Welcome to The Burnham Surgery
Hello and welcome to our website. We’ve packed it full of useful information in a very easy to use format with the added benefit of several online functions. If you’re new to the area, have a look at our opening times.
The wearing of masks when coming to the surgery is now personal choice.
Please do not come to the surgery of you have symptoms of C19. This prevents passing to those who are at the greatest risk of severe illness.
Advance Notice
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THE BURNHAM SURGERY SUMMARY STATEMENT
The partners at the Burnham Surgery are determined to provide the best services to their patients and to continue to support the training and development of clinicians for the future.
The current surgery premises do not meet current guidelines and have inadequate space and facilities for the surgery to meet NHS contract requirements.
The cost of redesigning the current building is c. £5 million excluding VAT, plus the cost of rehousing the surgery whilst the work is carried out. A redesign on the current site will not meet future requirements, it will reduce the ability to host a full range of services to patients and to recruit new staff.
A new building, in a new location, will accommodate all health services for Burnham and the surrounding area, and allow the disposal of the Burnham Clinic and the Burnham Surgery. Services can be continued from the existing premises while the new build is undertaken resulting in minimal disruption to services.
Partnership with a developer keen to take on 3PD role (the delivery and development of new primary care premises on behalf of GPs, Integrated Care Systems, and other associated healthcare partners) will make a new building financially viable.
Next Steps
In due course a patient questionnaire will be issued online by Healthwatch with a link via the practice website burnhamsurgery.co.uk and be available to collect from the Burnham Surgery.
The results of the questionnaire will be collated and made available to view on the Practice website and in the surgery waiting room.
The surgery will continue in discussions with the Mid and South Essex Integrated Care Board to find a solution.
The full position statement can be found on the practice website burnhamsurgery.co.uk and in the waiting room at the Burnham Surgery.
Any comments or questions can be sent to: burnhamsurgery@nhs.net or dropped into the comments box in the waiting room at the Burnham Surgery.
Full Position Statement
ST. PETER'S HOSPITAL
Do you live in Burnham-on-Crouch? Have you been treated at St Peter’s Community Hospital in Maldon?
We are looking at moving services and want to know what you think.
Join our public event on Wed 6 March or take our survey and give us your views: https://brnw.ch/21wHpGC
Public consultation on proposed changes to services at local community hospitals
Yesterday, ICS begin an eight-week period of consultation about specific health services in mid and south Essex.
ICS want to seek views and ideas on our proposals for future arrangements for inpatient services at our community hospitals, freestanding midwife-led birthing, and other patient services provided at St Peter’s Hospital, Maldon
The consultation will run from 25 January to 21 March 2024.
The
proposals ICS are asking people to consider are:
• potential changes to the places where they provide some community hospital intermediate care and stroke rehabilitation services,
• making permanent the temporary move of the freestanding midwife-led birthing unit from St Peter’s Hospital to, Maldon to the William Julien Courtauld Unit at St Michael’s, Braintree.
• the possibility of moving all other patient services at St Peter’s Hospital, Maldon to other locations, mostly in and around Maldon.
How people can get involved
From today, people can visit ICS MSE Virtual Views engagement platform - to find out about our proposals and plans, to share their views, and ask questions.
On MSE Virtual Views, ICS have provided detailed documentation setting out how they have arrived at the proposals they are talking to people about, the other options they have considered, and how they have listened to the public and our staff in shaping our proposals. People can ask for this information in other formats if they wish.
Follow link to report your views
23rd Feb 2024
Public consultation on changes to NHS services reaches halfway milestone
With just four weeks remaining for a consultation on changes to NHS services in mid and south Essex.
To help residents understand the proposals, ICB have produced a new video outlining what the proposals mean. At 15 minutes long, the short video can help busy residents get to grips with the proposals quickly.
The proposals discussed in the video include:
• potential changes to the places where ICB provide some community hospital intermediate care and stroke rehabilitation services,
• making permanent the temporary move of the freestanding midwife-led birthing unit from St Peter’s Hospital, Maldon to the William Julien Courtauld Unit at St Michael’s, Braintree.
• the possibility of moving all other patient services at St Peter’s Hospital, Maldon to other locations, mostly in and around Maldon.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=46adli96CJI - Video
More detailed information can be found on a dedicated webpage.
https://virtualviews.midandsouthessex.ics.nhs.uk/changes-to-services?utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery
Survey launched to gather unpaid Carers’ views on their call for a new National Carers Strategy
Click on the link below......
Living with an Eating Disorder?
A new support network for family and carers of people living with an eating disorder has held its first meeting yesterday.
The group brings together people with shared experience in a supportive space. The aim is to support members through conversation, sharing experiences and resources, and by listening to each other.
The meeting is open to anyone who is caring for a loved one who may have a formal diagnosis of an eating disorder.
Email epunft.edsun@nhs.net to register your interest for the next meeting which is held over Microsoft Teams.
MMR EPIDEMIC
We have been alerted by UKHSA that Romania have declared a measles epidemic. You can avoid measles by receiving two doses of MMR, at any age either through your GP or through community catch up clinics.
Pull a Muscle or your joints start to hurt - try Self referral for physio
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LOCAL EXTRA SUPPORT
Winter time we sometimes need a little support or even extra support
Link below lists support that is out there for you
Need support to change your lifestyle habits?
PCN is happy to announce that patients now have the ability to self-refer for Health and Wellbeing Coaching through our self-referral form.
Anglian Ruskin University - Patient Partners
Volunteers for the University wanted
For more details go to
Patient partners - ARU
Fancy a chat? @VolResponders are here to offer you or someone you know a friendly phone call and a listening ear through their newly launched Check In and Chat service.
Whether it’s just a one-off conversation, or regular chats, you can use this service by calling 0808 196 3646.
Measles cases are rising in England. Make sure your child is update with MMR vaccinations. For more information visit nhs.uk/mmr
When you do not attend your appointment it impacts on other patients
December 2023
148 appointments at a cost of 42 Hours 45mins
Appointments
GP : 16
Registrar: 15
CNS: 0
Nurse Prescriber : 4
Nurse: 60
HCA: 42
Physio: 11
Are you in need of health and care support, but unsure where to go?
Primary Care Networks can offer care and wellbeing services in your local area.
Find local help and support here: https://www.dengieandswfpcn.nhs.uk/
MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS??
If you’re 18 and over and need urgent mental health support, dial 111 and select the option for mental health crisis.
Trained staff are on hand 24/7 to provide advice and support. You may be advised to attend the new Mental Health Urgent Care Department at Basildon Hospital, an alternative to A&E designed for people experiencing a mental health crisis.
If you or someone you know is in mental health crisis and requires serious or life threatening emergency mental or physical care, dial 999 immediately.
The Mental Health Urgent Care Department provides care, assessment and support to people with urgent mental health needs and in crisis. It is a calm and therapeutic space with access to mental health specialists which is open 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
Participants required! Measure your blood pressure and heart rate during daily activities to assess your autonomic function. You must NOT have Long Covid and must NOT have any pre-existing health problems with autonomic dysfunction. Contact aapstudy@leeds.ac.uk to participate.
Researchers from the LOCOMOTION Long COVID study need healthy volunteers to participate in one of the study’s workstreams.
It will only involve up to 60 minutes across one day, measuring your heart rate and blood pressure at specific points in the day, and making a note of food/drink you consume and details of activity you perform in the day.
This part of the study is evaluating the results of the adapted Autonomic Profile (aAP), a home-based test for the evaluation of autonomic dysfunction, in the asymptomatic healthy population. This will provide normal data from healthy volunteers for comparisons, and inform usefulness of the aAP as a predictive test for Long COVID patients. Autonomic dysfunction is common in Long COVID patients, the nerves of the autonomic nervous system are damaged, affecting heart function, blood pressure, bladder function, digestion, and sexual function.
To find out more information and to participate, please contact: aapstudy@leeds.ac.uk
NEW SUPPORT GROUP
Dengie Cancer Support Group - newly started group. Their first meeting is at Studio on the Quay who has kindly donated their space for the group once a month - as such, our first coffee morning will be on Thursday 6th July from 10am to 12pm, and subsequently every first Thursday of the month
It’s never too late to quit and feel the benefits of better health – that’s our message to smokers ahead of #NoSmokingDay.
From reducing the risk of at least 16 cancers, stroke, COPD & dementia, a smoker's health improves from the moment of quitting.
Find out more about our local stop smoking services: https://fal.cn/3woUl or pop in or call Burnham Surgery for a face 2 face chat
CHIP
MSE ICB is offering free patient registration onto a programme called CHIP: Complete Health Improvement Programme.
It is an empowering 10-week educational course delivered via weekly online trainings and interactive Q&A sessions by healthcare professionals with expertise in lifestyle medicine. CHIP supports you to make changes to the way we eat, sleep, move and relax. These changes have been shown to improve health and, in some cases, put long term conditions such as Type 2 Diabetes into remission.
This is a great alternative to some of the other educational offers in MSE and patients can register their interest simply by contacting the Essex Wellbeing Service on 0300 303 9951 and quoting code CHIP 2022
The eligibility criteria is:
- you are 18 or over
- are currently on medication for Type 2 diabetes
- have access to the internet and an IT device for watching videos completing forms, joining Zoom calls
- motivated to change your diet and lifestyle to feel healthier and happier
(Site updated 15/03/2024)