Thorpe-le-Soken Surgery

09/09/2025

02/09/2025

Would the owner of the vehicle black VW golf and the owner of the black honda civic, please move your car. The workman need access to that section of the road. They are parked next to the traffic lights outside the doctors surgery.

01/09/2025

Thorpe Surgery will be having traffic lights directly outside of the surgery. This work is starting today (Monday 1/9/25). Works will be taking 2/3 days. This is due to Network Power carrying out works. Please can you ensure you allow extra time to get to your appointment.

There is a red Ferrari parked outside the surgery. Can the owners please move your car. There is also a grey VW parked just up the road from the surgery, please can you move your car.

We are unable to put up the traffic lights until your car is moved.

Thank you

22/08/2025

New Community Health Support: Blood Pressure Monitor Loan Scheme via Essex Library Service

We’re pleased to inform you of a new service available to residents across Greater Essex (excluding Thurrock and Southend).
What is it?

Residents can now borrow a home blood pressure monitor from any of our 74 local libraries or 2 mobile libraries, free of charge, for up to 2 weeks. This service is open to all adult library members and does not require a GP referral.

When is it?
The blood pressure monitors will be available to loan from all libraries from Tuesday 9th September 2025.

Why does it matter?
This initiative supports early detection and monitoring of hypertension, empowering patients to take an active role in managing their health. It also helps reduce unnecessary appointments by enabling patients to gather accurate home readings for clinical review.

What’s included in the loan kit?
• a validated upper arm blood pressure monitor
• a printed information leaflet explaining how to take readings and what to do with the results
• a blood pressure diary for recording readings
• a QR code linking to online resources, including instructional videos and further guidance

What else?
We will provide advice and guidance material to borrowers, which will signpost those with high blood pressure readings to local community pharmacies, except in the case of very high and severe readings.

Library staff will not provide any medical advice to residents.
Additional in-library support:

We are also installing a limited number of free-standing blood pressure monitors in 15 of our libraries. These allow users to take a reading and receive a printout of their results on the spot. Each station will be supported by roll-up banners displaying NHS-aligned guidance on interpreting results and next steps.

These monitors will be located in the following libraries: Basildon, Billericay, Braintree, Brentwood, Canvey, Chelmsford, Clacton, Colchester (from November 2025), Harlow, Loughton, Maldon, Saffron Walden, South Woodham Ferrers, Wickford, and Witham.

We also provide free sessions in all libraries to support residents to access and use the NHS app. Visit our website for more information about the NHS app sessions.

19/08/2025

PATIENT NOTICE -
The surgery is now using a new software programme 'Abtrace' that automatically invites patients via text message, to book appointments. With implementation comes 'teething issues'. If you have been sent a text message inviting you to book an appointment for instance, for a Diabetic or Hypertension check, but you have already booked your appointment, please make reception aware as your feedback is important to us and we can make adjustments if needed.
Thank you

08/08/2025

August 2025

From September, NHS plans to start sending results from the NHS Cervical Screening Programme, utilising the NHS App.

In September, those who have a negative test result will be notified of this by an NHS App message. It will also appear as an NHS App notification. If the NHS App message isn’t read within 72 hours, a letter will be sent as a failsafe.

Abnormal result letters will continue for the time being to be delivered by post.

This change follows the successful rollout of digital invitations and reminders in June 2025, where since the launch, 9 out of every 10 invitations are being sent digitally, with the remainder being sent by post.