Welcome to Little Common & Old Town Surgery

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Please RING the surgery to book a GP telephone appointment - Little Common 01424 847575 or Old Town 01424 739420 

Please do NOT come to the surgery unless you have a booked appointment. 

Please ensure you wear an adequate face covering if you attend the surgery; with the exception of children under 11 years old.

COMING SOON ONLINE CONSULTATIONS

Keep checking the website for updates when Engage Consult will go live

You may email the practice:

esxccg.littlecommonsurgery@nhs.net 

or

esxccg.oldtownsurgery@nhs.net

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Bexhill Primary Care Network PCN

Primary care networks build on the core of current primary care services and enable greater provision of proactive, personalised, coordinated and more integrated health and social care. Clinicians describe this as a change from reactively providing appointments to proactively care for the people and communities they serve. Where emerging primary care networks are in place in parts of the country, there are clear benefits for patients and clinicians.

Dr Binodh Chathanath is the Clinical Director of the Bexhill PCN.

The GP Practices within the Bexhill PCN are; 

Collington Surgery

       Little Common & Old Town Surgery

       Pebsham Surgery

          Sidley Medical Practice

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STRESS AWARENESS MONTH APRIL 2021

Stress Awareness Month has been held every April, since 1992 to increase public awareness about both the causes and cures for our modern stress epidemic. Despite this running for 29 years we have got a long way to go. According to the Mental health Foundation 74% of UK adults have felt so stressed at some point over the last year they felt overwhelmed or unable to cope.

Millions of us around the UK are experiencing high levels of stress and it is damaging our health. Stress is one of the great public health challenges of our time, but it still isn’t being taken as seriously as physical health concerns. Stress is a significant factor in mental health problems including anxiety and depression. It is also linked to physical health problems like heart disease, problems with our immune system, insomnia and digestive problems. Individually we need to understand what is causing us personal stress and learn what steps we can take to reduce it for ourselves and those around us.

30 Day Challenge Hints, Links and Tips

‘The 30 Day Challenge’ encourages you to pick one action each for your Physical, Mental and Emotional Wellbeing to carry out every day. You could even add actions for your social and spiritual wellness too.

It takes 30 days to turn actions into habits, which is why this is a month-long programme.  The 30-day challenge will maximise your chances of turning useful knowledge and techniques into positive behavioural change.

As a first step, please download and fill in our 30 Day Challenge Calendar and our ‘Coping at Home and Keeping Connected Action Plan’ to make your commitments a reality.

https://www.stress.org.uk/stressawarenessmonth/

NHS APP

Download the NHS App today to order your repeat prescription and access a range of other healthcare services

CARE NAVIGATION

SEE THE RIGHT PERSON FIRST

Our reception team are trained Care Navigators. This means they will ask you some questions about the reason for your appointment. This is so we can ensure you see the right person first. There are many services you can self-refer to which means you do not need a GP appointment, and you may be seen quicker. Please help us to help you by being patient with our receptionists whilst they try to deal with your query efficiently.

Visit the website for more information on local services available to you; or alternatively speak to our Receptionists who will be able to point you in the right direction.

East Sussex CCG - Get the right care

Patient Participation Group 

We are activly seeking new members for our Patient Participation Group. If you would like get involved in the development and improvement of the practice please speak to the reception team to find out more information.

                                                                                         Click here to open the PPG Leaflet      

Friends and Family Test

The government has now decided to roll out the Friends and Family test to all GP practices. We have always sought patient feedback and would welcome your feedback and comments. Please click on on of the links below to answer the short survey.

Little Common patients                                   Old Town patients

 

Extended Hours 

Following consultation with our Patient Participation Group we have changed our extended hours sessions. We no longer offer Saturday morning appointments but instead offer some early morning appointments at Little Common Surgery for workers, and early morning and evening appointments at Old Town Surgery throughout the week. This will be for pre-booked appointments only. Appointments are available before 8am . Please contact our reception teams to book an appointment. 

Serving You

Our dedicated team are here to treat those minor ailments that occur as well as providing specialist management of long-term conditions and clinics covering a wide range of healthcare issues. The technology also means you can now do a lot of things from the comfort of your home such as order a repeat prescription or cancel an appointment. 

Partners in Care

Once registered, patients and healthcare professionals work together to ensure the most appropriate care is provided. This partnership philosophy extends even further and our active patient group exists to make sure that patient needs and the practice offering are always heading in the same direction.

 We are confident that our website will provide clear and concise help and give our patients the information they require in an easy and convenient format. It has been designed with the patient’s needs at the forefront of everything, from checking surgery times to letting us know what you think of us. Just click on the link to your registered practice.