Sternhall Times: April

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Introducing Bola

Bola is the newest member of our in house pharmacy team. Bola has over a decade of extensive clinical pharmacy experience in the community and general practice. Currently serving in cardiovascular disease prevention and specialises in hypertension and lipid management. Bola can also advise on common minor ailments, health, medication and

Long term conditions– annual reviews:

We are continuing to streamline our process for our patients that need an annual review (planned care review). An e-consult form may be sent to you with you with your invite. Completing the template ahead of you planned care review, will enable to doctor to construct/ develop your care plan. It also allows for the review process to be as smooth as possible. The clinical team will be able to easily update yourrecords so that you have more time doing your appointment to discuss your health conditions. 

Depending on the health conditions being reviewed, there may be multiple steps involved. Different clinicians are responsible for specific parts of the review, so for some conditions, you will need more than one appointment. This may be either face to face or by telephone. If you have a preference for the clinician that you would like to carry out your annual review, please do let us know and we will try our best to accommodate. If you have any questions about your annual review, please get in touch in the surgery and speak to a member of the planned care team.

Pharmacy First scheme

The pharmacy first scheme is expanding to more pharmacies throughout the Southwark area, to find out if your pharmacy is part of the scheme, you can either get in touch with your chemist or give us a call.

From our pharmacy team

As the clocks change and we approach summer, we also unfortunately approach hay fever season. Symptoms include; continuous sneezing (especially first thing in the morning), runny or blocked nose, itchy nose and eyes, watery eyes, sore and scratching throat cough and headaches. If you experience any of these symptoms, please speak to you community pharmacist who can recommend over the counter antihistamines and hay fever products to help ease these symptoms. Cetirizine and Toratadine are ‘non-sedating’ antihistamines, which are less likely to cause you to feel drowsy than other antihistamines and can be taken daily. If you do not see any improvement in your symptoms within 2 to 4 weeks, please speak to your chemist for further advice.

Diabetes prevention clinic

Our health and wellbeing coach Nicolette will be running a diabetes prevention clinic throughout May. This will be every Friday from 2pm to 4pm for patients who are pre-diabetic. This 5 week group clinic offers a chance to connect with others on a similar journey, learning about diabetes and effective management strategies through dietary and lifestyle adjustments. Slots are limited but if you are interested and can attend the above dates, please contact the surgery for more information

Published: Apr 8, 2024