The Burnham Surgery

Anima

 

Anima is an NHS-approved software provider used by 1 million+ patients across the UK. They uphold the highest data security standards set by the NHS.

What does Anima do?

Answer: Anima is a communication platform that allows you to seek care from your GP practice.

When you have an issue that you want to contact your GP about, you can use Anima to submit your request online.

Costs Nothing to the patient! Anima is absolutely free for patients to use: all you need to sign up is access to a phone or computer, an email address and mobile phone number. If you don’t have any of these, you can still contact the practice in your usual way.

 

Click below for Anima 

Pharmacist is giving patient their medication in a bottle

Pharmacy First

Patients can now get treatment for seven common conditions directly from their local pharmacy, without the need for a GP appointment or prescription.

Sore throat, Earache, Sinusitis, Infected Insect Bite, Shingles, Uncomplicated Urine infection in women, Impetigo - there are age and other stipulations to be considered prior to using the pharmacy.

Pharmacy First - getting the most from your pharmacist (patient.info)

Local Pharmacies as well as larger providers support this service 

Get The Care You Need Quicker

Need help with your health? There are lots of ways to get the care you need quickly and easily.

Mid and South Essex ICB have set up a web page to support you

 

 

Nurse drawing an injection

Covid 19 and Seasonal Flu Vaccines

 

We are starting to contact patients by email or Text message for those who have provided this information.

You can contact the surgery to book an appointment, where possible this could be done using Anima or pop into the surgery, calling on the phone line will delay patients getting a doctors appointment. 

For the first time since December 2020, when Covid vaccines were first introduced, people under 75 and those with most clinical risk factors, such as diabetes or heart disease, will no longer be eligible for an NHS Covid booster vaccination. In addition, frontline health and social care workers are no longer eligible for a booster dose. This is in accordance with the latest JCVI guidance, which can be found in Chapter 14a of the Green Book.

This change will affect some 250,000 people across Hampshire and Isle of Wight who until now have been eligible to have an annual NHS Covid booster vaccination each Autumn.

New Eligibility Criteria for Covid Seasonal Vaccine:

  • Residents in a care home for older adults (all residents regardless of age)
  • All adults aged 75 years and over (including those due to turn 75 years of age on or before 31 January 2026)
  • Persons aged 6 months and over who are immunosuppressed, as defined in the specific ‘Immunosuppression’ subsection of tables 3 and 4 only of the COVID-19 chapter of the Green Book.

COVID-19 vaccine - NHS

Flu vaccination eligible cohorts from 1 September 2025:

  • pregnant women
  • all children aged 2 or 3 years on 31 August 2025
  • primary school aged children (from Reception to Year 6)
  • secondary school aged children (from Year 7 to Year 11)
  • all children in clinical risk groups aged from 6 months to less than 18 years

 

Flu vaccination eligible cohorts from 1 October 2025:

  • those aged 65 years and over
  • those aged 18 years to under 65 years in clinical risk groups
  • those in long-stay residential care homes
  • carers in receipt of carer’s allowance, or those who are the main carer of an elderly or disabled person
  • close contacts of immunocompromised individuals
  • frontline health and social care workers

 

Surgery will be vaccinating with a Nasal Spray children aged 2-3 years

See below for more information on Seasonal Influennza

Flu vaccine - NHS

Staff can only make an appointment if your medical screen has identifed you as needing the vaccine(s). If your screen dose not state this they will need to gain advice from the clinical team - please explain to them why you feel you require the vaccines and reception will send a message to a team member who will contact you at on a later day.

We will not be providing Saturday Clinics.

An Open Letter to Our Patients

Following the Announcement of The GP Survey Results 2024 we have voluntarily worked with NHS GP Improvement Programme to enhance patient experience and accessibilty.

This has resulted in our New Website and in the near future an addition to the ways a patient can contact the surgery team.

Click the link above to read an Open Letter from the partners to our patients.

 

 

NHS App

The NHS App gives you a simple and secure way to access a range of NHS services. Download the NHS App on your smartphone or tablet via the Google play or App store. You can also access the same services in a web browser by logging in through the NHS website.

 

The minimum software version required to run the NHS app is changing on 3 February 2025.

 Following this date, the minimum operating system required to run the NHS app will be: Apple iOS 15 and above or Android version 8 and above

This means that devices running software versions lower than this will no longer be able to use the NHS app. This will affect people who use the following versions of iOS and Android operation systems:
 iOS 12     Android 6      Android 7

 These users will not be able to access the NHS App via the app on their phones and will need to access the NHS App via their web browser.

Having issues with NHS APP and downloading to your phone?

One to one support for patients to support you to download and manage the NHS APP, this is a free service, please see Link for Maldon Library and also patients can attend IT drop in service every Tuesday from 12.30-2pm

https://library-events.essex.gov.uk/event?id=174715

  Log in - NHS App Online

Health A to Z

Your complete guide to conditions, symptoms and treatments, including what to do and when to get help.

Medicines A to Z

Find out how your medicine works, how and when to take it, possible side effects and answers to your common questions.

Share your views on end of life and palliative care information

ICB are looking to understand how local people currently access information about end of life and palliative care.

This could include where you would usually go for advice, the type of support you find most helpful, or any challenges you may have faced in finding the right information when it is needed.

Your views will help them improve how we share information in the future, making it easier for people and their families to access the right guidance and support at the right time. If you are able, please take a few minutes to share your thoughts through our short survey.

https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=slTDN7CF9UeyIge0jXdO4zXK6YNR8J5Ph5rOjDBQfhdUM1AzOU0wWVE3QzNCRFpVWUpKUjFTSDBYRiQlQCN0PWcu&utm_source=e-shot&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=MSEICB%3a+End+of+life+survey+-+resend

Thank you for taking the time to contribute. Your feedback will play an important role in shaping how we provide support to local people. The survey will close on 17 October.

#NHS Mid and South Essex

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Your Voice Matters!

 

Your Voice Matters!

Take part in Maldon District Council’s annual Resident and Business Survey between Monday 29 September and Sunday 23 November.

This is your chance to provide essential feedback and help them improve the services they offer to our community.

You can complete the survey online at maldon.gov.uk/residentsurvey or via a paper copy which can be requested by calling 01621 854477 or by popping into the Council Offices.

It takes around 5 minutes to fill out and you could win a £50 voucher just by taking part!

Please take part in the survey and share this post with your friends and family in the Maldon District. Together, we can make a difference!

#ResidentSurvey #CommunityVoice #HaveYourSay #MaldonDistrict

 

Page last reviewed: 03 October 2025
Page created: 22 October 2024