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27th Aug

Annual Patient Questionnaire.

Annual Patient Questionnaire.
It's that time of year again where we ask for your feedback on how we are doing. We would be very grateful if you could spare a little time to complete the below questionnaire for us.
Please follow the below links.
Thank you.
 
 
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12th Aug

Flu vaccination for 2-3 year olds.

Protect Your Child This Winter – Get the Fluenz Nasal Spray!
Tylorstown Group Practice
Last year, 42 out of 103 eligible children received their free flu vaccine – that’s just 41.2%.
This year, we’re aiming higher: Let’s reach 75%! 
The Fluenz nasal spray is:
Quick and painless
Free for eligible children
Helps protect your child and those around them
Who’s eligible?
Children aged 2 to 3 years, and those in at-risk groups aged 6 months to 17 years.
Appointments available from 22nd September 2025
Call us now to book: 01443 730169
Let’s keep our little ones safe and healthy this winter.
12th Aug

Flu Vaccination for Under 65 years of age with a long term health condition.

 FLU ISN’T “JUST A COLD”
If you’re under 65 and have a long-term health condition, flu can hit you harder – and faster.
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Why flu is dangerous for at-risk people
• Asthma or lung problems → flu can trigger severe attacks or pneumonia
• Diabetes → flu makes it harder to control blood sugar, raising complication risks
• Heart disease → flu increases the chance of heart attacks and strokes
• Weakened immune system → harder to fight infection, leading to longer recovery
• Pregnancy → flu can cause serious illness for you and your baby
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Even healthy-looking people with long-term conditions can end up in hospital with flu.
Every winter, thousands of under-65 at-risk patients are admitted – many needing intensive care.
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Your best protection?
The free NHS flu jab.
• Quick, safe, and effective
• Protects you and those around you
• Available at your GP surgery
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 “I thought I’d be fine – but I was in hospital for 6 days. Never skipping the jab again.” – Patient with asthma, aged 42
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 Book now: 01443 730 169
 Appointments available to book from the 1st of October 2025.
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12th Aug

Activity Data for July 2025.

Here is some data that illustrates some of the work we did in July 2025.

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12th Aug

Activity Data for June 2025.

Here is some data that illustrates some of the work we did in June 2025.

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24th Jul

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.

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6th Jun

Activity Data for May 2025.

Here is some data that illustrates some of the work we did in May 2025.

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8th May

Protected Time for Learning - Half Day Closure

Protected Learning Time – Surgery Half Day Closure
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 Thursday 15th May 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.
3rd Apr

Computer Migration

Patient Announcement.
The surgery will be migrating computer systems during the month of April.
Between the 9th of April and 22nd of April the surgery will be unable to print any Repeat prescriptions or Sick notes.
We have processed double prescriptions during March to allow patients to still obtain their repeat medication for April. Your prescription will be ready to collect as normal.
If you do have any changes or queries to your prescription please contact the practice.
During this period the surgery will have a limited amount of appointments available to book, so please be mindful if we are unable to book you a routine appointment.
Please can we ask patients to be patient with our staff as we navigate this transition and get our systems up and running as quickly and smoothly as possible.
We aim to limit the disruption to patients as much a possible.
Thank you for your continued support.
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6th Mar

Protected Time For Learning - Half Day Closure

Protected Learning Time – Surgery Half Day Closure
 
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 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.
22nd Nov 2024

Wasted Appointments.

Our data activity dashboard that is shared each month shows the demand which is placed on the surgery and our staff.
 
Despite the year-on-year underfunding of primary care (https://www.bma.org.uk/.../wales-save-our-surgeries-campaign) we still try and provide services of a high quality and patient access to appointments within available resources.
 
We feel it is important to share our DNA numbers with you to highlight the amount of wasted appointments and ask you to think about this when you have appointment that you are unable to attend.
 
For the month of October 2024 79 patients did not attend the following:
Blood test appointment – 19
Practice nurse appointment – 42
Prebooked Advanced Nurse Practitioner appointment – 6
Prebooked GP face to face appointment – 4
On the day GP face to face appointment – 1
First contact physio appointment – 7
 
So far for the month of November 2024:
Blood test appointment – 7
Practice nurse appointment – 4
Prebooked Advanced Nurse Practitioner appointment – 2
On the day Advanced Nurse Practitioner face to face appointment - 2
Prebooked GP face to face appointment – 6
On the day GP face to face appointment – 3
First contact physio appointment – 1
 
When a patient has an appointment and does not attend (DNA), it is stopping another patient, with genuine medical reasons, seeing a GP.
 
If you cannot attend an appointment, please contact the surgery as soon as you know that you will not be available so that this can be released to another patient. You can also cancel your appointment via the text reminder that is sent to you.
 
The effect of DNAs is:
An increase in the waiting time for appointments
Appointments Frustration for both staff and patients
A waste of resources
 
Thank you.
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15th Nov 2024

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

 

 

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21st Aug 2024

Flu Vaccine Appointments.

Flu Appointments are available from Tuesday 1st October 2024.
We will be inviting all eligible patients in for their Flu vaccine.
For further information please visit:
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3rd Jul 2024

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.

Flying
5th Jun 2024

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:

  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. 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.
  5. 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.

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3rd Jan 2024

Flu Vaccination.

We have reviewed our Flu Immunisation take up for this winter so far and the results are disappointing compared to previous years, so it's no wonder lots of patients are contacting the surgery with flu type symptoms and in some instances being admitted to hospital.
It's not too late to get your vaccine.
If you are over 65 years of age, under 65 in a clinical risk group (i.e. Diabetes, Chronic Heart Disease, Immuno Suppressed, Chronic Kidney Disease, Chronic Liver Disease, Asthma/COPD or a Neurological Condition), Pregnant, Carer or have a BMI over 40. In addition children aged 2-3 years old.
It's easy to arrange your flu jab appointment by calling us on 01443 730169.
50-64
27th Oct 2022

Flu Vaccine for patients aged between 50 & 64.

If you are aged between 50 & 64 and would like the Flu vaccine please do contact us.
We are contacting patients to arrange appointments but may not have correct numbers if you have changed it since your last contact with the practice.
Thank you.
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