What can I do online?

Our clinical software provider (EMIS Health) has developed an online software called Patient Access which allows patients to:

Book or cancel an appointment
Order repeat prescriptions
Change your contact details
Send secure messages to your practice
View your medical record online (upon written application)

This excellent service is also available as a free App which can be downloaded on certain smart phones including the iPhone. Register for an online Patient Access account now.

BBC Health News

Reality Check: How much will Labour's NHS plans cost?

Reality Check looks at how much aspects of Labour's NHS proposals could cost.
Will free hospital parking cost £162m?

Labour says it will make car parking free at NHS hospitals at a cost of £162m.
Body over mind

Research on the role of the immune system in depression.
How to manage back pain

Dr Rangan Chatterjee, from Doctor in the House, on the options available to people living with back pain.
The long and short of it

TV presenter Nadia Sawalha posted a video online "confessing" she was losing her hair.
Poison pill

A Canadian doctor says one short letter managed to convince doctors that opioids were safe.
Blind man's crusade

A blind man in Scotland has qualified as a self-defence instructor, and is teaching other blind people how to protect themselves
'My cancer came back'

Rochdale midfielder Joe Thompson and wife Chantelle speak to BBC Sport about his second battle with cancer.
Rehydrating the bodies

Dr Alejandro Hernández Cárdenas has developed a new technique to help identify corpses.
Coconut oil 'as unhealthy as beef fat and butter'

It is packed with saturated fat which can raise "bad" cholesterol and pose a heart risk, say US experts.
London fire: Some victims will be kept unconscious for days

Doctors say they are treating patients with serious smoke inhalation damage rather than burns.
Broken heart syndrome may have lasting damage, say researchers

Researchers looked at patients with the condition thought to be triggered by emotional stress.
Sugary cereals named and shamed by Liverpool health bosses

Kellogg's Frosties and Coco Pops contain three and a half sugar cubes or more per 40g serving, Public Health Liverpool finds.
Let workers shed suits in hot weather, says trade union body

The Trade Union body says it's time workplace rules were relaxed and most workers agree.
Experts urge new breastfeeding 'conversation'

A statement calls for better support and a change in culture to break down the barriers that some women face.
Charlie Gard: European Court orders life support to continue

The European Court of Human Rights says baby Charlie must be kept alive until a final ruling.
Cholesterol-lowering jab to help prevent heart disease

Human trials of a cholesterol-lowering jab are under way after successful studies in mice.
Sleep disorder testing carried out by NHS doubles

Sleep apnoea is the most common disorder, which causes people to stop breathing during sleep.
'I was in their shoes - now I'm better'

Lucy, 19, overcame an eating disorder and now helps others with the condition.
Medicine information leaflets 'too scary', say experts

A more balanced view of the benefits and potential side effects is being called for in a report.