Ridgeway View Family Practice

The latest Government advice is to wear face coverings in enclosed public spaces: face coverings may be beneficial where it is hard to follow social distancing measures and you are more likely to come into contact with people you do not normally meet. With immediate effect we are asking ALL patients attending the surgery to wear a face covering to help us protect each other and reduce the spread of the disease.

Please note that face coverings should not be used on children under the age of 11 or those who may not be able to manage them correctly.

Thank you for your co-operation, Ridgeway View Family Practice

The Organ Donation opt out system in England came into effect on 20 May 2020.  This means that all adults in England will be considered to have agreed to be an organ donor when they die, unless they have recorded a decision not to donate or are in one of the excluded groups:  those under the age of 18, people who lack mental capacity to understand the new arrangements and take the necessary action, visitors to England and those not living here voluntarily, people who have lived in England for less than 12 months before their death.

You still have a choice whether or not you wish to become a donor.  If you would like to speak to someone about your choices, please use the NHS dedicated line 0300 303 2094.  More information can also be found at https://www.organdonation.nhs.uk/uk-laws/organ-donation-law-in-england.

Ridgeway View Family Practice is supporting vital COVID 19 research.  As part of this, we are helping to carry out a national priority research study called PRINCIPLE.
If you have symptoms of COVID 19, are aged 65 or over, OR are aged 50-64 and have an existing health condition, you may be eligible to join this important study.  If you’d like to discuss taking part in PRINCIPLE, please contact us.

Please see www.phctrials.ox.ac.uk/principle-trial for full details of this study.  If you’d like to know more about COVID 19 research and how you can contribute, please visit the Be Part of Research site, www.bepartofresearch.nihr.ac.uk, which is run by the National Institute for Health Research.

In managing the coronavirus pandemic all doctor routine face to face appointments will be converted to telephone appointments. All appointment requests will be triaged by a Clinician who will assess whether you need to be seen. Please ring 01793 812221 for a telephone appointment.

If you have been asked to come to the surgery please ring the buzzer/bell on arrival.  Face to face appointments where possible will take place at Wroughton Health Centre.

Please post prescriptions requests through the letter box at Station House Surgery or the post box outside the main doors at Wroughton Health Centre.  We will make every effort to dispense prescriptions within 72 hours.

We are sorry for any inconvenience this may cause.