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Published on 11th Jul 2025
Environmental Sustainability in General Practice
🌱 Caring for Your Health—and the Planet
At [Practice Name], we believe that protecting the environment is part of protecting your health.
We are committed to reducing our carbon footprint and making our practice more environmentally friendly. Climate change and pollution affect everyone’s health, especially the most vulnerable in our community. By working together, we can make a positive difference.
Here’s how we’re helping:
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Reducing paper use with digital records and messages
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Promoting low-carbon travel like walking and cycling
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Minimising waste and encouraging recycling
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Using energy-efficient lighting and equipment
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Supporting “green prescribing” and nature-based activities
You can help too:
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Choose online forms, repeat prescriptions, and appointment reminders
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Walk or cycle to the practice if you can
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Return unused medicines to the pharmacy for safe disposal
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Talk to us about greener inhaler options
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Ask about local nature-based health activities
Together, we can create a healthier future—for you, and for the planet.
Thank you for supporting our green journey.
Published on 11th Jul 2025
Your Voice Matters
Published on 10th Jul 2025
🌟 Welcome Our New Social Prescriber! 🌟
We’re excited to announce the arrival of our new Social Prescriber, Helen, at Village Surgery.
With extensive experience in general practice and a deep understanding of our local community, Helen is perfectly placed to support you in navigating health and wellbeing beyond the surgery walls. Their growing links with local community groups and knowledge of the area mean they can connect you to the right services, activities, and support networks tailored to your needs.
Whether you need help managing long-term conditions, advice on social or emotional issues, or want to explore ways to improve your wellbeing, Helen is here to listen and guide you.
📅 Book a referral via your GP or reception, or ask us for more details.
Let’s work together for a healthier, happier community!
For furher details visit our patient zone page and check out the social prescriber information!!!
Published on 2nd Jul 2025
📢 Mounjaro (tirzepatide) – Who Can Get It on the NHS?
We've had many questions about Mounjaro, the new weight loss injection. Here's what you need to know:
💉 Mounjaro is currently only available on the NHS for a small group of patients, under strict criteria:
✅ You must:
- Be 18 or over
- Have a BMI of 40+, or 37.5+ if you’re from a Black, Asian or other minority ethnic background
- Have 4 or more weight-related health conditions (e.g. type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, sleep apnoea, heart disease)
🏥 It's initially being prescribed by specialist hospital clinics, and will be rolled out to Derby/Derbyshire GPs later this year – but only for people who meet the above criteria.
⚠️ It is not available for general weight loss or cosmetic reasons, even if you're willing to pay privately.
🏃♀️ Support is available! If you're looking for help managing your weight, check out:
Thank you for helping us keep our lines clear for those who need medical care. 💙
For more information please follow this link: Tirzepatide » Joined Up Care Derbyshire
Published on 23rd Jun 2025
Village Surgery is Piloting Heidi AI
We’re pleased to let our patients know that we are currently piloting Heidi AI—a new digital assistant designed to support GPs during consultations.
Please be assured that Heidi AI is not a recording system. It does not store audio or video of your appointment. Instead, it works securely in the background to help streamline clinical documentation, allowing your doctor to spend more time fully engaged with you, rather than typing notes during your consultation.
This pilot is part of our ongoing commitment to improving patient care and making the best use of technology to support our clinical team.
If you have any questions about the pilot, please speak to a member of our team.
You can request that this is not used during your consultation, please update this with the clinican you are visiting .
Kind Regards
Village Surgery
Published on 8th May 2025
Covid Spring Booster Vaccinations
Dear Patients
We have received update with regards to this years eligibility and booking criteria for the COVID vaccination.
Eligible Cohort -
- adults aged 75 years and over
- residents in a care home for older adults
- individuals aged 6 months and over who have a weakened immune system
Booking Guidance
Patients can book their vaccination through the NHS App, the NHS website or by calling 119 (Free to call).
Booking Link - Book, change, or cancel a COVID-19 vaccination appointment online - NHS
Please be aware that the surgery is not administering vaccinations for COVID this year and will be directing patients to this information.
Kind Regards
Village Surgery
Published on 2nd May 2025
Join Our PPG
Published on 14th Feb 2025
Medication Reviews
Dear Patients,
We have recently reviewed our medication review policy and will be sending outr a medication review questionnaire moving forward to those patients eligible. This questionnaire is an information gathering tool to assist our pharmacy team with completing your medication reviews efficiently.
If you receive a questionnaire please complete this in full and return to the practice to ensure that the team are not delayed in reviewing and prescribing your medications.
We appreciate your support.
Kind Regards
Village Surgery
Published on 8th Nov 2024
COVID Vaccinations
Village Surgery will not be administering COVID vaccinations this season. If you are an eligible patient you can book an appointment through the National Booking Link (NBL) or alternatively attend a local pharmacy.
Many Thanks
Village Surgery
Published on 25th Sep 2024
Village Surgery Patient Zone
Patient Zone
Village Surgery patient support page overs patients helpful links, information and data regarding local and national services available.
As a practice we would like to promote self care and patient independence. We will provide you with the tools to look after your health care needs in a positive and effective way.
Check out our 'Patient Zone' page, you can navigate to this page from our homepage.
Many Thanks
Village Surgery
Published on 25th Sep 2024
Telephone Data
Dear Patients,
As a practice we are continually looking at ways to improve our service. We are in the process of reviewing our call handling and call data at the surgery.
We have agreed to trial an extended call queue of 20 for a 1 week period to see if this will be of benifit to our patient population.
If you would like to provide any feedback with regrds to this, please feel free to contact the surgery after 11am and update with a receptionist / send update via email to ddicb.C81035-reception@nhs.net (non urgent matters only)
Thank you
Village Surgery
Published on 25th Sep 2024
RSV Vaccinations
Dear Patients,
From the 1st September Village Surgery will be commencing RSV (Respiratory Syncytial Virus) Vaccinations for all eligible patients.
Eligible Cohorts
There are different vaccinations for each cohort so clinics should be booked separately.
Programme for older adults aged 75 to 79 years old –
All adults turning 75 years old on or after 1 September 2024 will be eligible for the routine programme and should be offered a single dose of the RSV vaccine. A one-off catch-up campaign for those already aged 75 to 79 years old on 1 September 2024 will be undertaken at the earliest opportunity.
Programme for pregnant women to protect infants –
All women who are at least 28 weeks pregnant (the eligible cohort) on 1 September 2024, will be offered a single dose of the RSV vaccine. After that, pregnant women will become eligible as they reach 28 weeks gestation and remain eligible up to birth.
We will be inviting eligible patients over the next few months and book you into our RSV clinics.
For further guidance regarding RSV please follow the below link -
Published on 16th Aug 2024
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