Summerhill Surgery

From September 2024 we will be offering the RSV (Respiratory Syncytial Virus) vaccination to eligible patients. RSV causes respiratory infections in adults & young children. We will be contacting you with the booking information.

Who should have the RSV vaccination?
Everyone turning 75 years old on or after the 1 September 2024 will be offered a single dose of RSV vaccine.
This is because older adults are more at risk of serious complications from RSV.
You can still get the vaccine up to the day before you turn 80. For the first year of the programme, the vaccine will also be offered to those who are already aged 75 to 79 years on 1 September 2024 as part of a catch up programme.

Pregnant women are also eligible from 28 weeks onwards, this will be offered via the maternity services.

https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/respiratory-syncytial-virus-rsv/

Cervical screening can help stop cancer before it starts. If you missed your last one, book an appointment with your GP practice.
You may also be able to book with your local sexual health service. For more information visit.
https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/cervical-screening/

Join us today for a lovely walk.
Meeting at the Lookout Café,
Westcliffe, Ramsgate @ 11am.

The Surgery is closed as of 13:00 today for protected staff training.
For any medical queries after this time please contact 111 and for emergencies contact 999.
Thank you,
The Summerhill team

Regretfully Ramsgate Pharmacy, 3-5 King Street, Ramsgate CT11 8NN is no longer able to open this coming Bank Holiday Monday 26th August 2024.

ASDA, Chatham Street Ramsgate or Tesco, Manston will be open.

If you look after someone and need support we are here for you, contact Carers Support East Kent today;
0300 302 0061
or email [email protected]

Exam season may be over, but for some students, the pressure surrounding exam results can feel overwhelming. Support is available, for both students and parents.

Search ‘exam results worry NHS’ online.

For some students, the pressure surrounding exam results can feel overwhelming. Support is available for students on kooth:

https://explore.kooth.com/the-kooth-guide-to-waiting-for-exam-results/

Join us TODAY at the Ellington Park Young Minds Wellness Day! As part of our Sanger project we will be building/start building an big Elephant puppet with Puppeteer James Frost! No need to book, completely free, drop in whenever you like and open to all ages!
14 August, Ellington Park, 12-3pm.

We also need volunteers for the event to help out with meet and greet, facilitating visitors etc so please let us know if you can do that!
https://www.loopingtheloop.org/

As we head towards exam result days for A-Level and T-level students on 15 August and GCSE students on 22 August, Kooth wants young people to know that “whatever happens, we’ll be by your side.”

Kooth.com is a free, safe and anonymous online service supporting young people aged 10 to 25 with their mental health and wellbeing. It’s quick and easy to sign up to with no formal referral from a GP needed.

Kooth have put some tips together on how to keep calm leading up to and on results day itself.

📒 Plan for the day including where you will get the result, what time and with whom. Depending on the results, your young person might need to look into clearing or resits and knowing what options are available can help if things don’t quite go to plan.
📒 Help your young person notice and manage their stress levels.
📒 Talk about it. Sharing worries with someone who has been through it can help give them insight and perspective.
📒 Be there for others. Lots of their friends will be in the same boat and reassuring them and planning their results might help your young people discover ways they can help themselves too.
📒 Try not to compare to other young people. We're all different, success comes in different ways and exam results do not define a person.

Find ways to support your child leading up to the day itself at Kent Family or signpost your teen to the new Health for Teens website (links in the comments) 👆

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Worried about your drinking habits over the summer? Take control and

We have a quick online quiz to help you understand your alcohol consumption and its impact on your health. Visit: https://ow.ly/J06l50SPYi7

Join us today at Ellington Park for a lovely walk and a chat.
Meeting at 11am by the Café

Make sure to take care on hot days.

It is going to be hot in Kent.
Vulnerable people in your community might struggle with the heat, so look out for them.
Find more info on how to here - https://loom.ly/uL17HWk

More Summertime Activities this summer.

Are you looking for some fun activities this Summer Holidays to occupy the Children?

Have a look through some of these local activities provided by Kent Family Hub.

Please be aware that some activities require booking.

The Surgery is closed as of 13:00 today for protected staff training.

For any medical queries after this time please contact 111 and for emergencies contact 999.

Thank you,
The Summerhill team

Summerhill Surgery is back online now following the unfortunate events of Friday.

We would like to thank our patients for their patience and understanding during a difficult unforeseen situation.

Dear Patients,

We regret to inform you that our clinical system, EMIS, is currently experiencing an unexpected outage. This is a national problem beyond our control and we are informed that this is being investigated as a priority.

This system is crucial for managing appointments, accessing medical records and processing prescriptions, so this interruption may affect our ability to provide timely and efficient care. We have limited access to your information so please bear with us.

What this means for you:

Appointment Scheduling: We are unable to book, reschedule or access details your upcoming appointments at the moment.

Medical Records: Access to your medical records, including test results is temporarily unavailable.

Prescription Requests: Processing of repeat prescriptions and new medication requests will be delayed.

Our Commitment to you:

Emergency Care: For urgent medical issues, please use 111 online https://111.nhs.uk/ or visit your nearest urgent care centre or contact emergency services.

Minor illness: Please check your local Pharmacy https://www.nhs.uk/service-search/pharmacy/find-a-pharmacy

Support and Assistance: The national team is working diligently to resolve the issue as quickly as possible. We will keep you informed with updates on our website and through our social media channels.

Alternative Solutions: If you have an urgent medical need or prescription request, please call our reception. Our staff will assist you with interim solutions and provide guidance on alternative care options.

We understand the inconvenience this may cause and appreciate your patience and understanding during this time. Your health and well-being are our top priorities, and we are doing everything we can to restore full service as swiftly as possible.

Thank you for your cooperation.

Sincerely, Summerhill Surgery

Find a pharmacy - NHS Find an open pharmacy near you on the NHS website. Check your local pharmacy's opening times, and find your nearest late night, 24-hour or out-of-hours chemist.

Please be aware that Pharmacies are also experiencing IT issues and there may be delays when visiting your Pharmacy.

Please be patient with them, like everyone else, they will be doing the best they can under these circumstances.

Link to information regarding GP IT systems.

IT outage live updates: Planes grounded as mass worldwide issue hits airlines, media and banks American Airlines says none of its flights are taking off, due to an issue with Crowdstrike cybersecurity software - Microsoft says it is taking "mitigation action".

Summerhill Surgery has been affected by the worldwide IT outage and we are unable to access our IT systems at this time.

We will keep our patients informed of any changes to this.

We apologise for any inconvenience and appreciate your patience as Microsoft try to fix this.

ℹ RSV vaccination programme starting this Sept ℹ
From 1 Sept, vaccination to protect against Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) will be offered to:
🤰 Pregnant women (over 28 weeks) to help protect newborn babies
🚶‍♂️ Adults aged 75+
Find out more: https://ukhsa.blog.gov.uk/2024/07/17/what-is-rsv-and-is-there-a-vaccine/