Author: Jo-ai Foley

At Riverside Surgery we have grown rapidly in the last 3 years, gaining over 5% in our list size – with the list size continuing to grow at this fast … [continue] Updated Practice Boundary

We are encouraging our patients this coming month to drop-in and check your blood pressure. This simple 2-minute job could be life saving as high blood pressure is known to … [continue] Free drop in sessions to check your blood pressure

Dear Patients, The NHS wants to give people better ways to see their personal health information online. We know that people want to be able to access their health records. … [continue] Online Access to NHS Medical Records

Dear Patient, The Partners and staff at Riverside Surgery aim to offer excellent care and patient experience to all our patients. GP Recruitment has been an issue over the past … [continue] Appointment update

Since the schools went back in September Covid numbers are on the rise again and a lot of patients are coughing. Over the summer we have had a lot of … [continue] Revised Mask Wearing Guidance October 2022

We are delighted to announce that a long standing member of our team – Dr Roxana Curtis, will now become a Partner at Riverside Surgery on 1st October 2022. Alongside, … [continue] Welcoming our newest team members

We now have flu and Covid-19 vaccination appointments available most days of the week and Saturday mornings during October 2022. To check if you are eligible please click on the … [continue] Flu and Covid-19 vaccination appointments now available

We have recently welcomed Adeel Tariq, who is a local physiotherapist and will be working at Riverside Surgery Thursdays and Fridays. As a FCP he is able to assess patients … [continue] First Contact Physiotherapists (FCP)

We are sad to announce Dr Hemsley’s retirement today from Riverside Surgery after 21 years of working with us. She will be really missed but we are excited that she … [continue] Retirement of Dr Hemsley and welcoming of Dr Purewal

As many of our long standing patients can testify to, Riverside Surgery have run a triage model even before Covid-19. We thought we would share this latest video, explaining some … [continue] Why can’t I get an appointment with a GP?

As you know, as part of your diabetes annual review, urine testing is really important to look for early signs of kidney damage. We do this through a test called … [continue] Message for people with diabetes at the practice

askFIRST: Help from the NHS, anytime, anywhere. askFIRST is a free app and is available on the App Store (Apple devices) or Google Play (Android devices). It can also be … [continue] New NHS app: askFIRST

Due to ongoing unprecedented work-load as a result of the global pandemic, we are now asking any new patients wishing to register with us to please attend the surgery between … [continue] New patient registrations

Due to the high volume of emails received into Riverside Surgery, we have had to set up a new email address specifically for prescription requests. Anyone wishing to order a … [continue] Prescription requests

There have been articles in the news recently about how patient records maybe used and how patients can choose to opt out. It is worth reading the following information so … [continue] Opt-out information

Recently, we have been encouraged to share this video so patient’s can have a greater understanding of the type of calls and conversations our reception team receive at the surgery. … [continue] “If I die, it’ll be your fault”

This practice is continuing to invite patients to have their first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine at Wycombe Town Hall. We are currently inviting patients aged 40 – 49, and … [continue] Covid-19 vaccination update

Our Patient Participation Group (PPG) are looking for new members to join! The meetings are every 3-4 months (via. Zoom at present) with our practice management team. It offers the … [continue] PPG new members invitation

Rapid testing via lateral flow tests is now available for anyone who has to leave home to go to work or is a volunteer. With about 1 in 3 people … [continue] Free, fast Covid testing

We have successfully continued with the Covid-19 vaccination programme rollout and are now asking if anyone aged over 65, who has not been contacted, to get in touch with the … [continue] Covid-19 vaccination programme update

Hospital blood test information From 1 February 2021, any patient who requires an adult blood test at BHT will need to make an appointment by registering and booking via. an … [continue] Hospital blood test information

We are pleased to announce a new service at the surgery – Social Prescribing. This is a service that people can self-refer and helps with problems such as long term … [continue] Social Prescriber – supporting your health and social issues

Councillors at Buckinghamshire Council have created a short video in Urdu to reach out to the Asian community about the current COVID-19 guidance. The video, which is on YouTube, talks … [continue] Covid-19 information in Urdu

We are still offering flu vaccinations for anyone over the age of 50 years old. Please ring our reception and book in with your nursing team to have yours today. … [continue] Flu vaccinations for the 50 – 64 year old patients

There is a very useful website called Germ Defence which has been created by a team of doctors and scientists to give advice on how to reduce the spread of … [continue] Help make your home Covid-19 safe

Dear Patients, We are experiencing unprecedented demand from patients asking us to expedite (speed up) appointments. Unfortunately we have no ability to control the way hospital appointments are made and … [continue] Delay in hospital appointments and test results

We have now completed two successful flu vaccination days which was challenging but received a lot of positive feedback. We are grateful for those who have attended so far and … [continue] Flu vaccinations

Flu clinic Due to the Covid-19 Pandemic we are adjusting our flu clinics for 2020. We will be offering them by appointment only. We will NOT accept any walk-in patients. … [continue] Flu vaccinations 2020