The Fishponds Family Practice

21/07/2025

Did you know for non urgent routine appointments, appointments with our nursing team and administration requests you can now submit an eConsult via our practice website.

For more information on how to do this, check out this how to video for more information on how to submit eConsults.

18/07/2025

There is a yellow thunderstorm warning across much of England for the next 24 hours or so - and an amber warning for London and the South East until 11:00am tomorrow.

Hot weather and thunderstorms can trigger symptoms in those who suffer with lung conditions such as asthma.

If you notice the weather makes your symptoms worse and you are needing to use your inhaler more frequently, please talk to your pharmacist, contact your GP or NHS 111.

14/07/2025

Measles cases are rising in England.

It spreads easily and can cause serious illness, especially in babies, pregnant women and those with weak immune systems.

MMR vaccination is safe and offers lifelong protection.

For more info, visit: http://nhs.uk/MMR

11/07/2025

01/07/2025

📢 eConsult is now LIVE!
You can now use eConsult for routine, non-urgent appointments and admin requests — all online and from the comfort of your home. 🖥️📱

🕒 Available during our normal opening hours.
💻 Get started here: https://thefishpondsfamilypractice.webgp.com/

30/06/2025

🚀 Exciting news! eConsult launches TOMORROW! 🎉

Need a routine, non-urgent appointment like a follow-up, medication review, treatment room or nurse appointment, or even an admin request? eConsult is here to make it easier for you!

Check out this helpful how-to video to get started 👇

eConsult will be live tomorrow on our website during our opening hours — stay tuned!

Our video for practices to use in their waiting rooms, at reception, and on their websites. Read more here https://econsult.net/news/spread-the-word/

27/06/2025

There have been several news reports recently regarding the NHS roll out of weight loss injections in general practice, including the medication tirzepatide (Mounjaro.)
Whilst tirzepatide is becoming available for help with weight loss from general practice, the rollout of treatment will be phased over several years and initially, prescription will be restricted to patients meeting the following eligibility criteria:-
BMI of 40 or above (or 37.5 for patients of South Asian, Chinese, other Asian, Middle Eastern, Black African or African-Caribbean ethnic backgrounds)
plus 4 health conditions including:-
High blood pressure, raised cholesterol, obstructive sleep apnoea, cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes.
Patients will also need to attend a programme of ‘wrap around care,’ to help with nutrition and lifestyle. This can be face to face or digital. We are awaiting further guidance from our local Integrated Care Board on when the wrap around care will be available and for formal agreement on service delivery.
We will be contacting eligible patients directly to invite them for a consultation with our prescribing lead. Please don’t contact the practice about this matter.
(Patients receiving tirzepatide from primary care for management of their diabetes will continue to be eligible for this.)
Further information on the use of tirzepatide for weight loss is available on the NHS website

https://www.england.nhs.uk/ourwork/prevention/obesity/medicines-for-obesity/weight-management-injections/?fbclid=IwY2xjawLKBQNleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBicmlkETAxZVJ3NWpQN3RPTU56NVBnAR4RYcAT9b1H8D57V0mZTrs5CBaA31O84IiUMzSyVKzD7asZS6zrL0KmqQLgrg_aem_tvyUaTS01Onh51kN67iBOg

Tirzepatide (Mounjaro®) for the management of obesity Semaglutide (Wegovy®) for the management of obesity Tirzepatide (Mounjaro®) for the management of obesity National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) recommends tirzepatide (Mounjaro®) for the management of obesity for certain pa...

26/06/2025

Welcome to the summer edition of our patient newsletter 🤩

24/06/2025

Many young people who v**e did not smoke ci******es before they started va**ng.

But young people who v**e are more likely to start smoking ci******es than those who never v**e.

For help and advice on talking to your child about va**ng visit, www.pha.site/va**ng

24/06/2025

‼️ Important update about our online system ‼️

21/06/2025

Cervical screening (formerly known as a smear test) checks the health of your cervix. The cervix is the opening to your womb from your va**na. It's not a test for cancer, it's a test to help prevent cancer.

To find out more about screening visit: https://www.cancerresearchuk.org/abou...

https://youtu.be/etyMF-ENIr0?si=o6F9HzjGSLEQQMQ9

Cervical screening (formerly known as a smear test) checks the health of your cervix. The cervix is the opening to your womb from your va**na. It's not a tes...

19/06/2025