Practice News
Annual Patient Questionnaire.
Flu vaccination for 2-3 year olds.
Flu Vaccination for Under 65 years of age with a long term health condition.
Activity Data for July 2025.
Here is some data that illustrates some of the work we did in July 2025.
Activity Data for June 2025.
Here is some data that illustrates some of the work we did in June 2025.
Patient Information regarding Mounjaro (Tirzepatide) and GP Prescribing Criteria.
Dear Patients,
As of May 2025, Welsh Government guidance (WHC/2025/018) confirms that Mounjaro may only be prescribed for obesity within specialist Tier 3 weight management services. Primary care practices in Wales cannot initiate new prescribing for weight loss.
GP prescribing of tirzepatide is currently limited to patients with type 2 diabetes, following treatment with metformin and additional therapies, and where HbA1c remains high. Initiations should follow NICE TA924 and relevant diabetes protocols.
Patients seeking Mounjaro for weight management may be referred to Tier 3 services under the All Wales Weight Management Pathway, subject to BMI thresholds, comorbidity criteria, and program availability. We appreciate demand is high and waitlists can be very long.
We encourage all patients to continue with dietary and physical activity support, self management programs, and formal weight management pathways. Should circumstances or national policy change, we’ll update accordingly.
Kind regards,
Tylorstown Group Practice.
Activity Data for May 2025.
Here is some data that illustrates some of the work we did in May 2025.
Protected Time for Learning - Half Day Closure
Computer Migration
Protected Time For Learning - Half Day Closure
Wasted Appointments.
Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) Vaccine
All adults turning 75 years old on or after 1 September 2024 until their 80th birthday will soon receive an invitation from the surgery to book for the new RSV vaccine for the respiratory virus called Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV).
If you have any further questions, you can visit this website https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/respiratory-syncytial-virus-rsv-vaccination-programme#guidance
Flu Vaccine Appointments.
Protected Learning Time – Surgery Closures
Protected Learning Time – Surgery Closures
Protected learning time (PLT) is about improving patient care by providing a dedicated learning time for healthcare professions away from their busy day-to-day primary care work. PLT is also an opportunity for practice staff to address their own learning and professional development needs.
Tylorstown Group Practice will be closed from 13:00 – 18:30 on the dates below;
Thursday 18th July 2024
Thursday 12th September 2024
Thursday 14th November 2024
Thursday 23rd January 2025
Thursday 20th March 2025
The surgery will re-open at 8am on the Friday.
For Medical Emergencies that cannot wait until the surgery re-opens please call the surgery number to obtain the on call service number.
We do not prescribe medications for flying.
We do not prescribe medications for flying
Diazepam in the UK is a Class C/Schedule IV controlled drug. The following short guide outlines the issues surrounding its use for flying and why the surgery no longer prescribes such medications for this purpose.
Tylorstown Group Practice has taken a policy decision to stop prescribing diazepam outside the terms of its license, including as a sedative for aircraft flights. This policy decision has been made by the GP Partners and will be adhered to by all prescribers working in the practice. The reasons for this can be found below:
- Diazepam is a sedative, which means it makes you sleepy and more relaxed. If there is an emergency during the flight, it may impair your ability to concentrate, follow instructions, and react to the situation. This could have serious safety consequences for you and those around you.
- Sedative drugs can make you fall asleep, however, when you do sleep it is an unnatural non-REM sleep. This means you won’t move around as much as during natural sleep. This can increase you risk of developing a blood clot (DVT) in the leg or even the lung. Blood clots are very dangerous and can sometimes be fatal. This risk is even greater if your flight is greater than 4 hours.
- Whilst most people find benzodiazepines like diazepam sedating, a small number have paradoxical agitation and aggression. They can also cause disinhibition and lead you to behave in a way that you would not normally. This could impact your safety as well as that of other passengers and could also get you into trouble with the law. This is particularly likely if they are combined with alcohol.
- Diazepam and similar drugs are illegal in a number of countries. They may be confiscated or you may find yourself in trouble with the police.
- Diazepam stays in your system for quite a while. If your job requires you to submit to random drug testing you may fail this having taken diazepam.
We appreciate that the fear of flying is real and very frightening. A much better approach is to tackle this properly with a Fear of Flying course run by the airlines.
We have listed a number of these below.
Flu Vaccination.
Flu Vaccine for patients aged between 50 & 64.
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