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

'I spent savings rather than wait'

Patients facing long waits for treatment tell the BBC what it is like to be left in limbo.
India's Gorakhpur hospital: The night the children died

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Sugar tax: Will paying more for fizzy drinks and alcohol make us healthier?

The price of some unhealthy drinks is about to go up - in the hope that we will make "better" choices.
Check the key targets in your area

Use our tracker to check whether your local services are meeting strict waiting-time targets for cancer, routine operations and A&E.
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'Malaria killed my daughter, I'm protecting others now'

Senegal is on track to be declared malaria-free by 2030.
How 'ninja polymers' are fighting killer superbugs

Is the fusion of biology and technology speeding us towards a synthetic future?
'World's worst' super-gonorrhoea man cured

The patient had a lucky escape say doctors, but now two more cases have been discovered.
London Marathon: How to run in the heat

This London Marathon may break the record for the hottest yet, so how do you run in the heat?
Is marathon running bad for you?

Some 40,000 runners are due to take part in the London Marathon, but are those 26.2 miles doing us harm?
'The gym helps me cope with my OCD'

Gemma has OCD, but has found bodybuilding helps her manage and works as coping strategy.
£6m pledge for children of alcoholics

The government funding will go towards mental health services and outreach programmes for parents.
The foods that might help with dementia

One man has 'got his mum back' from the ravages of Alzheimer's, partly thanks to a change in her diet.
US soldier gets world's first penis and scrotum transplant

The wounded veteran who received the organ transplant says he feels "finally more normal".
Awyr Las: Health board NHS charity cash probe urged

£450,000 is spent on a staff engagement plan to help a health board get out of special measures.
Parents facing 'unfair child abuse claims' over bruising

Chelsea's son was taken away for a year, until his bruising was found to be down to a medical condition.
How bacteria are changing your mood

Scientists think "mood microbes" are a new frontier for improving the health of the brain.
Britain's Fat Fight: Why we're losing

With Britain becoming the most obese country in Western Europe, chef Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall investigates.
New ban on epilepsy drug in pregnancy

Valproate will no longer be given to girls and women of childbearing age unless they sign a consent form.
BMI and obesity: Where are you on the UK fat scale?

Use this calculator to find out how your BMI compares with the rest of the nation and get tips from health experts.