Thank you for the incredibly generous gifts we received throughout the month of December. These gifts are greatly appreciated by all of our staff and are thoroughly enjoyed over our Christmas break.

The following numbers for December 2023:

• 982 Appointments booked in the Treatment Room
• 31 Appointments booked and not attended
• 2,133 Daily triage slots actioned by a clinician
• 1,938 Hospital letters actioned by Practice Staff
• 3,565 Prescriptions ordered via Patient Services Online
• 982 Incoming Telephone Calls to the Practice
• 13,750 General Administration Tasks
• 83 Home Visits by a GP
• 2,425 Face to Face Surgery Consultations
• 432 Traige Telephone calls from patients
• 656 Triage Telephone calls to patients
• 2,283 patient results reveiwed

An allergy happens when your baby or child’s body reacts to normally harmless substances, such as food ingredients (like cow’s milk protein, peanuts, or eggs), pollen, viruses, insect bites, cat and animal fur, house dust mite and medicines.

Allergies are more common in children with asthma, hayfever and eczema, or if there are other family members with similar allergies or illnesses.

Symptoms of an immediate reaction (appearing within a few minutes):

• Red itchy rash around the mouth
• Runny nose and sneezing
• Swelling of the lips and face including eyelids (see When to seek urgent help)
• Red itchy lumps in the skin (hives/nettle-sting rash)

Top Tip: Anti-histamine medicine can help relieve these symptoms and is available from your Pharmacist.

Waiting times can be long when trying to see a Physiotherapist about your joint or muscle pain.

But you don’t need to wait to start your recovery. Scan the QR code below with the camera on your phone to access information on common conditions and things you can do now to reduce your symptoms.

For help with everyday health conditions:

• For free confidential advice
• The morning after pill
• Urinary Tract Infection (UTI)
• Sore Throat

FROM ALL AT MEADOWBRIDGE SURGERY

WE WISH YOU A HAPPY AND HEALTHY NEW YEAR