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The surgery will be closed on Monday 6th May 2024 for the Early May Bank Holiday weekend. Dispensary will be closed on Saturday 4th May 2024 in addition to the above date. The surgery will still be open on Saturday between 8.30am and 10.30am for booked appointments with the GP or Nurse so please attend… Read more: *SURGERY CLOSURES*

Please can we ask that from now onwards, rather than use the surgery email address for clinical or medication queries, you complete an eConsult form online. To access the eConsult service please click on the ‘Consult with your doctor online’ button at the top of our surgery website www.masurgery.co.uk. You can also submit an eConsult… Read more: eConsults

As a surgery, we are not involved in giving the COVID Spring 2024 boosters. You or your child may be offered a spring COVID-19 vaccine if you: If you receive a text message from the NHS, please follow the instructions to book online or call 119. You can also book via the NHS App. For… Read more: COVID Spring 2024 Boosters

Did you know that approximately 1.6 million medicine items are wasted unnecessarily in Dorset each year? Did you know that if healthcare were a country, it would be the 5th biggest carbon emitter in the world? In the UK, the NHS has estimated that the manufacture, supply, and use of pharmaceuticals accounts for 25% of… Read more: Repeat prescriptions? Only order what you need

You may have recently heard that the NHS has pledged to eliminate cervical cancer by 2040 for the first time ever, which could save thousands of lives every year in England. To achieve this pledge, the NHS needs to ensure women come forward for cervical screening. Cervical screening at Milton Abbas Surgery is carried out… Read more: Cervical Screening

Watch these short videos to learn how to use your inhaler properly and better manage your respiratory symptoms: How to use your inhaler | Asthma + Lung UK (asthmaandlung.org.uk)

Better Care for Carers is an accreditation scheme that encourages GP practices to have a consistent approach of support for their carers. It is very much about a ‘whole practice’ approach and engagement with the scheme works towards a complete shift in culture. The accreditation awards a practice one of four levels: bronze, silver, gold… Read more: Better Care for Carers Awards ~ October 2023

If you’re a patient at our practice, you can use the NHS App to access a range of NHS services on your smartphone or tablet. It doesn’t replace existing services. You can still contact us in the usual ways. But, once you have verified your identity in the app, you will have easy, 24/7 access… Read more: Using the NHS App

BRIDGIT is a self-help service for unpaid carers, currently being trialled by the Mid Dorset Practice Care Network and Dorset Council. It provides access to online support for anyone who assists a friend or relative. It’s free and quick to use, and can help them to get access to advise, local events, discounts, and services.… Read more: BRIDGIT for Carers

SWAN (South West Advocacy Network) is a leading independent advocacy charity – providing advocacy services throughout the south west and bordering counties since 1999.  They are delighted to be delivering a Pan Dorset Advocacy Service from 1st June 2023 (previously delivered by Dorset Advocacy). Please see this leaflet which sets out the advocacy services that… Read more: Pan Dorset Advocacy Service

Just a reminder that we have changed our surgery policy for patients with symptoms of a urinary tract infection. Rather than just dropping in a urine sample for the Nurses to dip, our GPs would like to examine you. So if you think you have a water infection, please contact the surgery on 01258 880210… Read more: Urinary Tract Infections