VEL Surgery

01/07/2025

Patient Information:

You may notice a test result appear in your NHS app referring to segmentation. Segmentation is a simple way in which we categorise patients based on their specific health needs. It helps us as a practice understand the individual needs of our patients based on their health and wellbeing to support personalised care and ensures you get the right support in a timely way. NO ACTION IS NEEDED FROM YOU.

13/05/2025

Patient information:

Bank Holiday Pharmacy Opening Hours
Monday 26th May

Sheerness: Tesco Pharmacy
10.00-16.00

Sittingbourne: Asda Pharmacy
10.00-16.00

05/03/2025

Patient Information

Please note that Sheppey X-ray dept is closed from today Wednesday 5th March and should re-open Tuesday 18th March 2025.

Any patient requiring an x-ray will be redirected to Sittingbourne Memorial Hospital

Apologies for any inconvenience this may cause.

24/09/2024

Patient Information:
Please Note:

The X-ray department at Sittingbourne Memorial Hospital will be closed Wednesday 25th September 2024, for works to be carried out on the equipment. The work should hopefully be completed by lunchtime.

16/09/2024

Patient information

We are having issues with our prescription email. If you have put a request in today could I please ask you to send another request to our surgery email kmicb.velsurgery@nhs.net until the system is back up and running.

Apologies for any inconvenience this has caused.

06/06/2024

Volunteers' Week 2024

Monday 3 June – Sunday 9 June 2024

This week we celebrate the volunteers who generously give their time to support the surgery team and our patients.

VEL Volunteers

Many of our patients have met our wonderful volunteers Nohemi and Indre at the surgery.
Nohemi can offer you a blood pressure or weight check and always has time for a friendly chat in private for anyone feeling a bit lonely. Please just ask our receptionists if you would like to meet Nohemi.
Indre offers patients who suffer from chronic pain one to one time to talk through options such as gentle exercise to improve their pain management and wellbeing. If you would like to see Indre at the surgery please ask one of the doctors to arrange a session.
Patient Participation Group (PPG)
Our Patient |Participation Group is a group of volunteer patients who meet on a regular basis to discuss the services that we offer, and how improvements can be made for the benefit of patients and the practice. The surgery really values their support. Our PPG meets every 6 to 8 weeks and new members are very welcome. If you would like to know more about the work of our PPG please email the surgery at kmicb.velsurgery@nhs.net or ask to speak to the practice manager.

30/04/2024

Patient Information:

Bank Holiday Monday 6th May 2024
Pharmacy Opening Hours for Swale:

Tescos Pharmacy - Sheerness
0345 6779619
10.00-16.00

Asda Pharmacy- Sittingbourne
01795 412110
10.00-12.30
13.00-16.00

15/12/2023

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05/12/2023

Volunteers Day
Everyone at VEL Surgery would like to say a big thank you to our wonderful volunteers who support us by helping to enhance our patients’ health and wellbeing at our Practice and by serving as members of the Patient Participation Group

06/11/2023

Patient Information.
We have had issues with our email address for prescription requests:
velprescriptions@nhs.net

If you sent an email request over the weekend up until 8.45am today could I please ask you to resend this request.

Apologies for any inconvenience.

11/10/2023

We are delighted to welcome Dr Omer Ben-Gal BSc, MBChB, RCGP to our clinical team at Vel Surgery.

Dr Ben-Gal qualified with a distinction from Bristol Medical School in 2014. Since then he has gained a wide range of experience working throughout London, Sussex and Kent including time with us at Vel Surgery in 2022. He completed his GP training locally in Medway and Swale.

15/08/2023

Summer BH August 2023 Pharmacy Opening Hours: Swale
The pharmacies listed below should be open as shown. The details are correct at the time of publishing but are subject to change.
You are advised to contact the pharmacy before attending to ensure they are open and have the medication.

28th August 2023
Sheerness
Tesco Pharmacy
Bridge Road, Sheerness, ME12 1RH
01233 636220
09:00-17:00

Sittingbourne
Asda Pharmacy
J Trinity Trading Estate, Mill Way, Sittingbourne, ME10 2PD
01795 412110
10:00-16:00

Sittingbourne
Boots the Chemists
122 High Street, Sittingbourne, ME10 4PL
01795 423259
10:00-16:00

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