abuse Must Stop
This is a short video regarding the real difficulties general practice is facing.
The difficulties are a national issue and none of the surgeries within the Watling Street PCN have been immune to abuse from a small minority of patients.
The abuse has a massive impact on the well-being of our staff.
The newly formed Institute of General Practice Managers has launched a campaign with the tag #theabusemuststop. They have created a powerful video which we, at Stony Medical Centre, would urge you to watch.
The video provides a real taste of real life in General Practice.
Although none of the staff featured in the video work in Stony Medical Centre, they all work in General Practice and all of the scenarios they present (with the exception of tyre slashing) have been experienced by members of the Stony Medical Centre team.
Kindness costs nothing.
We appreciate that kindness is a two way street; you deserve kindness from us, as much as we deserve it from our patients but please be mindful that the team member you are speaking to may just have put the phone down to a patient who has abused them and finished the call with “it’s your fault if I die”.
Thank you.