Thursday 6th January 2005: E111 form expiry
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| E111 forms issued prior to 31st December 2004 are now invalid. Click here. for details on our website. |
Monday 11th October 2004: Irritable
Bowel Syndrome
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| On site section about this common condition has been updated. Click here. |
Tuesday 10th August 2004: Influenza Immunisation
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| Information about influenza has
been updated and details of
our clinics for this
year are now on line. Click
here for details of this year's clinics. The brand of vaccine we use does not contain
thiomersal (mercury). |
Saturday 24th July 2004: Multiple Sclerosis
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| New page added with information about Multiple Sclerosis: Click here |
Friday 28th May 2004: Hay Fever
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| Advice regarding this common condition has been update. Click for Hay Fever information. |
Friday 21st May 2004: Complementary Medicine
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| This area and the links from it including herbal remedies has been redesigned and updated. Start here Complementary Medicine and follow the buttons around the site. |
Monday 26th April 2004: Epilepsy
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| To support "Be Epilepsy Aware" a new page has been added on Epilepsy. |
Thursday 29th January 2004: Date pages are modified no longer displays at the bottom of the page
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| The "Last modified" date that appears at the bottom of each page now only indicates when the home page was last modified NOT the page you are viewing. As the home page rarely requires updating the date is unhelpful. |
Tuesday 16th December 2003: Back on line
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| Sorry we were off line last week. New arrangements for hosting the site took longer than expected. |
Saturday 14th November 2003: Morning after pill - email request
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| The latest instructions are now on site and email has been added as route for asking to be seen for this prescription. Click here. |
Friday 31st October 2003: Coeliac Disease
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| New page added about this underdiagnosed problem. Click here. |
Saturday 18th October 2003: Acne and Roaccutane
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| Not just teenage spots, this page has been updated with support links Click here and a new page on the hospital based treatment Roaccutane (isotretinoin) has been added. |
Thursday 21st August 2003: Miscarriage
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| New page added about this common problem. Click here. |
Thursday 14th August 2003: Men's Health
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| New section launched starting with erectile dysfunction. Click here. |
Tuesday 5th August 2003:
Freedom of Information Act 2000
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| We are required under this Act
to adopt and maintain a publication scheme under this Act by 31st October.
This process has started on the website:
Click here. |
Saturday 2nd August 2003:
Prostate cancer blood test PSA
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| The latest research has
confirmed the difficulties in advising about the role of this blood test in
screening for prostate cancer. The site information has been updated.
Click here for the original information and
Click here for the latest information. |
Friday 30th May 2003: Atherosclerosis, high
blood pressure, cholesterol & obesity
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| This area of the site has been
extended to include fully referenced clinical information covering Atherosclerosis
(coronary heart disease, blood pressure & cholesterol) and
Obesity |
Friday 9th May 2003: Pension Credit
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| Information about this credit
which replaces the Minimum Income Guarantee in October 2003 Click
here. |
Thursday 8th May 2003: Vitamins and antioxidants
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| Dr Causer has a lot of
information on items related to hardening of the arteries (atherosclerosis).
Some of this information will be displayed on the website. However, the
version here will not be the most up to date and the usual rule about use of
the site applies (see the site warning). The
first section is part of the chapter on diet and exercise regarding vitamins
and antioxidants.
Click here. |
Monday 28th April 2003: Register on line and
Practice leaflet
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| The information required to
register with the practice is now listed on line and you can start the
registration process from the site
Click here.
The text of our practice leaflet is also on site Click here. |
Wednesday 16th April 2003: Measles Mumps Rubella
(MMR) vaccine
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| Information about MMR vaccine
effectiveness and safety.
Click here. |
Wednesday 9th April 2003: SARS
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| Information regarding severe acute respiratory
syndrome (SARS) Click here. |
Thursday 3rd April 2003: Feedback
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| The feedback link is now
operational
Click here. |
Thursday 3rd April
2003: Site warning.
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| The site warning has been
updated. Click here. |
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Tuesday 25th March 2003: Five a
day
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| Today the Royal Mail has issued a new set of
stamps depicting fruit & vegetables. Cancer and coronary heart disease
account for 60% of all early deaths. A key feature of the Government's
prevention strategy to reduce early deaths from these diseases is action
to improve diet and nutrition. Click here. |
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Tuesday 16th January
2001: The NHS Plan and general practice.
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| The Government has provided us
with a summary of the ways in which the NHS Plan will affect primary care.
Some of this information is now displayed on this site. Click here. |
Friday 12th January
2001:
Local hospital waiting times.
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| Details for outpatient services at the
Victoria and Hammerwich have just been updated. Click here. |
Wednesday 3rd January
2001: Health aspects of mobile phones and base stations.
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| The Department of Health
has updated health advice regarding mobile phones and base stations. Click here.
for the link on our links page |
Wednesday 3rd January
2001: Smoking Cessation.
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| This section of the website has been
updated to include information about Zyban . Click here. |
Friday 29th December 2000:
National hospital waiting times.
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| Latest national waiting figures
(to September 2000). Better than local waiting times!! Click here. |
Thursday 14th December 2000:
Local hospital waiting times.
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| Details for outpatient services at the
Victoria and Hammerwich. Click here. |
Thursday 23rd November 2000:
Relenza.
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| Guidance on use of Relenza against flu has
been published. Click here. |
Saturday 18th November 2000: Jet
Lag.
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| The page on jet lag has been updated. Click here. |
Saturday 18th November 2000:
Extension to cancer support group list.
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| Additional support groups for patients with
cancer and their families. Click here. |
Tuesday 14th November 2000:
Extension to support group list.
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| Information about support groups for
mental problems added. Click here. |
Tuesday 14th November 2000: NHS
penalty charges.
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| Details about the new penalties and how to
check about eligibility for help with NHS costs. Click
here. |
Saturday 23rd September 2000:
Sexual Health.
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| A new area has been started covering sexual
health. The first page addresses sex education.
Click here |
Tuesday 29th August 2000: Web
server + 2 week wait for Cancer tests.
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The web server crashed over the bank holiday
weekend so you may have had difficulties accessing the site. All the pages
have been deleted and resubmitted so all should be well now.
A new page detailing the Government 2 week wait initiative has been added.
Click here. |
The Minster Practice, Lichfield
