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Primary Care Networks (PCN) Knares Medical Practice is working together with practices in West Basildon PCN to improve patients quality of care.

Primary care networks were introduced in January 2019, which gave the opportunity for GP practices to join networks each with between 30,000 and 50,000 patients.

The Knares Medical Practice is in West Basildon PCN (WBPCN) made up of five practices in Basildon with a population of approximately 50,000 patients.

ln order to support Practices, Additional Roles Reimbursement Scheme (ARRS) was established, to provide a multi-disciplinary teams to provide more integrated health and social care services locally. The patients are able to benefit from the following roles of healthcare providers-

Clinical Pharmacist, Pharmacy Technician, Social Prescribing Link Worker, Health and Wellbeing Coach, Care Coordinator, Physician Associate, First Contact Physiotherapist, Dietician, Podiatrist, Occupational Therapist, Trainee Nursing Associate, Paramedics, Advanced Practitioner and Advanced Mental Health Practitioner.

With these additional workforce, The Knares Medical Practice will be able to book patients onto those additional roles, to enable the GPs and and Nurses to devote more time to other quality of services framework.

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For NEW Registration to register with a GP you can download a GMS1 registration form required for this on  www.gov.uk/government/publications/gms1 and bring or send to the surgery.

The practice has 21% sign up of online services have you signed up yet?

We offer the following clinics and service

  • dr_and_baby
  • Smoking cessation clinic
  • Respiratory
  • Phlebotomy
  • New patient check-up
  • Mother and Baby Clinic
  • Minor Surgery
  • Minor injuries
  • Medication reviews
  • Joint injections
  • IUCD- Intrauterine contraceptive device. Fitting and Removals
  • SDI- Sub Dermal Implant.For contraception. Insertion and Removal.
  • ECG- Electrocardiograph for cardiac disorder
  • Hypertension
  • HRT
  • Flu Jabs.
  • Covid 19 vaccination. By our (WBPCN)West Basildon Primary Care Network.
  • Family Planning clinic- contraception service, coil fittings and coil removal, lmplant.
  • COPD
  • Child Immunisations
  • Counselling
  • Diabetes Clinic
  • Cervical smear
  • Asthma Clinic
  • Antenatal Clinic
  • Blood Pressure Monitoring.
  • Care coordinating & Social Prescribing.
  • VASECTOMY- KEY-HOLE)
  • Physiotherapy service.

BLOOD CLINIC

We have a blood clinic at the surgery on Tuesday, Wednesday and alternate Thursday – am only, please call 01268 542866 to book your blood test. This saves you £3.00 if you park at the hospital and attend their blood test clinic. 

SPECIALITY

Spirometry and ECG. Investigations for infertility (referrals ), gynaecology and obstetrics (pregnancy care).  24 Hour Blood Pressure Service.

immunisationHow to get travel vaccinations

For routine protection against Tetanus and Polio please make appointments with the practice nurse. We offer a full range of vaccinations for foreign travel. For all advice and information regarding foreign travel please make an appointment with the practice nurse 4-6 weeks before departure so that immunisation can be completed. Before you attend this appointment please collect a travel form from reception and complete this and bring to the surgery before your appointment, this will enable the nurse to tell you what you need for your trip. Please note that not all travel vaccinations are free of charge.

How to get a health checkup

Newly registered patients, those aged 75 or over who have not had a consultation in the past year and adult patients under 75 who have not had a consultation in the past three years all have the right to request a health check consultation with either a doctor or nurse at the practice. Please call reception to arrange an appointment.

 

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