Jacksdale Medical Centre

05/02/2018

The practice now offers extended pre bookable appointments to our registered patient list size at the following sites:

Jacksdale Medical Centre
Selston Surgery
Lowmoor Road Surgery Kirkby in Ashfield
Kirkby Health Centre
Family Medical Centre - Kirkby in Ashfield
Annesley Surgery

Jacksdale will have appointments available on selected Monday evenings from 6:30pm to 7:40 pm

If you need to see a doctor after 6:30 Monday to Friday or Saturday morning, please check with the reception staff to see which surgery is open at the time you need to be seen.

THESE APPOINTMENTS ARE BOOKABLE THROUGH YOUR REGISTERED SURGERY RECEPTION

Please help us to make this service work by attending for your appointments at either your own or another GP practice.

04/02/2018

31/01/2018

please take 5 minutes to read this - Dr Brown says she couldn't have written it better herself 😁

We’ve all been to the doctor, right? We know how it works; we know how to get an appointment and what to say when we go. I’m always surprised at how little people do understand about how th…

25/01/2018

Such an important 5 min procedure!
Support each other ❤️ take a friend along if you need some support 💕

25/01/2018

GPs in the UK have an average of 41.5 patient contacts every day, according to a Pulse analysis of survey data.

04/01/2018

Please be aware of the enormous strain the NHS is under at the moment ........choose wisely

18/12/2017

Keep safe!
Infection Prevention & Control Festive News

Christmas Turkey a lovely treat,

With all the trimmings a pleasure to eat,

Follow these tips to ensure it doesn’t become ……

The Christmas you remember because you had a sore tum!



Campylobacter is considered to be responsible for more than 280,000 cases of food poisoning each year. About four in five cases of campylobacter poisoning in the UK come from contaminated poultry. Although it does not normally grow in food, it spreads easily and only needs a few bacteria in a piece of undercooked turkey, or bacteria transferred from raw turkey onto other ready-to-eat foods, to cause illness.



Prevent the chain of transmission with these handy tips



· Follow the recommended defrosting time. The size of your turkey will determine how long it needs to be defrosted for which in some cases can be up to 2 days.



· Defrost your turkey in the fridge. Cold temperature slows the growth of bacteria on food. Leaving on the kitchen counter at room temperature could increase your risk of food poisoning.



· Cover the turkey while defrosting, leave in the packaging or put it in a container to ensure any juices do not contaminate other food in the fridge.



· Always keep raw meat on the lowest shelf in the fridge and do not store with cooked products or food products that will be eaten raw.



· Don’t wash meat prior to cooking and handling as washing meat will create aerosols that will spread bacteria across kitchen surfaces.



· Always wash hands immediately after touching raw meat and before doing anything else e.g. putting the meat in the oven. Clean the tap with a disinfectant wipe after touching it following the touching of raw meat to prevent re-contamination of your hands.



· Always use a separate chopping board for meat and do not use the same knives for cutting raw and cooked meat unless they have been washed in between doing so.



· Ensure meat juices run clear prior to serving and if you can measure the temperature of the inside of the Turkey then ensure it reaches 75 degrees Celsiu.



· Once cooked do not leave on the side for any longer than 2 hours and then store in a fridge covered over with foil and eat within 3 days.

Enjoy! And have a lovely Christmas, Sally Bird and the Infection Prevention & Control Team.

14/12/2017

So good to be recognised in the media!

Celebrations at Practice after GP of the Year win

A single hander GP from Nottinghamshire is celebrating after winning Pulse magazine’s GP of the Year award.
Dr Karen Brown, GP Principal at Jacksdale Medical Centre, near Mansfield, was commended for improving standards at her practice and patient care during a glittering ceremony in London.
After taking on the role of GP Principal in 2016, Dr Brown put in place a full self-funded refurbishment of the practice, which was red rated by its CCG in 2015 and rated requires improvement by the CQC.
And a number of other improvements have also taken place, in addition to the refurbishment, which has led to improved staff morale and more effective working.
Dr Brown said: “I was surprised to have been nominated and that someone felt that the work I had done at Jacksdale was worthy of the nomination was fantastic. To then be shortlisted was just amazing – to be down to the final six in the whole of the UK.
“Winning the award is an incredible honour. For the judges to feel that my work and efforts at Jacksdale were worthy of winning is the most incredible feeling.
“I have had fabulous support over the last 18 months from my family and practice team.
“I could not have done it without my husband Alex and manager Mel, who have been so incredibly
supportive and given a lot of their own time to make this venture a success.
“Jacksdale has always been a very special place to me, ever since I started working there as a salaried GP in 2008, and even though personal circumstances meant that I left to go to a bigger practice in
Nottingham, I have always yearned to come back to Jacksdale to work in a small village practice.
“Being given the opportunity to take over the running of the practice has meant that I have been able to provide facilities and a service for my patients that I feel they deserve, and a service that I would expect for myself and my family.
“It has come with a financial cost to me, but I have been able to ensure some reimbursement from the CCG and NHSE – and to be honest I don’t do the job for the money.
“I just love being a GP, working with my patients and their families through their everyday lives and problems gives me all the satisfaction I need. This award has been the icing on the cake, and to be recognised nationally is the biggest honour I could ask for.”

01/12/2017

06/11/2017

The telephone system is now fully operational. What a nightmare it has been. Thank you to all the patients who have been so understanding and also a big shout out to the staff who have probably had the worst 2 weeks ever.