Chambers Surgery News Today

The 2023 GP Patient Survey has revealed the best and worst surgeries in Stevenage, Hitchin, Letchworth and Baldock.

The surgery said confidential papers blew away during a routine collection by a waste disposal company.

Recently released NHS data shows which surgeries in the Stevenage and North Herts area have the highest and lowest number of patients per GP.

A HOSPITAL trust has issued important advice on face coverings as restrictions change across the country. As of Monday, face masks and coverings are no longer legally mandatory in public spaces in England, including public transport and supermarkets. But Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust, which covers Broomfield Hospital, stressed that staff and public must continue to wear masks to help keep everyone safe. The trust said in a statement: “The wearing of face coverings and visit...

PATIENTS are confused as the future of plans to relocate a doctor’s surgery has been called into question. Mount Chambers Surgery, in Coggeshall Road, Braintree, is set to move to the new Livewell health hub as part of the town centre regeneration scheme. But rumours are now circulating that the move will no longer take place, leaving patients furious. One patient, who wished to remain anonymous, said: “I have been looking forward to the surgery moving for so long. “But I heard ...

PATIENTS are confused as the future of plans to relocate a doctor’s surgery has been called into question.

PATIENTS are confused as the future of plans to relocate a doctor’s surgery has been called into question. Mount Chambers Surgery, in Coggeshall Road, Braintree, is set to move to the new Livewell health hub as part of the town centre regeneration scheme. But rumours are now circulating that the move will no longer take place, leaving patients furious. One patient, who wished to remain anonymous, said: “I have been looking forward to the surgery moving for so long. “But I heard ...

"Patients aged between 60 and 64 are in the next group (cohort 7) to be vaccinated so you will be hearing from us very soon. "We are currently inviting patients aged between 16 and 64 with an underlying health condition. Our practice alone has over 1,000 patients to invite in this group." The surgery is providing COVID vaccines as part of a group of practices across Hitchin and Whitwell, and is informed week by week the amount of doses it will receive, meaning it is unable to invite the next c...