Dr D G Black & Partners
Sherwood Health Centre
Elmswood Gardens
Sherwood
Nottingham
NG5 4AD
Tel: 0115 9858822

News:

Opening Hours
The reception area is open from 8.30 am to 6.30 pm Monday to Friday. We are closed at weekends and on all public holidays.

We have extended our opening hours. On Mondays, Tuesdays, and Wednesdays, a few routine appointments are available with a GP from 7am. Please note that nurse appointments are not available, and the reception telephone will not be on.

Out of Hours
If you or your family need urgent medical care when the surgery is closed, please phone the usual daytime telephone number (9858822) and your call will be re-directed to the out-of-hours service.

Telephone Advice
The best time to call the surgery for advice is after morning clinics, usually between 11.30 and 12 noon. If the doctor you wish to speak to is still busy they will call you back, provided you leave a phone number, preferably a land line.

Registration

The surgery is able to accept new patients at present.

Training

Every two months the practice will be closed on a Tuesday afternoon to allow protected staff training time. We need to do this to keep up with changes and developments which affect the practice.

The next dates are: 20th July &28th September

On these afternoons the phones will be switched off for up to five hours, reception may be closed, and any urgent needs will be directed to the out of hours service

Nurses

We welcome Mandy Elliott who has joined the nursing team

Why not try our new automated arrivals screen next time you come in for an appointment?!

Our current registrar is Dr Natasha Knibbs who starts on the 4th August.She will be with us until end of August 2011 . Dr Bilkhu has now left us, to take up a GP post in Nottinghamshire. We wish him well for the future

GPs

In August Dr Carl Bond will be joining the practice as a full time partner. we look forward to welcoming him to the team. Dr Kinza Tuttey and Dr Zeba Abbasi are helping us out with clinics over the summer

BABY CLINIC

The health visitors' walk-in baby clinic is no longer at Sherwood Health Centre on Tuesday

Sexual Health checks are now available, Please look up under clinics and services

Announcements

01 Aug - 01 Oct
NHS Summer Health

Stay safe in the sun, including sunscreens, sunburn relief, heat exhaustion, eczema and moles. Summer holidays are great fun for children, but can bring risks. Find out more

01 Jul - 01 Sep
Sex - Worth Talking About

Talking about sex doesn’t have to be as difficult as you think. Whether it’s knowing about your contraceptive choices, explaining STIs, coping with emotions or understanding your body, you'll find straightforward information and advice to make it easier to discuss everything to do with sexual health, right here

01 Jul - 01 Oct
Change for Life

Would you like loads of tips and help to make changes for a healthier future? As part of Change4Life, you will receive tons of helpful information, recipes, tools, tips, and games for the kids.

BBC Health

Concern over rape medic shortage

A lack of specialist medics to care for rape victims could be hampering conviction rates, doctors believe.

Calcium pills 'raise' heart risk

Calcium supplements taken by many older people could be increasing their risk of a heart attack, research shows.

Pregnant women rights questioned

The right of women to choose whether they have home births is being questioned by a leading medical journal.

Drug prescribed after web search

A father persuades the NHS to give his sick daughter a "miracle" drug he found on the internet.

Addiction drugs 'aid weight loss'

A combination pill of two drugs used to treat addiction may help people lose weight, say US researchers.

Child heart op ban 'should stay'

Children's heart surgery should remain suspended at Oxford's John Radcliffe Hospital where four babies died, a report says.

Public health fear in NHS revamp

The overhaul of the NHS may harm the public health drive, a health think tank is warning.

Say fat not obese, says minister

GPs and other health professionals should tell people they are fat rather than obese, England's public health minister says.

Hip hope from stem cell technique

Doctors may soon be able to patch up damaged bones and joints anywhere in the body with a simple shot in the arm.

Alcohol can 'lessen' arthritis

Drinking alcohol can reduce the severity of rheumatoid arthritis symptoms, a study has found

Yahoo Health

Chicken producers debate 'natural' label (AP)

In this photo taken Dec. 19, 2008, chickens are seen on a farm near Vacaville, Calif. A disagreement among poultry producers about whether chicken injected with salt, water and other ingredients can be promoted as 'natural' has prompted federal officials to consider changing labeling guidelines. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)

AP - A disagreement among poultry producers about whether chicken injected with salt, water and other ingredients can be promoted as "natural" has prompted federal officials to consider changing labeling guidelines.

Hands-only CPR, pushy dispatchers are lifesavers (AP)

FILE - In this Sept. 15, 2006 file photo a person participates in an American Red Cross CPR training in Washington. Two new studies conclude that 'hands only' chest compression is enough to save a life. The American Heart Association has been promoting 'hands only' CPR for two years, though it's not clear how much it's caught on. The new studies should help, experts say. (AP Photo/Haraz N. Ghanbari, File)

AP - More bystanders are willing to attempt CPR if an emergency dispatcher gives them firm and direct instructions — especially if they can just press on the chest and skip the mouth-to-mouth, according to new research.

DC pushes female condoms to fight HIV epidemic (AP)

AP - Charlene Cotton will talk to anyone about sex. Several days a week she stands behind a table decorated with a bowl of flavored condoms and safer sex pamphlets, calling to women passing on the street, "Come check out my table. Don't be scared."

NYC looks to stop spreading bedbug infestations (AP)

FILE - In this undated photo released by the University of Florida, a common bedbug is engorged with blood after feeding on a human. One of every 15 New Yorkers battled bedbugs last year, officials said Wednesday, July 28, 2010, as they announced a plan to fight the spreading infestation, including a public-awareness campaign and a top entomologist to head the effort. (AP Photo/University of Florida, File) NO SALES

AP - One of every 15 New Yorkers battled bedbugs last year, officials said Wednesday as they announced a plan to fight the spreading infestation, including a public-awareness campaign and a top entomologist to head the effort.

New program rebuilding faces of soldiers, veterans (AP)

In this photo taken June 23, 2010, Master Sgt. Todd Nelson is reflected in a mirror as Dr. Joe Villalobos makes adjustments to a prosthetics ear at Wilford Hall Medical Center, in San Antonio. Nelson was injured in 2007 by an explosion while serving in Afghanistan. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

AP - Master Sgt. Todd Nelson lost his right eye and ear in a flash when a car bomb in Afghanistan exploded, sending fire up his arm and over his head.

Tests aim to settle if fresher blood works better (AP)

Dr. Wenche Jy, research assistant professor, watches as Eleanor De Asis, assistant lab manager, washes blood, Friday, July 23, 2010, at the Jackson Memorial Hospital in Miami. This summer, hospitals around the country are launching major new research to settle if fresher blood really is better for at least some patients. And if so, they're also hunting ways to turn back the clock for older blood — like the University of Miami's work to wash away some cellular debris — and offset any deterioration. The University of Miami at Jackson Memorial Hospital is testing whether 'washing' blood before transfusing it could help, by ridding blood of microparticles that accumulate the longer it's stored. (AP Photo/J Pat Carter)

AP - Facing surgery? You could receive blood that's been stored for a week, or three weeks, or nearly six — and there's growing concern that people who get the older blood might not fare as well.

The pill equally effective in obese, thin women (Reuters)

Reuters - Despite studies suggesting that birth control pills might not work as well in obese women, a new study suggests that they prevent pregnancy the same no matter what a woman weighs.

New Study Finds HPV Vaccine Protects Against Genital Warts (HealthDay)

HealthDay - TUESDAY, July 20 (HealthDay News) -- A new study finds that the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine protects not only against the sexually transmitted virus that causes cervical cancer, but also helps prevent genital warts and low-grade cervical growths.

Clinical Trials Update: July 29, 2010 (HealthDay)

HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of ClinicalConnection.com:

Pregnancy denial syndrome: a case for defence? (AFP)

Candles are displayed in front of the house on July 29, 2010 in the northern village of Villers-au-Tertre where the skeletal remains of 8 newborn babies were found. Whether the French woman who killed eight of her newborns suffered from a syndrome known as pregnancy denial may determine if she faces major prison time or intensive psychiatric care.(AFP/Denis Charlet)

AFP - Whether the French woman who killed eight of her newborns suffered from a syndrome known as pregnancy denial may determine if she faces major prison time or intensive psychiatric care.

MedPage Today

Most Older AML Patients May Want to Skip Intensive Chemo (CME/CE)

(MedPage Today) -- The majority of patients 70 and older who have acute myeloid leukemia (AML) may not benefit from intensive chemotherapy, a single-center study showed.

Washington Week: Nonstop Action As FDA Closes Out July

WASHINGTON (MedPage Today) -- It's been an unusually hectic July for the FDA, and this past week was no exception. The agency approved a polypill to treat hypertension, and separate FDA advisory committees endorsed an investigational antiplatelet, grappled with safety issues involving a new spine device, and debated when it's okay to change endpoints in clinical trials.

Small Cancer Risk Seen in Children on TNF Blockers (CME/CE)

(MedPage Today) -- The use of tumor necrosis blockers in children may increase the risk of malignancy, particularly when these drugs are given for inflammatory bowel disease rather than for rheumatic conditions.

Male Breast CA Rare, but a Worry for Families (CME/CE, with audio)

(MedPage Today) -- Having a male relative with breast cancer boosts the family's perception of their own risk but doesn't help the odds that they will do something about it, analysis of national survey data showed.

FDA Panel Grapples With Changing Study Endpoint

ADELPHI, Md. (MedPage Today) -- An FDA advisory panel was split this week over whether Pfizer should be allowed to substitute an endpoint in its clinical trial testing sildenafil as a treatment for kids with pulmonary arterial hypertension.

No Support for Tight Glucose Control in ESRD (CME/CE)

(MedPage Today) -- Tight glucose control did not improve survival in diabetic hemodialysis patients -- suggesting a need for individualized glucose management, long-term data on 25,000 patients suggest.

CMS to Consider Evidence on Bone Growth Agent

WASHINGTON (MedPage Today) -- The Medicare Evidence Development and Coverage Advisory Committee (MEDCAC) will meet in September to consider available evidence for using bone morphogenetic protein (BMP) for a number of on-label and off-label uses.

FDA Warns of Cure-All Product Based on Bleach

(MedPage Today) -- The FDA has warned consumers not to use a product called Miracle Mineral Solution -- which makes broad health claims -- because it's actually an industrial strength bleach.

Pandemic Flu Strain Will Be Component of Seasonal Vaccine

(MedPage Today) -- As expected, the U.S. flu vaccine for next fall will include the pandemic flu that has swept the world, the FDA said.

Women Big Winners With Health Reform Law

(MedPage Today) -- An estimated 30 million women will be helped by the new healthcare reform law over the next 10 years, according to a report from The Commonwealth Fund.

Welcome to Sherwood Health Centre

As well as a source of information about our Practice, the staff & the services we provide, we hope you use the website as a useful resource with links to other reliable websites for health related information.

SWINE FLU - very important

PLEASE DO NOT COME INTO THE SURGERY,BUT STAY AT HOME AWAY FROM OTHER PEOPLE, AND CALL ONE OF THEADVICE LINES INDICATED IN THE SWINE FLU LINK ON THIS PAGE

This is to reduce the risk of spreading the disease if you do actually have it.

PLEASE NOTE THAT SWINE FLU INJECTIONS ARE STILL AVAILABLE for "at risk" groups, and pregnant women. this service is available until the end of August, but you need to book an appointment, rather than just drop in.

Swine flu vaccination is also recommended for travellers to the southern hemisphere.

You can now book routine GP appointments and order authorised repeat prescriptions vis the internet - just click below

Click Here to book/cancel your ap pointment online

Click Here to order your repeat prescription online

We have an automated arrivals screen, situated just before you reach the reception desk. Please feel free to record your arrival for your appointment on the screen. It is very user friendly. We hope this will give the receptionists more time to help with queries and booking appointments

We will now offer a few routine appointments on Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays with a GP, from 7am. These can be booked in the usual way.

PLEASE NOTE THAT THE NEXT SURGERY TRAINING TIMES, WHEN THE PHONE LINES WILL BE SWITCHED OFF FROM 12.30PM, ARE IN SEPTEMBER and NOVEMBER

All URGENT calls will be taken by the out of hours service on these afternoons, and our own doctors and nurses will be unavailable

How You Can Help Us

Besides offering suggestions as above, patients can help us by:

Turning up on time for appointments
Being patient if the doctor or nurse is running late
Only requesting home visits if you are too ill to attend surgery
Letting us know if you cannot keep your appointment
Telling us if you change your name, address or phone number

With your help we can offer routine appointments within two working days, avoid you waiting too long in the waiting room, process repeat prescriptions rapidly, and see you on the same day if your problem is urgent.

PLEASE NOTE THAT WE ARE ACCEPTING NEW PATIENTS AT THE MOMENT

WE NOW HAVE A PATIENT PARTICIPATION GROUP, run by Dr Irfan Malik. Meetings are held once a month for about an hour on Friday afternoons (mid-month). If you are interested in being involved please contact Dr Malik at the surgery, or by e-mail at drimalik@hotmail.com

Practice Information

For quick medical advice online or on the telephone contact NHS Direct

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