Tinkers Lane, Royal Wootton Bassett, SN4 7AT
Telephone: 01793 852131
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CLOSURE OF PRESCRIPTION ORDERING DIRECT (POD). With effect from 1st April 2024, the practice ceased to be associated with the POD as it is due to shut permanently by the end of May 2024 at the latest. Accordingly, to prepare for this, we have sent out text messages to the majority of patients, informing them of this and the alternative ways of ordering their medication moving forward. Those patients without the capacity to receive text messages, have been informed by the POD over the past couple of months when ordering their repeat medication on these alternatives as well. Any patients that have not received a text or been informed by the POD are directed to contact the practice via email on tinkers.lanesurgery@nhs.net, and we will respond to you within 5 working days. To remind all patients the options for ordering repeat prescriptions please see below:
If patients are unable to do any of the above, please send an email to tinkers.lanesurgery@nhs.net with your reasons and the management team will review and come back to you within 5 working days.
IMPORTANT MESSAGE TO OUR PATIENTS FOLLOWING GOVERNMENT ANNOUNCEMENT ON GENERAL PRACTICE FUNDING FOR 2024/2025
On 31st January 2024, the government’s funding for General Practice for 2024/2025 was announced; the funding uplift is just 1.9%. A 1.9% funding increase is not going to get close to the funding needed for expanded services, employed staff pay rises and the costs associated with higher energy prices and mortgage rates. As a practice, we are very worried. For context, I thought it might be helpful to explain about the crisis General Practice is facing and how we are funded; if you want to read my full statement, please click on the following link for greater detail MESSAGE TO OUR PATIENTS FOLLOWING GOVERNMENT ANNOUNCEMENT ON GENERAL PRACTICE FUNDING FOR 2024 However, please see the at a glance summary below for your convenience:
In summary the following are the main concerns:
The Tinkers Lane Partnership
SERVICES AVAILABLE AT TINKERS LANE SURGERY
Please be aware of the myriad of different services that Tinkers Lane Surgery now offers covering the following clinical professionals: GPs, Physician Associates (PAs), Advanced Nurse Practitioners (ANPs), Practice Nurses, Health Care Assistants (HCAs), Clinical Pharmacists, First Contact Physiotherapists (FCPs), Midwives and Community Nurses. For further details about how these different clinicians can help you and what clinical specialisms they cover, please click on the ‘PRACTICE STAFF’ tab at the top of this page.
Please see the following Info-graphic providing a snapshot of our activity as a Practice over the month of May 2024 highlighting the services, support and treatment carried out by us on behalf of our patients: