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		<title>James Wigg Practice</title>
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		<copyright>Copyright 2012. All rights reserved.</copyright>
		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Apr 2012 07:17:45 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title>James Wigg Practice Welcome New Staff.</title>
			<link>http://www.jameswigg.co.uk/news/2012/03/23/james_wigg_welcome_new_staff</link>
			<description><![CDATA[The jame Wigg Practice would like to welcome the following new staff.
Dr Natasha Smeaton, Dr Graeme Thompson, Dr Dhashmini Thanapalasingham and
Dr Rajni Shah.

Our long-serving nurses, Maya Allen-Taylor and Bernadette Rae have left us after 5 and 7 years respectively. They are going to pursue their careers in other practices and we wish them every success in their future.  
We have appointed a new nurse, Charlotte Dawes, who will be joining us on 2nd April.   We are recruiting a further nurse.

Dr Rasha Gadelrab has left us and is expecting a baby this summer.

Dr Vanessa Eisman has returned from maternity leave on 24th January and is now working in the practice on Tuesday and Thursdays.    
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			<title>Recent and Current Delays at Reception&#8230;&#8230;.</title>
			<link>http://www.jameswigg.co.uk/news/2012/03/23/recent_and_current_delays_at_reception</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Camden Road Surgery nearby is closing and we are unusually busy while registering many additional patients.

We apologise for delays or knock on effect this is may cause.

Little warning was given by the PCT or North Central London of this closure and it is taking time to employ the additional necessary staff.

We will do our best to assist you as efficiently as possible.
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			<title>Dr Roy Macgregor</title>
			<link>http://www.jameswigg.co.uk/news/2012/03/23/dr_roy_macgregor</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Dr Macgregor is moving to retire from general practice and as of 1st March 2012 has stopped consulting with patients at the surgery.    Dr Natasha Smeaton will be taking on Dr Macgregor&#8217;s patients unless they have expressed a preference to be seen by a doctor with whom they have already established a relationship.

Dr Macgregor will be working three days in the practice in a managerial and teaching capacity.   All patients who have Dr Macgregor has their usual doctor will be receiving a letter during March or early April explaining the arrangements.    
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			<title>Camden Road Surgery</title>
			<link>http://www.jameswigg.co.uk/news/2012/03/23/camden_road_surgery</link>
			<description><![CDATA[There has been much local press and concern following the sudden closure of Camden Road Surgery, which is planned to stop offering patient services on 18th April.   

The practice has been in negotiation with North Central London over the implications of this closure and the effect it will have on our practice. We are the closest practice to the Camden Road Surgery and will be taking on a proportion of the Camden Road patients although we do not have the capacity to take on all patients from this surgery.  

North Central London will be writing to Camden Road patients listing the range of surgeries that are open for registration.     Meanwhile, in order to cope with the significant increase in patient numbers that we will experience, we are employing the following new staff:

&#8226;	Two full time reception staff
&#8226;	One full time partner (in addition to Dr Smeaton who has joined us recently)
&#8226;	One additional full time doctor.
&#8226;	One full time nurse
&#8226;	Two full time locum GPs

This will be a very busy time for the practice as we may take on as many as 1,500 to 2,000 new patients. Please bear with us through this transitional period until the new patients have settled into the practice
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			<title>Doctors first access Initiative. March 2012</title>
			<link>http://www.jameswigg.co.uk/news/2012/03/14/doctors_first_access_initiative._march_2012</link>
			<description><![CDATA[The Practice is increasing appointments in March under a scheme devised by 
North Central London to try and decrease attendance at Casualty &#8211; 
Call the Doctor First during March.

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			<title> Intrested in becoming a member of our Patient Participation Group?</title>
			<link>http://www.jameswigg.co.uk/news/2012/01/19/are_you_intrested_in_becoming_a_member_of_our_patient_participation_group</link>
			<description><![CDATA[The Patient Participation Group has been very active recently and we are welcoming new members. If you would like to participate in the Patient Participation Group please give your name and email or telephone number to the Reception team.

The Patient Participation Group now has a tab on our website at www.jameswigg.co.uk . Please have a look to see arrangements for the forthcoming meetings of the Patient Participation Group, all are welcome. The next meeting is on
Wednesday 7th MARCH 2012 2.00PM-3.30PM , it is held in the Gym Room of the Health Centre, just inside the South Entrance. There will be a presentation on the NHS reforms at the meeting.
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			<title>Repeat Prescriptions</title>
			<link>http://www.jameswigg.co.uk/news/2011/12/13/repeat_prescriptions</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Please allow two clear working days.

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			<title>New Website for Arts Programme</title>
			<link>http://www.jameswigg.co.uk/news/2010/10/08/new_website_for_arts_programme</link>
			<description><![CDATA[The Arts Programme continues with a new initiative of our own website which you can view at www.freespaceatthewigg.wordpress.com.

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			<title>Repeat Presciptions Online Service Update</title>
			<link>http://www.jameswigg.co.uk/news/2010/08/20/repeat_presciptions_online_service_update</link>
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			<title>NHS Reorganisation</title>
			<link>http://www.jameswigg.co.uk/news/2010/07/16/nhs_reorganisation</link>
			<description><![CDATA[The James Wigg Practice believes patients may benefit from some of the proposed NHS reforms.  However as ever - 'the devil is in the detail'. 
 The reforms will be very disruptive and costly to implement.  The NHS will no longer be the same as it has been in the past.  If planned changes are implemented in full organisations providing services, including hospitals, will effectively become Private.  The NHS will become a purchasing organisation; i.e. one that buys services for patients from anyone prepared to offer them and who meets set standards.  The monitoring of these standards will be very difficult.

 

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