Kingfisher Family Practice

Improved Access for Retford and Villages

Have a look at our new extended access service across Retford and Villages

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569 Million Reasons

565 million reasons… Last year the NHS spent approximately £569million on prescriptions for medicines for minor conditions, which could have been bought over the counter from a pharmacy, petrol station or supermarket. Every £1million saved on prescriptions for over the counter treatments could pay for: • 39 more community nurses; • 270 more hip replacements; • 66 more drug treatment courses for breast cancer; • 1000 more drug treatment courses for Alzheimer’s; • 1040 more cataract operations; or • 60,000 more GP appointments (excluding admin and practice staff time) You may find that your doctor or healthcare professional will no longer give you a prescription for a medicine that you can buy over the counter for a minor condition. If you need help to take care of yourself or someone else who uses these medicines, please ask one of our team.

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Raising awareness Anthony Nolan and Bloodwise

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Blood Donation

Check you are able to give blood We need over 6,000 people to give blood every day to meet the needs of hospitals and patients. We specifically need new black donors to provide blood donations for black patients with sickle cell disease. They need life-saving blood from black donors, which provides the closest match to their own. Find out how donated blood is used.

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Anthony Nolan Register

Interested in becoming a donor?

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GDPR - What happens to your data?

How do we lawfully use your data? Please click on the link below for more detail.

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Care Navigation

We are now fully trained in Care Navigation, please see the link for more information.

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Care Navigation in Bassetlaw

Last week saw the start of primary care staff being trained to deliver appropriate Care Navigation in GP practices.

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