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Hadleigh and Boxford Patient Participation Group (PPG)
The Phlebotomy Room is now functioning and sited upstairs in the Hadleigh Practice. When you arrive please use the self-check in screen. This will confirm the location of your appointment. A luxury Phlebotomy Chair in the new unit was kindly funded by the Fidelis Ladies Group and the state-of-the-art Infrared Vein Finder generously provided by Beryl and Alan Meredith in memory of their son Gareth.
Nationally, all Covid booster ceased on 30th June 2023. They will be resumed in the Autumn with the ‘flu jabs. You will be invited to attend a vac clinic when they start up again so no need to call for an appointment.
The Saturday Doctor’s service at the Hadleigh Health Centre, although housed in the Health Centre, is not run by our doctors. As it is not a walk in or an A & E set up, an appointment is necessary. You can phone the Health Centre to make an appointment with this ‘out of hours’ service.
We can all help save the NHS an enormous amount of money simply by checking our medicine before leaving the Pharmacy and cancelling unwanted appointments. Every year medicine waste accounts for a staggering loss of £300 million while missed GP’s appointments an eye watering £216 million. How well that could be spent elsewhere in the NHS.
Why not consider walking to your appointments especially if it’s a beautiful day? This will do much for your health, the environment and free up a car park space for those unable to get there on foot.
